The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #91476   Message #1768380
Posted By: John O'L
24-Jun-06 - 08:29 PM
Thread Name: Tech: WinXP New Deal
Subject: RE: Tech: WinXP New Deal
On 29th May I installed the Genuine Advantage Validation Tool, and was then required on 2nd June to instal (or enable?) the Genuine Advantage Notification, which would, as I understood it, notify me if my version of Windows was counterfeit.
I never received any such notification, but my firewall tells me that the device has been contacting Microsoft on a regular basis ever since.
Anyone got any idea why that should be going on? Should I be concerned, or am I just being paranoid?