[Off Topic] Windows Genuine Advantage

[Michael Norman michael.norman@xxxxxxxx]

I tried the program recommended on the Windows Secrets newsletter,
NetChk Protect by Shavlik. It: takes a long time to load, slowed down
my browser, did not install all the patches it identified (I had to
do three one-by-one) required editing of a parameters file the
instructions for which made no sense, and after uninstalling it,
would have taken some time to scrub from the registry had I not used
ERUNT (Now THERE'S a program) first. The newsletter overstated its
ease of use, understated its learning curve, and did not mention the
necessary editing of some of script files. So I simply set MS Auto
updates to "notify me" and used custom install to get the security
and update patches. Guess I'll have to do without the Karaoke player.
Shigata ga nai.
Michael Norman