windows validation?

Is it true that you now have to validate windows before you can get secuirty updates?

 

From what it seems on Microsoft.com, you ARE required to validate before you can download anything.

 

ronjor i validated microsoft some time ago, but it installed new validation software, has anyone else had this?

 

I went to microsoft updates today and even though my copy of xp has already been validated I still had to install the new validation software and revalidate before I could even see if any updates were available.

 

cheers BigC - kinds worried(dont know why)!!!

 

I understand the reasoning behind the validation rule, but it gets old when you have to valadate more than once

 

Same thing here...

It will be interesting to see if the validation process is automatic in the future or not (ie, when using automatic updates or notifications). I guess we will have to wait until the next updates come out to see...

 

after installing the validation software a little earlier today, I just now went back and tried again and it flew right through to the updates. At least that is a good sign.

 

Hi
installed the validation software
went back again to windows updates it showed zero updates
are there other updates beside validation software. thanks

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For anyone who hasn't gone thru this new validation thing yet, it's surprisingly quick and easy. Unlike "activation", there's no need to plug in those miserably long product-key strings, it reads what it needs right off your system and all you have to do is hit "Continue" a few times.