re 0x8004fe21
windows 7 64 bit
When this error appeared I presumed it, and it's "not genuine" message was a virus. There were no demands or freezing but I could not update. Another presumption, but my granddaughter had been on game sites like FOG, her primary school,
BBCi and popgirlTV.
After some searching I found refs to Lexmark. I have no Lexmark perifs and the refs had flags. I deleted them. I was able to then use update. MSSE and the free Sophos antivirus found nothing. But the "not genuine"
occasionally reappeared. So I resorted to regedit and deleted any Lexmark. So far so good and uninterrupted.
Lexmark may be innocent. I have had a similar problem in the past with Citrix who were presumably also "piggy-backed".
I really do hope this helps people. If this problem is not a virus it certainly behaves like one.
Talking about bad behaviour, when my grandchildren go on game sites they are frequently asked to update flash. I keep Adobe up to date, flash, air et al. So why does this message appear? The kids end up downloading Chrome without choice which
then takes over and is a b to get rid of. This is 2 bits of bad behaviour by Google. I do not want to be a customer of Google because when I use my loyalty card I get a discount on the shopping I want, but when I use Google I get messages
from old lady dating sites I do not want. They abuse information. This is the third bit of bad behaviour by Google.
Thank you
les
