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Skriven 2007-07-19 22:50:00 av JAY EMRIE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ED VANCE
Ärende: Revalidation of XP
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EV>JE>EV>I haven't been notified like Jay was that I would have to re-Validate
my
EV>JE>EV>copy, in fact I didn't have to do a call to MS when I first started
EV>JE>EV>using the box. HP might have installed a modified copy of XP that
didn't
EV>JE>EV>have to be Validated, I don't know.

EV>JE>That is the clue - HP did in fact do just that.  Virtually all, if not
EV>JE>all, makers of boxes HP, IBM, Dell, etc. install such copies of XP and
EV>JE>now Vista.

EV>JE>EV>I have allowed WGA, Windows Genuine Advantage, to be installed on this
EV>JE>EV>box as a condition of being allowed to download Windows Defender.

EV>JE>EV>WGA hasn't pestered me "YET", but this last week I started receiving a
EV>JE>EV>series of Zone Alarm Security Alerts every time I turn this box on,
that
EV>JE>EV>one of the Windows Defender files is wanting access to the Internet,
EV>JE>EV>which I allowed every time it pops up.

EV>JE>That is one of the reasons I dropped Zone Alarm. There is probably a
EV>JE>setting in Zone Alarm that will recognize Windows Defender access and
EV>JE>allow it without any further ado.

EV>Jay,

EV>I do believe there is a Windows Defender setting in Zone Alarm that I
EV>can set to allow it to access the internet all the time.

EV>The next time Defender asks I will click on the [] and Allow it
EV>permanently.

EV>About half a year ago I was wondering how many things were set in ZA to
EV>Allow access to the internet without asking and I found a bunch of them.
EV>So I set the ones I was unsure of to Ask first so I could see when ZAs
EV>Security Alert popped up what was calling it to Ask for permission.

EV>I like to be in control of this box even though I know it has inside
EV>information.   ;-)

EV>The Zone Alarm I use is the freebie offered by SBC(AT&T)/Yahoo! with my
EV>account.

EV>Do You use the CA Antivirus that comes with Yahoo! Online Protection
EV>(YOP) with Your DLS access?


Nope, I use Avast, Sunbely Personal Firewall, Ad-Aware 2007, Adware
Away, Pest Patrol. and Spyware Blaster. Some are no longer free.

EV>Talking about DSL, I was talking with a friend a church last night who
EV>said she has been getting phone calls from AT&T saying that they have
EV>merged with AOL and wanted to know if she wanted to switch over to an
EV>AT&T DSL account.

EV>She said that they said the price wouldn't be any different than what
EV>she was paying AOL now ($14.99), I told her to go ahead and do it the
EV>next time AT&T calls because AOL email is free now, all a person has to
EV>do to use AOL Mail is to have a ISP account somewhere to access AOL.

Was that $14.99 a come on price that will go up after x months or the
first year???

Jay
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