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- 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...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-06
- Update Now to Validate your Windows...................... or else?
- How many have been checking your Update Logs there are several different titles for these and seen the escalating number of changes "slipping through" onto your systems?The amount of “security updates” appearing has risen rapidly over the last few months prior to the release of Vista using both IE7 and...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-01
- Windows Genuine Advantage is anti piracy or spware you be the judge.
- Windows Genuine Advantage is anti piracy or spware you be the judge.Is Windows Genuine Advantage is that anti piracy or is just spyware you be the judge. Its not okay for Sony to put a rootkit in your computer but Microsoft can by usine Window Genuine Advantage? Spyware weather you...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-22
- Microsoft: Here's how to halt WGA alerts
- Microsoft: Here's how to halt WGA alertsarticle rootRemove the controversial alerts softwareAlong with a new release of Windows Genuine Advantage WGA Notifications, Microsoft describes how to remove the controversial antipiracy tool. Some critics have likened the WGA antipiracy software to spyware and have accused the company of using its customers...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-28
- Windows Genuine Advantage
- I wish that MS would take WGA out of critical update category. How many times do they have to check my machine?Loop Around Genuine Advantagejavascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')Thursday, July 28, 2005Microsoft "Genuine Advantage" cracked in 24h: window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all'AV sez, "This week, Microsoft started requiring users to verifiy their serial number before using Windows...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-01
- Windows XP Invalid Key
- Windows XP Invalid KeyHi I need help with WinXP Professional with SP2. I recently ran a check for updates on Microsoft Web Site. It cam back with the new update wizard to be installed. I did this and when I ran update aging it asked to validate my WinXP Version....
- Discussion threads 2005-08-03
- A kinder, gentler Microsoft?
- A kinder, gentler Microsoft?Microsoft Gives Pirates Free XP Or Price BreakBy Gregg Keizer, InternetWeekMay 6, 2005 (3:09 PM)URL: [v]http://www.internetweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=162800307 [/v]Microsoft made changes to its Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program this week, and dangled the carrot of a legit free or reduced-priced copy of Windows to those using a bogus operating...
- Discussion threads 2005-05-11
- Windows Genuine Advantage
- With all the recent news about how Microsoft is going to try and slow software pirates with the new Windows Genuine Advantage, it got me thinking about what Microsoft tracks about a person when you activate and register your software. Does anyone know if registration information is tied to...
- Discussion threads 2005-02-20
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- Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (exe)
- Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications is a tool to help reduce software piracy. This tool will confirm that the copy of Windows installed on the PC is genuine and properly licensed. If it is not genuine, the tool will provide periodic reminders to help you take the appropriate action. Version 1.7.0018.1...
- Software downloads 2007-08-22
- There's Nothing Like the Real Thing: Genuine Software Is a Win-Win for Customers, Microsoft and Partners
- There is no more pervasive or pernicious problem plaguing the software industry than that of counterfeit or pirated software operating systems and applications. Microsoft's genuine software programs - which are more than a year old - enable customers to quickly and easily verify if they are running an authentic version...
- White papers 2007-01-22
- 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...
- Technical articles 2006-03-22
- 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...
- White papers 2006-07-29
- Gourmet Food Producer Trusts Genuine Software for Increased Security, Peace of Mind
- Chez Jane, a family-owned business that creates gourmet garlic spreads, decided to establish sustainable processes relying on genuine Microsoft Windows operating system software. The company has the increased security and performance that it needs to serve its growing body of customers, and it takes advantage of easy access to downloads...
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- Images: WGA lurks in Windows Update
- Microsoft's antipiracy tool Windows Genuine Advantage arrives unexpectedly on the PC of ZDNet's David Berlind.
- Image galleries 2006-06-13
- product key of sp3
- give me product key of sp3SP3of what? oh btw, just thought I would mention this. there isn't a product key for service packs on Microsoft O/Ss. If Windows Update asks for a product key to install a service pack, use the Genuine Advantage here's a linkhttp://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/whyValidate.aspx
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-18
- Windows Genuine Advantage phones home
- Here is an article your network admins might be interested in. It appears that Windows OS's get lonely and call home frequently. Sure is a convenient way for Microsoft to have a good handle on the number of active OS installations. Read more here:
- Blog posts 2006-06-21
- SolutionBase: Changes to Product Activation and Volume Licensing
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.If you're installing a single version of Windows Vista inyour organization, licensing is pretty simple; you just go with what came withyour new machine or what came in the upgrade box. Even tracking a few licensesdoesn't present much of a problem. Things...
- Technical articles 2007-05-24
- windows genuine
- were i can get windows genuine or windows for my sony vaio vgn-fs415m,to reilstall my laptop ? cz i accidently delete my recovery kit.tnxwindows xp homeyou see garvin,i had vaio windows xp home,and i reinstall windows xp pro sp2 from fujitsu-siemens,so now i need windws for sony vaio or windows...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Chinese New Year Theme Pack (aspx)
- Chinese New Year Theme Pack 2006 includes a wallpaper, a screensaver, cursors, icons, and sounds of Microsoft Windows start, and shutdown. This is a premium gift to Windows Genuine Advantage customers at the time of Chinese New Year.
- Software downloads 2007-01-23
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