I feel a little over-validated

When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that it
was genuine. Fair enough.

About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows may
not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.

Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the taskbar
to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30 days unless I
validated Windows.

There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by Windows
Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything was OK.
Windows passed the test.

However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as asked
and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.

I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security Essentials.
I can see that I have a fun evening ahead. ;-)

--
John Aldred

"John Aldred" <> wrote in message
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> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that it
> was genuine. Fair enough.
>
> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows may
> not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>
> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the taskbar
> to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30 days unless I
> validated Windows.
>
> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by Windows
> Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything was OK.
> Windows passed the test.
>
> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
> asked
> and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>
> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security Essentials.
> I can see that I have a fun evening ahead. ;-)
>
> John Aldred

Weird. I don't have that problem. Also use MSE. Maybe just something
about your machine and your other ones won't do that.
--

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:35 +0000, John Aldred wrote:

> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that
> it was genuine. Fair enough.
>
> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows
> may not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>
> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the
> taskbar to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30
> days unless I validated Windows.
>
> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by
> Windows Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything
> was OK. Windows passed the test.
>
> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
> asked and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>
> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security
> Essentials. I can see that I have a fun evening ahead. ;-)

Don't you just love MS? I've never had to 'validate' a Linux install.

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
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> John Aldred wrote:
>> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
>> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that it
>> was genuine. Fair enough.
>>
>> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows may
>> not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>>
>> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the taskbar
>> to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30 days unless
>> I
>> validated Windows.
>>
>> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
>> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by
>> Windows
>> Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything was OK.
>> Windows passed the test.
>>
>> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
>> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
>> asked
>> and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>>
>> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security Essentials.
>> I can see that I have a fun evening ahead. ;-)
>>
>
> And more evenings ahead when MS comes out with a new version of WAT.
> Personally, this was one of the reasons I started using Ubuntu. I figure,
> for some strange reason, that MY CASH should be enough for these cretins.
>
> --
> Alias

You enjoy spending your cash for Microsoft products. You have Vista and you
love Microsoft so much, you decided to help support the company buy
purchasing Windows 7. A quality OS that will allow you to to real work if
you had any real work to do.

On the other hand, you can tinker with that INFERIOR Ubuntu that is free and
most reject as garbage. There is no activation with Ubuntu because it's
worth exactly what you pay for it: NOTHING.

"ray" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:35 +0000, John Aldred wrote:
>
>> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
>> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that
>> it was genuine. Fair enough.
>>
>> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows
>> may not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>>
>> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the
>> taskbar to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30
>> days unless I validated Windows.
>>
>> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
>> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by
>> Windows Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything
>> was OK. Windows passed the test.
>>
>> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
>> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
>> asked and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>>
>> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security
>> Essentials. I can see that I have a fun evening ahead. ;-)
>
> Don't you just love MS? I've never had to 'validate' a Linux install.

You should never have to validate a Linux install. Nobody gives a rats ass
what you do with it because it's worthless.

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
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> ray wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:35 +0000, John Aldred wrote:
>>
>>> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
>>> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that
>>> it was genuine. Fair enough.
>>>
>>> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows
>>> may not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>>>
>>> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the
>>> taskbar to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30
>>> days unless I validated Windows.
>>>
>>> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
>>> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by
>>> Windows Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything
>>> was OK. Windows passed the test.
>>>
>>> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
>>> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
>>> asked and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>>>
>>> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security
>>> Essentials. I can see that I have a fun evening ahead. ;-)
>>
>> Don't you just love MS? I've never had to 'validate' a Linux install.
>
> First you have to activate. Then you have to become "genuine" and then you
> have to validate over and over and over and over and over again. The
> pathetic thing is that morons like Frank think this is "normal computing".
>
> --
> Alias

Microsoft is trying to protect their property from thieves who think it's OK
to rip off others. Kinda like yourself.

I don't blame them. If I worked on a software project and poured millions
or billions into development, I would do whatever I could to prevent low
life's like yourself from stealing my work.

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
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> Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>>
>>
>> "ray" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:35 +0000, John Aldred wrote:
>>>
>>>> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
>>>> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that
>>>> it was genuine. Fair enough.
>>>>
>>>> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows
>>>> may not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>>>>
>>>> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the
>>>> taskbar to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30
>>>> days unless I validated Windows.
>>>>
>>>> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
>>>> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by
>>>> Windows Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything
>>>> was OK. Windows passed the test.
>>>>
>>>> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
>>>> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
>>>> asked and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>>>>
>>>> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security
>>>> Essentials. I can see that I have a fun evening ahead. ;-)
>>>
>>> Don't you just love MS? I've never had to 'validate' a Linux install.
>>
>> You should never have to validate a Linux install. Nobody gives a rats
>> ass what you do with it because it's worthless.
>>
>>
>>
>
> I wonder how you justify living with yourself after posting lies about
> Linux every single day.
>
> --
> Alias

Linux is free. They give it away. Most don't want it. Live with it. You
have blinders on. Ubuntu is just a TOY OS written by geeks so others have
something to do when they are socially inept.

Slap wrote:

>
> "John Aldred" <> wrote in message
> news:Hg7mn.310312$2...
>> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
>> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that it
>> was genuine. Fair enough.
>>
>> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows may
>> not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>>
>> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the taskbar
>> to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30 days unless
>> I validated Windows.
>>
>> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
>> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by
>> Windows Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything was
>> OK. Windows passed the test.
>>
>> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
>> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
>> asked
>> and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>>
>> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security Essentials.
>> I can see that I have a fun evening ahead. ;-)
>>
>> John Aldred
>
> Weird. I don't have that problem. Also use MSE. Maybe just something
> about your machine and your other ones won't do that.
> --

Well I downloaded an upgrade to the MSE client yesterday. It could be that
this now checks to see if the new validation tool is installed. In my case
it wasn't because I hadn't been offered it yet by WU.

--
John Aldred

Could it be that you are still running a Release Copy or a Beta?
These are currently being "un-validated" (de-validated?) by MSFT.

FiOS-Dave

"John Aldred" <> wrote in message
news:Hg7mn.310312$2...
> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that it
> was genuine. Fair enough.
>
> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows may
> not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>
> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the taskbar
> to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30 days unless I
> validated Windows.
>
> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by Windows
> Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything was OK.
> Windows passed the test.
>
> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
> asked
> and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>
> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security Essentials.
> I can see that I have a fun evening ahead. ;-)
>
> --
> John Aldred

Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote:

>Personally, this was one of the reasons I started using Ubuntu. I
>figure, for some strange reason, that MY CASH should be enough for these
>cretins.


I know more about Linux than you, and I've never run it day-to-day.

Enjoy the shame, a.win7.gen trollboy.

--
Joel Crump