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Carey Frisch
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"Thundercleets" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> What gives with the installer update that comes along with Windows
> Genuine Advantage?
>
> On several newer notebooks and desktops with XP the update causes
> resource changes and in the case of a year old Toshiba Satellite, a
> resource conflict with its internal wireless NIC.
>
> I can isolate the resource changing to the update since in two cases
> both PCs were reimaged and working until Windows Update was attempted.
> During the after the WPA chack and installer change XP reports a
> restart is required for new hardware and in the Toshibas case the NIC
> stops because fo a resource conflict.
>
> Thanks,
>
> TMT
>
>