Vista SP1 kills the WGA kill switch

Harvik780 · 05-12-2007, 11:24 AM

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Microsoft's anti-piracy system known (and loathed) as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) is set to lose its bite. When Vista SP1 launches in early 2008, WGA will still identify -- ad-nauseam -- what it thinks to be non-legal copies of Vista. However, it will lose its ability to disable said systems.

The change was announced in a presentation by WGA senior product manger, Alex Kochis, who said, "Based on customer feedback, we will not reduce user functionality on systems determined to be non-genuine." That should bring a swift end to WGA customer complaints related to false-positives, spyware concerns, or server glitches. Score one point for law-abiding citizens everywhere.

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The_Devil_Himself · 05-12-2007, 11:35 AM

heh finally.

naveen_reloaded · 05-12-2007, 11:55 AM

Wow good...now it will be more easy for hacker to get a crack....
It should have been stiff,but eventually will lead to less vista usage,inturn will favor for linux...

Let see how this move works.

ax3 · 07-12-2007, 05:12 PM

cool ......

patelpk · 07-12-2007, 05:17 PM

I think within days they (hAcKeRs) will found how to bypass this

infra_red_dude · 07-12-2007, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by patelpk

I think within days they (hAcKeRs) will found how to bypass this

And why does anyone need to "hack" into this? All it does is sit in the tray and notify the user about non-legit copy of windows. With simple changes the notification can be turned off!

Hmmm... I dunno why but I think MS is feeling the heat of slowly losing its loyalists to Mac and OSS! First WGA-less IE7, now this... next what, MS?

The_Devil_Himself · 07-12-2007, 09:57 PM

yea M$ feeling the heat.The world is changing and M$ aint loving it a bit.

Now unethical\clever steps are coming like crippled WGA(read windows piracy is supported officially by M$ now),providing crippled versions of XP to low cost PCs to be sold in poor countries to make sure they do know what is Windows\M$ and not just ubuntu\linux.

infra_red_dude · 07-12-2007, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Devil_Himself

Now unethical\clever steps are coming like crippled WGA(read windows piracy is supported officially by M$ now),providing crippled versions of XP to low cost PCs to be sold in poor countries to make sure they do know what is Windows\M$ and not just ubuntu\linux.

Offtopic: You seem to be obsessed with the way MS uses the folder addressing in its OS

That slash is usually not used there! (I mebbe wrong, tho

)

The_Devil_Himself · 07-12-2007, 10:07 PM

Lol dunno but it is prolly more duo to the fact that the other slash(/) is far from the main keys.lol.Or maybe that slash means division to me.Not sure.But sure enough its not due to windows cos I am on a complete ubuntu install for quite sometime.My Zune which syncs to PC only through a windows exclusive software(thanks M$) is nothing more than a super expensive FM receiver as of now.LOL.WIll have to install XP soon enough to sync more music+movies.

naveen_reloaded · 07-12-2007, 10:29 PM

If ms losses one loyalty they will get two new ones.so no chi deal.it will take some more years to linux to get a good hold..but still ms rocks.

NucleusKore · 07-12-2007, 10:30 PM

What a pity

The_Devil_Himself · 07-12-2007, 10:33 PM

I paid for Vista so Vista is the best OS in the world.

apoorva84 · 08-12-2007, 01:55 PM

microsoft must be sick and tired of hackers always finding ways to bypass wga...

narangz · 08-12-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Devil_Himself

I paid for Vista so Vista is the best OS in the world.

Haha... Bhai tu bhi Gaurav jaise joke karne lag gya

navino87 · 08-12-2007, 04:30 PM

Thanks for the info... I will surely stay away frm sp1

The_Devil_Himself · 08-12-2007, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by narangz

Haha... Bhai tu bhi Gaurav jaise joke karne lag gya

yeas but sadly you din't get the joke.

Harvik780 · 08-12-2007, 05:42 PM

LOL i thought this thread would die just like microsoft windows by 2020.

The_Devil_Himself · 08-12-2007, 05:45 PM

^^^no any thread with windows in title is sure to gain some attention.

ssdivisiongermany1933 · 08-12-2007, 06:31 PM

I don't want vista at all , even WGA is removed or not ...Pathetic OS vista is

infra_red_dude · 08-12-2007, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenshin

In case of Vista ....the system goes into restricted use...only IE7 is available to use if the OS is not genuine..

Thats what I said in the prev. post; this new version only notifies of non-legit copy, so problems

narangz · 08-12-2007, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Devil_Himself

yeas but sadly you din't get the joke.

