Microsoft Plans New Update to WGA Notifications in Windows XP

[Neo.neowin]

Microsoft is planning to release an update to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) notifications in Windows XP. The worldwide roll-out will begin this week and will continue over the next few months.

This update will only affect Windows XP Professional systems. It?ll reconfigure the notifications experience to mirror notifications in Windows Vista SP1.

Customers who are using non-genuine Windows can expect a black desktop to appear every 60 minutes of use. Also a persistent desktop notification will appear in the lower right corner indicating that the user may be a victim of software counterfeiting.

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[ShaneSparky_YYZ]

Ohh goodie! Can't wait for this security update! LOL! :)

Thanks for the news.

[(Spork)]

and 2 hours later is will be broken again

[tsupersonic]

and 2 hours later is will be broken again

Can't blame them for trying.

[what]

Can't blame them for trying.

I'm sure we can, they could be working on something useful.

Why only XP Professional?

[tsupersonic]

I'm sure we can, they could be working on something useful.

Why only XP Professional?

I'm wondering this too, maybe because it is more pirated than XP Home or the other XP versions?

[soldier1st]

ms are wasting money on wga,they should improve there stuff instead.they can't stop the pirates no matter how hard they try.

[what]

ms are wasting money on wga,they should improve there stuff instead.they can't stop the pirates no matter how hard they try.

It's like DRM in PC games, they're causing problems for legitimate customers when WGA fails and yet pirates have to run one script and they don't get any problems whatsoever... it seems almost counter-intuitive...

[Brandon]

Why do they care? Vista has been out for almost a year and a half now

[koppit]

Since they're probably only going to be selling licenses to ULPC manufacturers in the near future, this is logical, but the licenses they're selling for ULPC's are going to be XP Home - this makes no sense.

[alpha_omega]

For those that can't wait to get the "new" WGA:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en

:shifty:

[koppit]

For those that can't wait to get the "new" WGA:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en

:shifty:

rofl

This is the most current release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications. We encourage you to upgrade to this version. This release includes enhanced features that reflect ongoing input from customers, as well as Microsoft’s continually improving anti-piracy technology.

[Brandon]

thats why I turn off windows update

[bigmehdi]

this is silly,

when using a pirate copy you just disable updates ....

off course you can integrate some (selected) hotfix, on your CD each time you perform a fresh install (with the help of nlite).

If you use a good firewall + antivirus, then I don't see why you should bother a lot with the security fixes that Microsoft release.

Moreover, automatic updates is still a pain even with a legitimate copy (must each time restart).

Also sometimes updates screw up things.

Sorry Microsoft, No way your WGA thing would stop piracy.

At worst, there's still Linux :D

[Mikee99]

Speaking of Windows Update, weren't they supposed to release a performance update at the end of July?

It's almost September, and word of that update has disappeared.

[tsupersonic]

this is silly,

when using a pirate copy you just disable updates ....

off course you can integrate some (selected) hotfix, on your CD each time you perform a fresh install (with the help of nlite).

If you use a good firewall + antivirus, then I don't see why you should bother a lot with the security fixes that Microsoft release.

Moreover, automatic updates is still a pain even with a legitimate copy (must each time restart).

Also sometimes updates screw up things.

Sorry Microsoft, No way your WGA thing would stop piracy.

At worst, there's still Linux :D

Some updates are necessary though (security updates and others) , and MS markets WGA as a good thing to consumers because you get discounts on other MS products (if you pass the WGA), but we see WGA as a anti-piracy measure, and it somewhat works in detecting illegal copies, or it can also give out false positives.

Also, you don't have to restart with every update, it's just with some updates.

[EduardValencia]

Holy ****,the pirates will have a hard time,and this could accelerate Vista adoption

[Slimy]

Holy ****,the pirates will have a hard time,and this could accelerate Vista adoption

No, you're just speculating wildly. Learn the facts before jumping to ridiculous conclusions.

[tsupersonic]

Holy ****,the pirates will have a hard time,and this could accelerate Vista adoption

where is the /sarcasm? lol

[afusion]

where is the /sarcasm? lol

I knew that post was too good to be true! :p

[ring0]

well that's nice.

*goes on using university/vlk copy*

[tsupersonic]

well that's nice.

*goes on using university/vlk copy*

Thank God for Msdnaa. I've gotten XP Pro (only had XP Home on this laptop, but need Pro for RD server), Vista Business, and Visual Studio :D

[(Spork)]

I'm sure we can, they could be working on something useful.

Why only XP Professional?

i would guess most if not all pirated copies are xp pro

[CrashG]

Holy ****,the pirates will have a hard time,and this could accelerate Vista adoption

:rolleyes: Not really (on either of the two statements you made). If this WGA breaks any pirate copies, it's only a matter of time until there's a patch to fix it, if there's not one already. I doubt it'll do anything to push more people to use Vista.

[Family Guy Fan]

is this WGA update required or can we pass it up?