Comments on: Windows Genuine Advantage: A Lousy Microsoft Name No More! http://technologizer.com/2009/05/07/windows-genuine-advantage-a-lousy-microsoft-name-no-more/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:49:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Aiden Grimshaw http://technologizer.com/2009/05/07/windows-genuine-advantage-a-lousy-microsoft-name-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-61016 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:04:22 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=11615#comment-61016 What, he bought something in Thailand and it turned out to be pirated? get out! Fair enough it was Tesco (didn't know they have Tesco over there but i guess they have boots and m&s)- are you sure your friend actually bought it from Tesco or is he just saying that cause he feels a bit silly now?

]]> By: u64 http://technologizer.com/2009/05/07/windows-genuine-advantage-a-lousy-microsoft-name-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-23653 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:10:40 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=11615#comment-23653 The WGA spyware prevent me from running AutomaticWindowsUpdate.
All computers that i support have Updates OFF.
I’ve downloaded the KB exe files that is really needed and
apply them next time i visit.

XP3_2009.bat

%windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe
WindowsXP-KB938464-v2-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB951376-v2-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB950974-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB951748-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB954459-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB954600-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB956802-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB956803-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB957097-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB958644-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB958687-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB960803-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB961373-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB961501-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB968537-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB969897-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
WindowsXP-KB970238-x86-SVE.exe /n /norestart /passive
compact /c WindowsXP-KB*.exe
del %windir%\Prefetch\compa*.pf
del %windir%\Prefetch\spuni*.pf
del %windir%\Prefetch\WindowsXP-KB*.pf
del %windir%\Prefetch\updat*.pf
del %windir%\Prefetch\wuau*.pf
del %windir%\Prefetch\wupd*.pf
start rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,5
%SystemDrive%\bin\contig *.exe
del %windir%\Prefetch\conti*.pf

]]> By: We’re From Microsoft, and We’re Here to Help You | Technologizer http://technologizer.com/2009/05/07/windows-genuine-advantage-a-lousy-microsoft-name-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-22128 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:19:33 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=11615#comment-22128 [...] Really? The primary goal of Microsoft’s copy-protection technologies is to prevent people from unwittingly buying pirated copies of Windows? The impact that piracy has on Microsoft’s wallet is apparently a secondary issue–one that’s not even worth mentioning in this post or on this page about the “Windows Genuine Advantage” program (soon to be renamed Windows Anti-Piracy Technology). [...]

]]> By: مايكروسوفت تتخلى عن WGA | تيدوز http://technologizer.com/2009/05/07/windows-genuine-advantage-a-lousy-microsoft-name-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-15684 Tue, 12 May 2009 06:51:12 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=11615#comment-15684 [...] [ Technologizer ] addthis_url = [...]

]]> By: Bill Gates http://technologizer.com/2009/05/07/windows-genuine-advantage-a-lousy-microsoft-name-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-15462 Fri, 08 May 2009 04:02:10 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=11615#comment-15462 WGA hasnt stopped me or any other pirates i know, seems to be the equivilent of padlock. It keeps honest people honest, and separates the l33t from the lame……………………..so keep coming with the WGA microsoft, when you finally perfect it, i’ll just keep on using Linux

]]> By: Marc http://technologizer.com/2009/05/07/windows-genuine-advantage-a-lousy-microsoft-name-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-15440 Thu, 07 May 2009 20:09:07 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=11615#comment-15440 In the USA and here in the UK I suspect most piracy is people copying CDs or companies using the same serial on multiple PCs. In that case WGA is annoying because the user knows full well their software isn’t legit.

However in other counties this is not the case. Piracy is rampant. A friend of mine bought a laptop from Tesco (a well known, trusted, UK based supermarket) over in Thailand. The version of XP was pirate, plus it came with Office and a load of Adobe software, all pirated. In that scenario, when you’ve paid money for what you thought was the real thing, it might be useful to know you’ve been ripped off.

The friend reported Tesco in Thailand to Microsoft when he got back in the UK, and never heard back.

]]> By: sfmitch http://technologizer.com/2009/05/07/windows-genuine-advantage-a-lousy-microsoft-name-no-more/comment-page-1/#comment-15420 Thu, 07 May 2009 16:19:06 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=11615#comment-15420 My favorite part of Windows Genuine Advantage was installation process. It came as a Priority update on Windows update.

The update process would end with a screen explaining that WGA was successfully installed. The kicker was the pre-checked box for ‘Show me the many advantages of WGA’ (or something very similar). Sure, the many advantages, right!

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