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windows activation technologies??
Running legal version of windows 7 home premium. Have had a long time (more
than a year) problem with windows update. A few months ago I was able to get it working for a short period of time by following directions here https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...6b36d0c?auth=1 Then after a month or so working properly quit working again. Now another problem started a few days ago windows activation technologies popup telling me "this computer is not running genuine windows" I have scanned with Malwarebytes and also with Avast free Antivirus and found nothing. I tried system restore but it does not work. I checked system "view basic information about your computer" and it shows windows is activated with product ID number. I would like to know how to fix these problems or if they are related. If I have to reinstall windows is there a easy way to do all the updates? Any advice appreciated. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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| Have had a long time (more | than a year) problem with windows update. Are you in the camp that believes Windows Update should always be running and is critical to security? If so then read no further. I take the approach of always blocking anything that wants to call home or perform unsupervised updates. I install SP1 and awhile back there was a "rollup" that's similar to SP2. Those two would get you the majority of updates without having to leave your system on a destabilizing dripfeed. The rollup is only about 6 months old: http://www.catalog.update.microsoft....aspx?q=3125574 |
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windows activation technologies??
My computer is 5 years old and was purchased at costco.com there is zero
chance the operating system is counterfeit. I reinstalled windows 7 two years ago when my hard drive went out. I noticed this morning that the windows activation message popped up after I opened chrome browser. I am going to restart and try a different browser. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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windows activation technologies??
Tue, 07 Nov 2017
06:55:49 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote: Running legal version of windows 7 home premium. Have had a long time (more than a year) problem with windows update. A few months ago I was able to get it working for a short period of time by following directions here https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...dows_7-update/ windows-7-update-solution/f39a65fa-9d10-42e7-9bc0-7f5096b36d0c?auth =1 Then after a month or so working properly quit working again. Now another problem started a few days ago windows activation technologies popup telling me "this computer is not running genuine windows" I have scanned with Malwarebytes and also with Avast free Antivirus and found nothing. I tried system restore but it does not work. I checked system "view basic information about your computer" and it shows windows is activated with product ID number. I would like to know how to fix these problems or if they are related. If I have to reinstall windows is there a easy way to do all the updates? Any advice appreciated. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus Rather than use the Windows update facility, you might want to use WSUS instead. Download it, let it create the updates folder for you, run the updater from inside that folder. It can clear up alot of issues with the update process before you even notice one was present and/or going to be a problem down the road for you. http://download.wsusoffline.net/ -- Now for a cheeky message from our sponsors: Don't ask me, I only work here. |
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