Not a bad idea. I update WinBlows regularly & it hasn't given me shit yet.I should probably system restore to yesterday, and shut off automatic updates.
Microsoft's latest
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
You can turn off those messages, you posted the link yourself, iirc.Oh yeah.
I turned on Automatic Updates the other day, as peeps said they were still getting their updates that way.
Apparently it "upgraded" my WGA so now I get the "you aren't genuine, you fucking fake" messages. I wasn't getting them before.
So, Linux.... how good is the WinXP emulation through WINE?
And I have automatic updates set to "automatically download" and I choose when/what to install.
It's not me, it's someone else.
AHA.Windows Genuine Advantage removal tool.
For what it's worth.
http://www.firewallleaktester.com/removewga.htm
So... do you suppose hackers are going to write a spoof WGA in order to keep Microsoft from shutting people down?
It worked. Removed the icon from my system tray, and even scrubbed it out of the registry.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Another reason to hate Vista.
2 computers lifetime max per consumer copy, then buy another.
2 computers lifetime max per consumer copy, then buy another.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Ooops, we're changing our mindsTheCatt wrote:Another reason to hate Vista.
2 computers lifetime max per consumer copy, then buy another.
Better. But still not buying a PC til Vista comes with it so I don't have to deal.
It's not me, it's someone else.
I've already told people in the company not to expect to see Vista until 2008. (Although, I'll have a test machine in my office running it in January.)
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Well hell, if you want a machine w\ an OS built on some alien philosophy, you could just get a Mac.Leisher wrote:I've already told people in the company not to expect to see Vista until 2008. (Although, I'll have a test machine in my office running it in January.)
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
I already have a plan in place to buy a Mac on the 1st of never.
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Edited By Leisher on 1162571725
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
That retraction just brought me back from the verge of converting to Linux.TheCatt wrote:Ooops, we're changing our mindsTheCatt wrote:Another reason to hate Vista.
2 computers lifetime max per consumer copy, then buy another.
Better. But still not buying a PC til Vista comes with it so I don't have to deal.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Microsoft shut them down.GORDON wrote:Windows Genuine Advantage removal tool.
For what it's worth.
http://www.firewallleaktester.com/removewga.htm
So... do you suppose hackers are going to write a spoof WGA in order to keep Microsoft from shutting people down?
Does anyone have a backup, or know an alternative?
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
You try googling?GORDON wrote:Microsoft shut them down.GORDON wrote:Windows Genuine Advantage removal tool.
For what it's worth.
http://www.firewallleaktester.com/removewga.htm
So... do you suppose hackers are going to write a spoof WGA in order to keep Microsoft from shutting people down?
Does anyone have a backup, or know an alternative?
It's not me, it's someone else.
Although I have several valid copies of Windows XP, I hate the whole validation thing on principle.
As such, I sometimes find that Microsoft won't let me download Windows add-ons, since I won't install their validator.
Fortunately, sites like Softpedia.com have links to external mirrors that have the same software. No validation required.
As such, I sometimes find that Microsoft won't let me download Windows add-ons, since I won't install their validator.
Fortunately, sites like Softpedia.com have links to external mirrors that have the same software. No validation required.
It's not me, it's someone else.
We almost need a general "Microsoft has no fucking idea what they want to do" thread.
How MS will "beat" Google.
How MS will "beat" Google.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."