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mjkiefer
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_ 		26. March 2006 @ 03:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When I try to download sp2 from microsoft's site, it tries to install the "windows genuine advantage validation tool" first and then tells me the update was NOT successful. When I look at my download history it gives me an error message of 0x80070005. Any idea what this is and how to fix or work around?
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tocool4u
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_ 		26. March 2006 @ 06:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is it a pirated copy of windows because you can't update when it is pirated.....That is what the Windows genuine advantage does
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mjkiefer
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_ 		26. March 2006 @ 07:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
NO. Unless the folks who built the computer pirated it. This is what came with the computer.
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tocool4u
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_ 		26. March 2006 @ 07:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Where did you get your computer from?
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Morph416
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_ 		26. March 2006 @ 07:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you are having probs downloading from MS using Internet Explorer, you can try FireFox. MS has a plugin for FF for the WGA...you can also try out Opera...don't how MS handles Opera.

Just a quick side note, installing SP2 as a separate update/upgrade instead of slipstreaming it and installing as an OS, can cause problems with software/drivers already installed.
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