Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) to be upgraded

Microsoft's controversial anti-piracy application, Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), is to be upgraded next week... (to better the detection)...

The updates to WGA will incorporate user feedback, according to Microsoft, and it aims to make more information available about how the program works to those who download it, presumably to calm any privacy fears.

Though the update is officially optional, if you have Automatic Updates installed on your PC, the new WGA tool will be downloaded without your knowlegde.

*www.webuser.co.uk/news/109951.html

Thanks for the info...

And this might bring up another controversy most prob by Norton..

Oh well...genuine here

Genuine here too... No problems revamping it...thanks for info.

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No problem for me. Iam a Pirate user. I never had WGA problem. Even if they keep upgrading

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Genuine too so no problem

Force made genuine here

No problem at all

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Oh this has gotta suck for most of us.....Force made genuine here too but if this gets around than the future has been predicted.

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lalam said:
Oh this has gotta suck for most of us.....Force made genuine here too but if this gets around than the future has been predicted.

Lool. I did not force me

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Better luck next time MS.

i use another safe method to make the windows original , so no problem with it no matter they do what ever unless they ban,i am sure they cant for "students" ;-)

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by the way thunder , they were not talking about force , instead the FORCE . google it ;-)

. i guess

i feared i m a pirate , now i'll keep my automatic updates off

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rajasekharan said:
i use another safe method to make the windows original , so no problem with it no matter they do what ever unless they ban,i am sure they cant for "students"
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by the way thunder , they were not talking about force , instead the FORCE . google it . i guess

did not understood what you are telling?.

I have Genuine OEM but knowing Microsoft their updates have the possibility of breaking my system. The last security update corrupted my internal bluetooth module and needed me a whole restore process to get it back to work.

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Aberforth said:
I have Genuine OEM but knowing Microsoft their updates have the possibility of breaking my system. The last security update corrupted my internal bluetooth module and needed me a whole restore process to get it back to work.

Same thing happened to my graphics card. It said that my graphics card need a driver. So i thought installing that will make my care a happy one. After installing. The graphics card was acting very strange. Desktop restored to 16bit colour has there was no 32 bit colour.

So i had to remove all the graphics card driver and start from beginning. Iam no longer need to install any patch or other crap. What is the point of installing a security patch. I do not fear hackers getting into my sys. They would not find anything useful of my sys. Security updates are good for paranoid people.

No matter what microsoft does, the cracker will find a way to bypass the detection.

cyborg47 said:
No matter what microsoft does, the cracker will find a way to bypass the detection.

exactly..
and if that doesnt happen then 90% indians ll go the LINUX way

Iam pirate , who cares at all

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I think it would again going to be an forced update. Yet another controversy

My windows is Pirated which i have made it genuine using an awesome method..So I hope this wont give me any probz!

thunderbird.117 said:
What is the point of installing a security patch. I do not fear hackers getting into my sys. They would not find anything useful of my sys. Security updates are good for paranoid people.

Same here. After the Bluetooth incident I totally avoid Windows Updates. I never encountered virus except once by accident and once deliberately but that was during my Windows 98 and Me days. A good free antivirus like AVG updated regularly (automatic), a working spyware (Spybot SD) and firewall (Comodo) do all for me. I don't visit porn or warez sites so chances of getting malware or getting hacked it slim. Plus my wireless router is a natural firewall. Makes me feel so secure.

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Aberforth said:
Same here. After the Bluetooth incident I totally avoid Windows Updates. I never encountered virus except once by accident and once deliberately but that was during my Windows 98 and Me days. A good free antivirus like AVG updated regularly (automatic), a working spyware (Spybot SD) and firewall (Comodo) do all for me. I don't visit porn or warez sites so chances of getting malware or getting hacked it slim. Plus my wireless router is a natural firewall. Makes me feel so secure.

Then we both think equal

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let security patches go to hell

rakeshishere said:
My windows is Pirated which i have made it genuine using an awesome method..So I hope this wont give me any probz!

No... You cannot change your windows , No man can.
Microsoft is releasing patch against that only , i also have Pirated 'Genuine' Edition of XP

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max_demon said:
No... You cannot change your windows , No man can.
Microsoft is releasing patch against that only , i also have Pirated 'Genuine' Edition of XP

What is your point then?

My poit is Use Original XP

Bring It...
I M Ready For A Challenge...again..
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coz i m a genuine user of xp.. :))

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Who care if you have XP. Try getting Vista original now. XP is worthless now.

ya i m also using vista beta 2 genuine..but as i said for me XP goes everything...

well you can make your copy of windows original by using *student*. . i wont say any further hint ;-)

. it will work forever cause MS cant disable that , as its given for educational institutions for testing xp pro with all functions

. its WGA proof ;-)

. i am running for a year now with all WGA and stuff and nothing beats it

. and it will never get beaten .

