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- Bolted-on security features aren't secure
- Jaqui Greenlees, a software developer, consultant, and former highly active member of the TechRepublic community, has been known about these parts for making some provocative statements at times. He is critical of JavaScript as a security risk to a degree that makes me look like a JavaScript cheerleader (and...
- Tags: Window, Information, Microsoft Corp., Security Feature, Jaqui, WGA/MGA, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2007-12-07
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- Windows Genuine Advantage: An Overview and Screenshot Gallery
- Windows Genuine Advantage WGA is a component of the Engineering part of the unholy triumvirate. It's a bit of software that gets installed on Windows XP (it's part of Windows Vista right out of the gate, naturally) and is comprised of two components. The first, dubbed WGA Validation, determines whether...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-07-29
- My sister claims that Windows Update disabled her daughter's PC.
- She had somebody build the pc years ago and they put xp on it, but apparently they used a generic license number.She said that Windows Update scanned the pc and deleted some files and rendered it unbootable.I told her I hadn't heard of that happening, but had heard that MS...
- Tags: genuine advantage, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Update, PC, security, windows, WinUpdate.exe, zookeeperz@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-18
- Validate your copy of Windows XP with Windows Genuine Advantage
- Microsoft is taking a hard line on counterfeit software with its Windows Genuine Advantage WGA program. Learn about the validation process, and get your copy of Windows XP authenticated before you attempt to download updates. Greg Shultz gives us the facts on WGA. Have you heard about Microsoft's Windows...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Greg Shultz, Operating systems, WGA, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Microsoft Corp., Validation, Software
- Technical articles 2006-03-22
- Microsoft's WGA locks out valid users
- If you're a Mac loyalist, here's some juicy news for you: A recent server problem at Microsoft ticked off some legitimate users of Windows Vista and Windows XP. Check out the news story, as reported by TechNewsWorld: "Weekend WGA Failure Locked Out Legit Windows Vista Users." Here...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Server, Microsoft Corp., Server Problem, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-08-28
- Vista pirates plunged in to darkness
- MICROSOFT IS REALLY EXPENSIVE AND LOADED WITH PROBLEMSA computer doesn't work without Microsoft in it.All of the computer design engineers threw everything into Microsoft's hands when they chose Microsoft.Several hundred dollars for a CD is too much.There's not enough knowledge on this Earth to pirate Microsoft.All software,even Microsoft,comes from...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Piracy, Microsoft Windows Vista, BALTHOR, loyal customer, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-13
- Microsoft files multiple lawsuits around the world on WGA evidence
- Microsoft has filed 52 lawsuits around the world, in addition to referring another 22 cases to law enforcement agencies in 22 different countries. This is part of its global antipiracy efforts, with all 74 cases involving either Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Office. According to Ars Technica:...
- Tags: Lawsuit, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Piracy, Microsoft Windows, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-12-11
- Microsoft's WGA locks out valid users
- Can you validate your loyalty to Microsoft?Due to a server error, Microsoft's WGA validation software locked legitimate users out of Windows Vista and Windows XP. If you're a Windows loyalist, were you effected by Microsoft's server problems? How forgiving or unforgiving are you for the inconvenience?RE: Microsoft's WGA locks out...
- Tags: Sonja Thompson, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, O/S, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-08-28
- Human error the cause of WGA meltdown
- The facts are in. The weekend snafus involving WGA that resulted in validation and activation problems for some 12,000 Windows Vista systems was caused by human error. According to Microsoft, the problem began when preproduction code was sent mistakenly to production servers. A rollback resolved...
- Tags: Rollback, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Production Server, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-08-30
- Microsoft must be really feeling the PAIN of WGA !
- I have wandering into several stores and they DO NOT have any Computer with more than BASIC "VISTA" on them . . Some stores are afraid its going to crash before they get it out the door got that from Circuit City Person . . And Best Buy will...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., jackie40d@..., Microsoft Windows Vista, WGA
- Discussion threads 2007-07-30
- WGA validation no longer required for IE 7
- Do you think Microsoft is simply trying to garner more users to its Internet Explorer browser?
- Tags: Web browsers, paulmah@..., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
- Discussion threads 2007-10-05
- Microsoft relaxes WGA slightly for Windows XP
- Microsoft has decided to relax its Windows Genuine Advantage WGA scheme on its Windows XP operating system to match what is currently being offered on Microsoft Vista. The refreshed version of Windows XP in the form of SP3, due later this year, will give users up to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-02
- windows genuine advantage...and bad codes...
- okay everyone so here's the deal. i work on a lot of computers here in my small town. i've got a funny suspicion that some of them dont have fully legal software, namely windows, on them. as is im kindda skeptical about installing windows patches and updates. my question is,...
- Tags: window, johndoe2, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-02-13
- Images: WGA lurks in Windows Update
- Microsoft's antipiracy tool Windows Genuine Advantage arrives unexpectedly on the PC of ZDNet's David Berlind.
- Tags: antipiracy, David Berlind, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Update, PC, tool
- Image galleries 2006-06-13
- Matrox Unified Display Drivers (Windows 98/Me) (exe)
- This driver release supports Millennium G550, Millennium G450, Marvel G450 eTV, Millennium G400, Matrox G200 MMS, Millennium G200, Mystique G200 and MGA G200. The Matrox PowerDesk and ICD are included. TurboGL not supported. This version fixes screen corruptions in sound forge, texture problems in Flight Sim 2002, C++ runtime error...
- Tags: Matrox, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, C/C++, Microsoft Windows, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2002-07-02
- Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs
- Yeah, but.....WGA is tagged as "critical"So I do not trust M$ at allHere we go againSS,DD and little to differentiate this problem with the last.I suppose we should be grateful that they have released the fixes.
- Tags: Kiltie, Microsoft Corp., WGA
- Discussion threads 2007-05-21
- Microsoft Attacks Google on Copyright
- I am completely baffled by Microsoft's ridiculous attitude that they are holier than thou. They have the audacity to challenge someone elses business model when their security patches should be feeling the real HEAT ! Who are they (except have a lot of money and would profit nicely...
- Tags: security patch, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., software, danglingwrangler@..., security, Windows Genuine Advantage, windows, xp, microsoft, it management, internet explorer, vista, win 2000
- Discussion threads 2007-03-06
- Are Microsoft Spying ?
- I was recently on a web site where I read that microsoft is spying on it's customers. Supposedly there is this hidden folder that can not be found by all standard searches and even when you show hidden folders it can not be found. In this folder contains all internet...
- Tags: WGA Notifications, windows, microsoft, spying, Shrek187, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-26
- IE 7 will no longer require WGA validation
- Internet Explorer 7 will be made available to all users on the Windows platform -- even if it is pirated, according to Microsoft. The installation will no longer require that a system is first validated through Windows Genuine Advantage WGA. Program manager Steve Reynolds, told eWEEK: Microsoft...
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Internet, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-05
- EU warns Microsoft of more fines
- This copy of Windows did not pass genuineThis copy of Windows did not pass genuine validation. The product key found on this computer is a Volume License Key VLK that has been blocked. I get this error how can i go over it?So - http://www.artikelpedia.comThis happens when a VLK is...
- Tags: artikelpedia12@..., volume-license key, software, off-topic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-03-01
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