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General => Lounge => Topic started by: Haystack on June 07, 2005, 03:02:51 PM

Title: Scam......
Post by: Haystack on June 07, 2005, 03:02:51 PM
I was at work today and i had a customer saying that they were downloading a microsoft update and now their computer will not start. Here is where they went.
http://www.wupdate.net
Total scam. He just got his first credit card to buy a set of restore cd's from us. Got his computer online for the first time in months and got this webpage. Now he has 60 charges to his cradit card (which he found out on his cell phone while calling his card company under my directions) and he is really ticked off.
Title: Re: Scam......
Post by: CougarSE on June 08, 2005, 12:11:36 PM
Only download from windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Title: Re: Scam......
Post by: 20th anny 5.o on June 08, 2005, 05:58:42 PM
Or dont download them at all they do more damage than good.
Title: Re: Scam......
Post by: 5.0willgo on June 08, 2005, 06:28:06 PM
Quote from: 20th anny 5.o
Or dont download them at all they do more damage than good.

I agree. I ran an update that caused my computer to crash because it froze halfway through the update.
System Restoration CD===> Computer God on a Disc :bowdown:
Title: Re: Scam......
Post by: CougarSE on June 08, 2005, 10:34:46 PM
No no, you guys C'mon.  A fully updated windows system is dare I say something close to reliable.  Service pack two is the best thing to happen yet.  Oh and this is for xp cause I know some of you guys still run 95 but hey.
Title: Re: Scam......
Post by: 20th anny 5.o on June 09, 2005, 04:07:08 PM
I downloaded sp2 and it totally haulted any game playing that i attempted, windows is buggy buggy enough without reintervention from them.