your luck, i had a totally legit copy of windows killed by windows updates (that i had to validate my windows copy for, after i had already validated it 2 other times) only to have it kill my machine. did micro$ucks help? not in the least.

i wonder when they will realize that there 'advantage' program just puts the real customers at a DISadvantage. perhaps it will take a better part of the customer base to boycott, to convert to linux (like me) or maybe to mac....or maybe to even, God forbid, see an influx of piracy. what-ever the case may be, i really hope they figure it out sooner then later....for there sakes not for mine, like i said i was smart and converted!