ok this is bugging me, i posted a question recently about all microsoft updates not being installed and sum1 told me to use ccleaner which i do every day anyway and that my copy of xp might not be legal, i've had this computer since 2005 and i was always able to install updates why would they think i have an illegal copy now all of a sudden? if infact thats what they think and its legal it came with server pack 2 disk i dno what would make it illegal but i'm sick of it my computer has had other problems recently too leading me to think i may need new ram or hard drive stuff like dll missing problems or 50 second warnings saying windows is gna shut down or windows bad image and corrupted and unreadable files and folders and programs etc and since i've repaired xp from disk this time i can't install updates all 77 fail pretty quickly. does anybody have any REAL solutions or advice for all this?
2007-07-02 06:50:17 · 4 answers · asked by tallica_brenno_first 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I answered your last question, but I guess I didn't make myself clear.
Your Windows Update Installer is corrupted. Call Microsoft for free, they will help you..
The reason we asked if yours is LEGAL is Microsoft could sue you if it's not.
2007-07-02 06:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The short method: Re-install Windows.
Long answer: I'd need more details.
I doubt you're being flagged as having an illegal copy of Windows, although "Windows Genuine Advantage" is known to have a high enough rate of false positives that it might have pegged, you, but from the information that you presented...it just seems like the operating system has some issues, possibly spyware or virus related.
Short of scanning and repairing those, re-installing the OS might be best.
2007-07-02 06:54:08 · answer #2 · answered by matthew_hetland797 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
windows has released a genuine activation patch install and they know if the key used is illegal and if you wait for the computer to tell you there are updates you would not have noticed this, if you all of a sudden try to do updates yourself it will not let you. if you boulght this computer and it has a sticker with the key on it, call microsoft, if not buy win xp home for around $70.
2007-07-02 06:54:51 · answer #3 · answered by ConcernedUncle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just go Start - Run then type in services.msc then just put the cryptographic service on manual and start it. Hope this helps,
2016-05-21 03:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