Updating pirated xp

How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User's post on April 4, Is 10cracker's link just to high-priority updates whatever that is, what are those? In reply to Technoid1's post on April 3, Please notify me when someone answers the above question.

Entegy Volunteer Moderator. The only entity that can properly tell you what updates you need is Windows Update. Hi, Thank you so much for your answer and advice. Much appreciated! TaurArian MVP. In reply to Entegy's post on May 9, No way to properly assess? Why is that, and is there a way to change it?

I understand that there may have been untold amount of hands inside the case to a used computer. However if Windows update can somehow diagnose which updates are needed, is it not safe to conclude that another entity would also possess the same capability.

Just brainstorming. One area that I have a question about relates to Windows Update. I had heard that there were piracy checks in one or both of the Service Packs. I tried the windows update site, and it would not work. Come to find out, the reason was because the automatic updates service was disabled.

My question is as follows Is disabling the automatic updates service a tactic used to make pirated copies of Windows work -- like in order to be able to install SP1? Can you think of any other reason why the automatic updates would have been purposefully disabled? Do any of the Windows Updates, that you get, disable the automatic updates service? Does SP1 make changes to the automatic updates service?

I did a validation check on the software at one point, and it reported that the cd-key was invalid. Answer to part one of your question: no it does not diable the service. Answer to part two of your question: there are a lot of reasons for Automatic Updates to fail.

No, the Automatic Update service by default is enabled. Other dependent services like BITS are set to manual. You can of course change the status of this service. Microsoft has permitted, for an indefinite period of time, security updates for illegal copies. But any hotfixes related to XP, and other offerings for Microsoft software such as Office, may well be impossible at the moment. And soon, completely impossible. I can't say whether the software is pirated. I DO know that the windows update site now requires installation of validation software.

What gives with this new crap from microstupid? By the way according to the bods at MS even when you perform an upgrade Vista initially does a new install and it's only at the last stage of installation that it has a look at your setup and decides what it need to copy across. This is why it can offer you the option to roll back to your previous OS as it hasn't touched that aspect during the install of Vista. IAmATeaf , 16 Apr Joined: 27 Mar Posts: 2, Likes Received: 1.

JADS , 16 Apr Joined: 25 Jan Posts: 1, Likes Received: 2. Just go with a illegal copy of vista. I don't feels so bad about it though since I own 5 copies of xp one professional and 1 copy of Vista Ultimate.

Microsoft should be giving me vista. Fozzy , 21 Apr You must log in or sign up to reply here. Show Ignored Content.