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XP pirate checks dropped


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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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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. :D

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