Re: Invalid copy of win7

[cj@heaven.org]

Al Smith wrote:



>>Do what I do. Never update, and turn off automatic updates. What

>>Microsoft doesn't know won't hurt you.





>Leaving your software in a swiss-cheese state by not updating *can*

>hurt you.



>--

>Joel Crump





It can hurt when you update too. My first install of WIN7 X64 worked great until I installed updates. Had to reinstall to resolve the problems.



I'm pretty sure I was not the first person this happened to.



cj

 

[Al Smith]

cj@heaven.org wrote:

> Al Smith wrote:

>

>>> Do what I do. Never update, and turn off automatic updates. What

>>> Microsoft doesn't know won't hurt you.

>

>

>> Leaving your software in a swiss-cheese state by not updating *can*

>> hurt you.

>

>> --

>> Joel Crump

>

>

> It can hurt when you update too. My first install of WIN7 X64 worked great until I installed updates. Had to reinstall to resolve the problems.

>

> I'm pretty sure I was not the first person this happened to.

>

> cj

>



Which is why I've never updated my W7 x64. My version worked when

I started my new Dell computer, so why would I want to change it?



-Al-

 

[Mike Smith]

"Al Smith" wrote in message

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> cj@heaven.org wrote:

>> Al Smith wrote:

>>

>>>> Do what I do. Never update, and turn off automatic updates. What

>>>> Microsoft doesn't know won't hurt you.

>>

>>

>>> Leaving your software in a swiss-cheese state by not updating *can*

>>> hurt you.

>>

>>> --

>>> Joel Crump

>>

>>

>> It can hurt when you update too. My first install of WIN7 X64 worked

>> great until I installed updates. Had to reinstall to resolve the

>> problems.

>>

>> I'm pretty sure I was not the first person this happened to.

>>

>> cj

>>

>

> Which is why I've never updated my W7 x64. My version worked when I

> started my new Dell computer, so why would I want to change it?

>

> -Al-



Agreed, a had more than one instance of a Microsoft update for Vista causing

me problems.

Best bet is several machines, a sacrificial one to connect to the web, a

working machine that is quarantined and a play machine to mess about with.

If money is tight you can use removable drive trays to achieve the same

effect. This Vista box will be fitted with a tray bay to allow the use of

Win 7 when that becomes necessary for me.

Haven't tried Ghost on Vista or Win 7 yet, works fine on 98, ME and XP,

handy as the sacrificial machine can be wiped, reformatted and re-loaded

using the CD image in a few minutes if you suspect anything may have got in

there. Not sure how it will handle the ever more complicated 'validation'

systems in Vista and Win 7 though.



Mike

 

[MJMIII]

"Mike Smith" wrote in message

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>

> "Al Smith" wrote in message

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>> cj@heaven.org wrote:

>>> Al Smith wrote:

>>>

>>>>> Do what I do. Never update, and turn off automatic updates. What

>>>>> Microsoft doesn't know won't hurt you.

>>>

>>>

>>>> Leaving your software in a swiss-cheese state by not updating *can*

>>>> hurt you.

>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Joel Crump

>>>

>>>

>>> It can hurt when you update too. My first install of WIN7 X64 worked

>>> great until I installed updates. Had to reinstall to resolve the

>>> problems.

>>>

>>> I'm pretty sure I was not the first person this happened to.

>>>

>>> cj

>>>

>>

>> Which is why I've never updated my W7 x64. My version worked when I

>> started my new Dell computer, so why would I want to change it?

>>

>> -Al-

>

> Agreed, a had more than one instance of a Microsoft update for Vista

> causing me problems.

> Best bet is several machines, a sacrificial one to connect to the web, a

> working machine that is quarantined and a play machine to mess about with.

> If money is tight you can use removable drive trays to achieve the same

> effect. This Vista box will be fitted with a tray bay to allow the use of

> Win 7 when that becomes necessary for me.

> Haven't tried Ghost on Vista or Win 7 yet, works fine on 98, ME and XP,

> handy as the sacrificial machine can be wiped, reformatted and re-loaded

> using the CD image in a few minutes if you suspect anything may have got

> in there. Not sure how it will handle the ever more complicated

> 'validation' systems in Vista and Win 7 though.

>

> Mike



A Smith by any other name is still a MORON!

--





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[Bill Yanaire]

"MJMIII" wrote in message

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> "Mike Smith" wrote in message

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>>

>> "Al Smith" wrote in message

>> news:hpdmru$m84$5@news.eternal-september.org...

>>> cj@heaven.org wrote:

>>>> Al Smith wrote:

>>>>

>>>>>> Do what I do. Never update, and turn off automatic updates. What

>>>>>> Microsoft doesn't know won't hurt you.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>> Leaving your software in a swiss-cheese state by not updating *can*

>>>>> hurt you.

>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>> Joel Crump

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> It can hurt when you update too. My first install of WIN7 X64 worked

>>>> great until I installed updates. Had to reinstall to resolve the

>>>> problems.

>>>>

>>>> I'm pretty sure I was not the first person this happened to.

>>>>

>>>> cj

>>>>

>>>

>>> Which is why I've never updated my W7 x64. My version worked when I

>>> started my new Dell computer, so why would I want to change it?

>>>

>>> -Al-

>>

>> Agreed, a had more than one instance of a Microsoft update for Vista

>> causing me problems.

>> Best bet is several machines, a sacrificial one to connect to the web, a

>> working machine that is quarantined and a play machine to mess about

>> with. If money is tight you can use removable drive trays to achieve the

>> same effect. This Vista box will be fitted with a tray bay to allow the

>> use of Win 7 when that becomes necessary for me.

>> Haven't tried Ghost on Vista or Win 7 yet, works fine on 98, ME and XP,

>> handy as the sacrificial machine can be wiped, reformatted and re-loaded

>> using the CD image in a few minutes if you suspect anything may have got

>> in there. Not sure how it will handle the ever more complicated

>> 'validation' systems in Vista and Win 7 though.

>>

>> Mike

>

> A Smith by any other name is still a MORON!

> --

An "Alias" by any other name is still a MORON.