Windows Update was just plain refusing to install the latest piece of big brother software from Microsoft. I really didn’t mind having to install it (I’m legit) but be damned if I wanted to waste hours trying to get something like that installed… and it bugs the snot out of me when updates fail. Repeatedly.
[A very quick google search later]
So, if you’re getting that lovely 0×80242006 error, have a look at this support forum posting. Got the download direct from there and got it resolved.
Yay, now I have officially sanctioned spyware installed? :-p
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[...] Perhaps I shouldn’t have taken the effort to get WGA Validation stuff installed. After reading this article from Windows Secrets titled, “Genuine Advantage is Microsoft spyware” I’m feeling a bit suckered. I’ll say that article is bit “excitable”, but geeze. There are some interesting claims in there. Well worth a look if you’re running Windows. [...]