Heres the new Genuine Advantage tool and all the pirates be aware of it-
There is a new WGA tool published on Microsoft/Windows Update:

Windows Genuine Advantage Notification (KB905474) Download size: 1.2 MB , less than 1 minute
The Windows Genuine Advantage Notification tool notifies you if your copy of Windows is not genuine. If your system is found to be a non-genuine, the tool will help you obtain a licensed copy of Windows. Details...

Afterwords it comes with a wizard, you need to accept an EULA, then it comes with the the finish button and a option to show you the benefit of genuine software, with a link to:
*www.microsoft.com/genuine/offers/Default.aspx?displaylang=en&sGuid=520b81b2-d28a-4892-a130-e06599151b71

Dutch version has a more funny approach of anti-piracy:

*bink.nu/photos/news_article_images/images/17037/original.aspx

It says: "Show me some advantages of using illegal software when I click finish"

I m using genuine windows, so no worries on that front, however, I do not use automatic updates, I make it a oint to visit microsoft.com, check out the list of updates and only install those that I find are required after reading what they aree supposed to do.. This way, I dont land up having stuff installed on my Comp without my knowledge. Also, visiting the MS website lets me dl uploads for office as well at one convenient go.

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Ankur Mittal said:
Heres the new Genuine Advantage tool and all the pirates be aware od it-
There is a new WGA tool published on Microsoft/Windows Update:

Windows Genuine Advantage Notification (KB905474) Download size: 1.2 MB , less than 1 minute
The Windows Genuine Advantage Notification tool notifies you if your copy of Windows is not genuine. If your system is found to be a non-genuine, the tool will help you obtain a licensed copy of Windows. Details...

Afterwords it comes with a wizard, you need to accept an EULA, then it comes with the the finish button and a option to show you the benefit of genuine software, with a link to:
*www.microsoft.com/genuine/offers/Default.aspx?displaylang=en&sGuid=520b81b2-d28a-4892-a130-e06599151b71

Dutch version has a more funny approach of anti-piracy:

*bink.nu/photos/news_article_images/images/17037/original.aspx

It says: "Show me some advantages of using illegal software when I click finish"

You know what Microsoft will say?. They will say this we are extremely sorry for what happened. We made some translation error and we regret from inconvience. That is all ms is good for.

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Cheers,
Kunal

Windows adds 'maybe pirate' category...

Until recently, Microsoft's antipiracy technology was pretty decisive: either your copy of Windows was genuine or it wasn't.
*i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/Windows-genuine_550x413.jpg
With a software update this week, however, Microsoft has added a new "Yellow state" for times when it just can't tell whether a copy is legitimate

more here

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anandk said:
Windows adds 'maybe pirate' category...

Until recently, Microsoft's antipiracy technology was pretty decisive: either your copy of Windows was genuine or it wasn't.
*i.n.com.com/i/ne/p/2007/Windows-genuine_550x413.jpg
With a software update this week, however, Microsoft has added a new "Yellow state" for times when it just can't tell whether a copy is legitimate

more here

Cool. Another crack is on the way

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OMG-Then wats the point of the tool ? If its is not going to be sure sumtimes.

on vista this state give you 72 hours before your system is driven into disaster state. That is the point

See Zdnet for more details.

^ can u post d zdnet link pls ?

I still fail to understand the utility of WGA, all that it promotes is a minor hassle for genuine users and a slightly less minor hassle for pirated users, considering that WGA cracks keep coming out within a day or two of the WGA update. The only thing that is happening is that Microsoft is wasting valuable programmer time.

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teknoPhobia said:
I still fail to understand the utility of WGA, all that it promotes is a minor hassle for genuine users and a slightly less minor hassle for pirated users, considering that WGA cracks keep coming out within a day or two of the WGA update. The only thing that is happening is that Microsoft is wasting valuable programmer time.

Exactly. MS lot of time on their hands. They could not find which software they want to copy. They are waiting for other company ideas.

anandk said:
^ can u post d zdnet link pls ?

*content.zdnet.com/2346-12554_22-56027-1.html
*news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6143823.html

already cracked genuine advantage

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use genuine serial key and ur windows too will become genuine

i have collection of 2

according to microsoft i am using genuine xp and server 2003

hey ppl dont start bragging here abt ur pirating exploits n experiences.... !!
we all know u r born hackers...

^thanx planetcell