Thanks empty...You have been selected, due to your previous interest in Microsoft Beta testing opportunities, to participate in a new and innovative approach to maintaining your computer currently being developed by Microsoft. This new approach is the PC Satisfaction Trial and is currently in the Alpha testing cycle. PC Satisfaction currently offers you a programmatic means of backing up your data, a self updating Firewall and Anti-virus utility and constant monitoring of the newest Critical Security Updates for Windows XP. If your computer meets the requirements listed below and you are interested in participating, please follow the link below to the PC Satisfaction Trial web site and install now. If you are currently participating in the Trial please disregard this e-mail.
This release is for Broadband customers only, running either a Cable or DSL internet connection with Windows XP. It is essential that you have at a minimum: 128MB of RAM, a CDR or CDRW drive, one partition formatted as NTFS and any Real time Anti-virus scanning disabled prior to installing PC Satisfaction Trial.
Please go to www.pcsatisfactiontrial.com and login with your Passport ID. You will then sign the non-disclosure agreement required for participating in the trial, register your service, and download and install the Trial software.
News source: Neowin BPN Forum
This release is for Broadband customers only, running either a Cable or DSL internet connection with Windows XP. It is essential that you have at a minimum: 128MB of RAM, a CDR or CDRW drive, one partition formatted as NTFS and any Real time Anti-virus scanning disabled prior to installing PC Satisfaction Trial.
Please go to www.pcsatisfactiontrial.com and login with your Passport ID. You will then sign the non-disclosure agreement required for participating in the trial, register your service, and download and install the Trial software.
News source: Neowin BPN Forum
If you receive the following error "Setup failed to initialize stat component" please confirm the BITS Service is started. This can be done by clicking on Start > Run and type services.msc and press Enter. Ensure the Background Intelligent Transfer Service is set to manual or automatic. If it is not, right click on it and choose properties and set it to manual.
If you have any problems, feedback, or suggestions on your install experience or any aspects of the Trial, please go to the "Contact Customer Support" link in the Trial software and select the appropriate category. The newsgroups include a dedicated section for suggestions. Otherwise, you can reach our support by emailing pcsat@microsoft.com or, if you don't have email access, calling our support line at 1-800-936-7333. Please leave a message and we will respond within 2 hours during support hours. Phone and e-mail support is available Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST.
We will continuously improve the Trial software and service over time, so please look for some of the problems you identify to be fixed and new capabilities to become available.
We greatly appreciate your help testing our software and service and look forward to getting great feedback from you.
Sincerely,
The PC Satisfaction Trial Team
pcsat@microsoft.com
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