You need this otherwise no updates if you are on XP!

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[color=green]Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool.[/color]
If you have already validated your copy of Windows, there may be an update available, it depends on how recently you did it. Go to Tools>Manage Add-ons, highlight "Windows Genuine Advantage" and click on "Update ActiveX", it'll then tell you if an update is available for you.

I could not get it that way I got it by clicking Windows Update on the Start menu (Not the shield icon) This took me to the update page and clicked on the Express Get high-priority updates (recommended)button
and the download window appears ...
File size is 443k and the number is KB892130
Automatically senses if the ActiveX controls are set up wrong and produces a warning message (I'm using XP Pro)
Older setups may show a prompt message to allow this to run .
ActiveX security control setting in Internet Explorer coming into play? set at prompt NOT allow

BTW The regular scheduled updates are due in a day or 2 This has come up out of order