Just did a fresh Re-Install of my PC. Windows XP Pro SP2.

Installed the following Programs:

• Visual Studio 2005
• Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2
• MS Office 2007 Pro
• MSN Live Messenger
• Live Writer
• SQL 2005 Express (With all Bells & Whistles)

And this is what the folks over in Redmond are telling me to download as "Updates"

And I clicked the "Express" option??

WTF do they think? Bandwidth grows on trees here in South Africa???????

Anyway's Microsoft really need to re-think their strategy when it comes to their updates as such. The only real reason they make it so difficult is because of this nonsense "Windows Authentic Validation Program" of theirs. Basically if you sitting with a phong kong version of Windows you aint getting any updates. And yes my copy of Win XP is authentic if you were wondering. It came with the Laptop :)

Pictures tell a thousand words... Now you know how I feel!!

PS: I am creating a Ghost Image of this drive and its going into a Swiss Bank Safety Deposit Box!