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more about #wga Identity Bourne: I apologize, I commented on the wrong post. Nothing to see here. more » Dragzonox: I have always wondered when the time would come when Microsoft said "yeah we have enough money now". more » Nick: when i did my install i skipped puttin in the key and activation. i actually had to do a search when i was ready to put in the key and activate my copy. more » SuperTuna: Wait - Windows Activation Technologies = WAT? WAT indeed, WAT indeed. more » MJDeviant: I always wondered if they could make an OS as hardware. Like a piece that goes between your motherboard and processor. Make it the entire OS on a SSD/... more » voltron80: Good old Vista piracy protection. Every time I upgrade the BIOS I have to call MS to verify it. What a pile. more » -
#windows7
Microsoft Squashes Windows 7 Crack After Just Two Days
OEM key cracks, like the one that broke Windows 7 wide open just two days ago, are as old as Windows itself. But it looks like this one surfaced a little too early—and now it's dead, dead, dead. More » -
#windows7
Windows 7 Will Annoy Pirates Even Less Than Vista
Microsoft really wants to make Windows 7 the least offensive OS ever. Case in point: They've made the little dialog box that pesters you into activating Windows less annoying. More » -
#windowsxp
Microsoft Upgrades Its Nagware For Windows XP
MJF at ZDNet reports that Microsoft is slowly rolling out a new version of Windows Genuine Advantage for Windows XP Professional in the next few months that's going to change the way it nags about using pirated versions. Instead of the kill switch, which was in Vista, the XP versions that WGA decides are "non-genuine" will pop up a message that looks like the one above. On the one hand, this is annoying, but on the other hand, it's just nagware and not a kill switch. If you're smart enough to pirate XP, you're smart enough to figure out how to find a crack to disable this. [ZDnet] -
