Stealth Windows update prevents XP repair


	Stealth Windows update prevents XP repair

travislaborde

9-28-2007 7:30 AM

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travislaborde says:

This stealth update thing is giving me my first "hmmm maybe another OS should be considered" since the Amiga days.

By the way, the article gives details of a fix for the problem too.

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