[TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
- From: Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:31:33 -0500
You can install the 30 day trial of System Mechanic 6 Pro from their web
site. It will do everything for 30 days, then after that some of the
features will be inactive until you pay.
You can probably install it and get rid of your problems, then just
erase it if you want.
Gary McCartney
McCartney Electronics
Guelph Ontario Canada
Est. 1984
email: gary (at) number63.ca
Damon wrote:
> Same here Russ...No MS activation UNLESS I did a complete ReInstall of
> WinXP Or 98....
> I wonder if there's a bug...and the moment he reactivates he gets spybots
> galore.....
> ED??? Have you run your Spybot and Internet Security Software recently??
>
> I myself have one Consistant Problem that I know is software....after
> selecting Damon as the user I get all the crap loading in the
> background....and then Windows Installer pops up.
> It's looking for something and I thought it was HP Photo gallery
> initially....well to make a long story short...I Spybotted this last week
> and the Damn Windows Installer STAYED for HOURS, and Slowed my computer to a
> crawl (resource hog!)....So I had to RESTORE back to PRE-SPYBOT and now it's
> just a mere nuisance instead of a crippler.......I'd like to find that one
> spybot, RIP it out, then follow up with a nice clean "saved"Registry that I
> trust.
> I'm think about trying the System Mechanic ($50) but there's another one for
> $30 called Advanced System Optimizer.
>
> "TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award" Winner Advanced System Optimizer from SysTweak.
> http://pc-system-utilities-software-review.toptenreviews.com/advanced-system
> -optimizer-review.html
>
> (darn it, it's so long I had to double-click, then when the "page not found"
> came up I had to double click the website addy in the "page not found"
> again!)
>
> Of course, you get what you paid for eh?
>
> Damon B
> Telrad Electronics
> Fort Wayne IN
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 3:22 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
>
>
>> I think there's something fishy about that.
>> I replaced the defective CD burner in my 3 1/2 yo HP Pavillion with the
>> latest DVD burner last fall and have installed tons of programs and
> printers
>> and photo scanners and all in one fax-scanner-printer. I have never had
> any
>> MS activation notices when installing anything.
>>
>> Russ Hoyt
>> Hoyt's TV
>> Exeter, NH
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:59 PM
>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
>>
>>
>>> Ed, it sounds screwy to me. The MS activation is only for hardware
>>> changes as far as I know.
>>>
>>> The only thing I can think of, is that Windows might not see your DVD
>>> burner as a burner, just a reader. Then when Nero is installed, Windows
>>> then sees the drive as a burner and thus the so called hardware change.
>>> One change though is not usually enough to call up the activation,
>>> unless you have been making numerous other changes too. This is far
>>> fetched but thats all I can think of.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gary McCartney
>>>
>>> McCartney Electronics
>>> Guelph Ontario Canada
>>> Est. 1984
>>> email: gary (at) number63.ca
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tel-Tek Electronics wrote:
>>>> Hey Guys...here's a new one on me. I just finished installing Nero on
> my
>>>> computer. After the install a Microsoft message comes up after the
>>>> initial boot, that my software has changed significantly since I
>>>> activated my XP. And tells me that it must be re-activated within 3
> days.
>>>> So I went back with my GoBack program and restored the computer before
>>>> the install of Nero...then stopped asking me to re-activate Windows XP.
>>>>
>>>> What gives....does Microsoft now want to check your computer each time
>>>> you install a Non-Microsoft program????
>>>>
>>>> Screw them. Although the Nero program belongs to me...I don't think I
>>>> should have to report to Microsoft on my software....am I right?
>>>>
>>>> -Ed-
>>>> E. Gaidies
>>>> Tel-Tek Electronics
>>>> Ontario-Canada
>>>> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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