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Josh1 Administrator	posted July 24, 2006 04:50 PM Opps yes I did here it is http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/wga.asp ------------------ Forget not my law but let your heart keep my commandments Proverbs 3:1 Powered by Intelligent Computing Solutions. ------------------------ www.footslog.com For every problem, there is a solution. Please give what you can to the Hurricane relief http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/relief.asp IP: Logged
Hugger1 Member	posted July 24, 2006 04:53 AM Did you forget the link? IP: Logged
Josh1 Administrator	posted July 23, 2006 04:34 PM Some more info on WGA ------------------ Forget not my law but let your heart keep my commandments Proverbs 3:1 Powered by Intelligent Computing Solutions. ------------------------ www.footslog.com For every problem, there is a solution. Please give what you can to the Hurricane relief http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/relief.asp IP: Logged
Josh1 Administrator	posted April 26, 2006 02:47 PM Users will have a popup upon startup with a illegal version of Windows. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/4/25/nation/14053230&sec=nation ------------------ Powered by Intelligent Computing Solutions. ------------------------ www.footslog.com For every problem, there is a solution. Please give what you can to the Hurricane relief http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/relief.asp IP: Logged
Josh1 Administrator	posted March 23, 2006 02:07 PM More info on WGA http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6047447.html?tag=nl.e064 ------------------ Powered by Intelligent Computing Solutions. ------------------------ www.footslog.com For every problem, there is a solution. Please give what you can to the Hurricane relief http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/relief.asp IP: Logged
Josh1 Administrator	posted July 26, 2005 01:55 PM Windows Genuine Advantage 1.0 Goes Live http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jul05/07-25WGA1PR.mspx "With the release of WGA 1.0, Microsoft has made a number of enhancements: • Validation via WGA will be required for all customers using Windows Update, Microsoft Update for Windows content, and the Download Center (DC). Security updates remain available to all Windows users — with or without WGA validation — via the DC or Automatic Updates. • Microsoft has provided ongoing added-value software offerings for genuine users throughout the WGA pilot as a way of providing these customers with richer Windows experiences. Microsoft has augmented its initial offerings with additional offers for a total value of approximately $450 (U.S.). • Microsoft has enhanced and simplified the validation process by automatically checking participants’ PCs to determine whether they are running genuine Windows software. All Windows users will no longer be required to enter their 25-digit product key to validate their software. • Two offers of genuine software will be available worldwide for Windows XP Professional and Home Edition for customers who unknowingly acquired counterfeit software. Qualifying customers who fill out a piracy report, provide proof of purchase, and send in their counterfeit CDs may receive a genuine copy at no cost. Qualifying customers who submit a piracy report may receive a genuine copy of Windows XP Home Edition for $99 ($U.S.) or Windows XP Professional for $149 ($U.S.). The latter offer will be fulfilled online and via CD through postal mail to help customers get genuine Windows as quickly and conveniently as possible. " ------------------ Powered by Intelligent Computing Solutions. ------------------------ www.footslog.com www.compsol.8k.com For every problem, there is a solution. IP: Logged
Josh1 Administrator	posted July 18, 2005 02:15 PM http://www.activewin.com/awin/comments.asp?HeadlineIndex=30700 ------------------ Powered by Intelligent Computing Solutions. ------------------------ www.footslog.com www.compsol.8k.com For every problem, there is a solution. IP: Logged
Josh1 Administrator	posted May 05, 2005 11:23 PM "Microsoft is offering a new incentive to get Windows users to turn in vendors selling allegedly counterfeit products: It is offering to replace their pirated Windows copies for free." http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1812890,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535 ------------------ Powered by Intelligent Computing Solutions. ------------------------ www.footslog.com www.compsol.8k.com For every problem, there is a solution. IP: Logged
Josh1 Administrator	posted February 03, 2005 11:51 PM Here is the FAQ, about WGA http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en ------------------ Powered by Intelligent Computing Solutions. ------------------------ www.footslog.com www.compsol.8k.com For every problem, there is a solution. IP: Logged
Josh1 Administrator	posted January 26, 2005 02:49 PM I am reading where people with legitimate copies of windows can receive rewards for having rightful ownership of Microsoft’s software instead of pirated ones. “For example, legitimate users will gain access to free, value-added software downloads such as Windows Movie Maker 2.1 and Photo Story 3. MSN Games by Zone.com will be priced at 50 percent off the regular price.” “If a legitimate user can't download Microsoft software because he or she is unknowingly using a pirated copy of Windows, the user will be able to purchase a legitimate copy at a steep discount.” People with paired copies of Windows can still get critical updates, that makes no sense to me. If you want to combat piracy, then don’t patch their machine let it get all kinds of viruses, and spyware, then maybe when their computer is so slow or does not work no more then maybe they will get smart and buy a real copy. Maybe one day in the future before you even get into the Windows the BIOS or something in the computer knows that the copy of windows you have is pirated, and the PC will not even function right because of that. This problem is not limited to Microsoft either but a lot of other software too. ------------------ Powered by Intelligent Computing Solutions. ------------------------ www.footslog.com www.compsol.8k.com For every problem, there is a solution. IP: Logged

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