I understood what you meant

patelpk · 08-12-2007, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

And why does anyone need to "hack" into this? All it does is sit in the tray and notify the user about non-legit copy of windows. With simple changes the notification can be turned off!

Hmmm... I dunno why but I think MS is feeling the heat of slowly losing its loyalists to Mac and OSS! First WGA-less IE7, now this... next what, MS?

Oops i thought its about stopping the currently working cracks

Indranil92001 · 09-12-2007, 01:36 AM

The OS Vista is good for those people who buy the Genuine DVD and have the good system requrement for the Vista in Desktop Computer or Lapto. I use genuine Vista and its run good in my computer. I dont face any problem with Vista. People like @.......( edited ) or others who use Pirate CD or DVD can't run Vists in smooth way. They allwase face some problem to run this operating system and this is the deference between Genuine CD or DVD and Pirate CD or DVD.

Charan · 09-12-2007, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Indranil92001

The OS Vista is good for those people who buy the Genuine DVD and have the good system requrement for the Vista in Desktop Computer or Lapto. I use genuine Vista and its run good in my computer. I dont face any problem with Vista. People like @.......( edited ) or others who use Pirate CD or DVD can't run Vists in smooth way. They allwase face some problem to run this operating system and this is the deference between Genuine CD or DVD and Pirate CD or DVD.

Welcome .. meet me .. A Pi$$ed off "Gunuine" Vista user

The_Devil_Himself · 09-12-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Indranil92001

The OS Vista is good for those people who buy the Genuine DVD and have the good system requrement for the Vista in Desktop Computer or Lapto. I use genuine Vista and its run good in my computer. I dont face any problem with Vista. People like @.......( edited ) or others who use Pirate CD or DVD can't run Vists in smooth way. They allwase face some problem to run this operating system and this is the deference between Genuine CD or DVD and Pirate CD or DVD.

you mean purated Vista is different from so called original vista?LOL.

I have paid for Vista so everybody should pay for Vista to enjoy it fully.

narangz · 09-12-2007, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Charan

Welcome .. meet me .. A Pi$$ed off "Gunuine" Vista user

Even I thought similarly before buying a 1 GB RAM module

.

For those who are going to say see you have to upgrade-
Well its a well known fact that Vista has higher hardware requirements. And till date I had no problems with Vista, never had a BSOD, no critical errors. No problems at all.
And I am not a MS fanboy

cool_techie_tvm · 09-12-2007, 02:44 PM

Does Microsoft Actually Want Windows Vista SP1 to Be Pirated?

Read on : http://news.softpedia.com/news/Does-...ed-72961.shtml

Charan · 09-12-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by narangz

Even I thought similarly before buying a 1 GB RAM module

.

you have 2 GB ram ?

navino87 · 09-12-2007, 03:21 PM

I am using pirated version of vista n ir runs cool... I haven't faced any problem... Its not tat only the original version works good

: i am a Thief

NucleusKore · 09-12-2007, 05:03 PM

lol^

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The_Devil_Himself die blizzard die! D3? Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Event horizon Posts: 2,340	Re: Vista SP1 kills the WGA kill switch yea M$ feeling the heat.The world is changing and M$ aint loving it a bit. Now unethical\clever steps are coming like crippled WGA(read windows piracy is supported officially by M$ now),providing crippled versions of XP to low cost PCs to be sold in poor countries to make sure they do know what is Windows\M$ and not just ubuntu\linux. __________________ Stealing your women and horses since 1843.

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The_Devil_Himself die blizzard die! D3? Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Event horizon Posts: 2,340	Re: Vista SP1 kills the WGA kill switch Lol dunno but it is prolly more duo to the fact that the other slash(/) is far from the main keys.lol.Or maybe that slash means division to me.Not sure.But sure enough its not due to windows cos I am on a complete ubuntu install for quite sometime.My Zune which syncs to PC only through a windows exclusive software(thanks M$) is nothing more than a super expensive FM receiver as of now.LOL.WIll have to install XP soon enough to sync more music+movies. __________________ Stealing your women and horses since 1843.

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naveen_reloaded !! RecuZant By Birth !! Join Date: May 2005 Location: In Everyone`s Heart Posts: 2,985	Re: Vista SP1 kills the WGA kill switch If ms losses one loyalty they will get two new ones.so no chi deal.it will take some more years to linux to get a good hold..but still ms rocks. __________________ Know My Thoughts.. Visit my Blog @ www.Urssiva.com Visit My Tech Blog @ www.CloudTechnica.com

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