XP pirate checks dropped

Started by Humpty, Jul 12 2006 05:59 PM

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#1 OFFLINE Humpty

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 05:59 PM

Bit late and may have been posted.

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MICROSOFT has dropped Big Brother-style plans to track down pirated copies of Windows XP, dumping elements of its Windows Genuine Advantage Notification after they ignited a firestorm of controversy.

The stealth application, introduced with auto updates in Australia in April as part of a pilot scheme, "phoned home" every time the computer was booted to confirm that the operating system was genuine.

If the software was pirated it triggered a series of irritating warnings. Now Microsoft has reacted to user anger by switching off the boot-up check.

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#2 OFFLINE MikeW

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 08:12 PM

First time I have seen it, Thanks Humpty. WGA notify was targeted to UK users as well.

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#3 OFFLINE Woody

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 11:59 PM

Say NO to WGA , see here, http://www.firewalll.../tools_list.htm

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#4 OFFLINE TwistedMetal

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Posted 13 July 2006 - 12:55 AM

True story....

A couple of days ago, my laptop started to lock up every now, and then during startup. I have tried almost everything... Well I decided to say NO to WGA and guess what. It doesn't lockup anymore, I figured it was the WGA, because it would hang with starting it.

Yes, I have a legal copy of XP. This laptop is only 2 weeks old.