RE: microsoft updates

["Edward Ling" <e.ling () wessexarch co uk>]

...or simply backed up their data? 


-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
On Behalf Of Pranav Lal
Sent: 03 January 2008 15:04
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: microsoft updates

Hi all,

I have encountered a significant number of home users running pirated
copies
of Windows XP.  They know they cannot update but do not really care.
When
they have a problem, there vendors come, format their machines and they
are
ready to go.

Of course, the same users whine that all their data was lost.  It is
useless
pointing out that if they had used genuine Windows XP in the first
place,
they would not be in this position.

Pranav