[seo9185]

Anyone looked at Windows Update lately? The Windows Genuine Advantage Tool checks your copy of XP and notifies you if it is not genuine. From that point on, you are unable to update your windows anymore.

Mate of mine found out that hard way this morning... I'm glad i get my XP license through the Academic Alliance but just thought i'd pass on the information.

 

[dee*]

ah give it a few more weeks and someone will of made an illegal version that skips that bit out on the updates part!

 

[seo9185]

ah give it a few more weeks and someone will of made an illegal version that skips that bit out on the updates part!

word has it it's already been cracked anyway

 

[Deano]

i've just been told of a file to replace to bypass it as well.

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[MikeM]

MS update asked me recently if I wanted to download this Genuine Advantage tool. I said no :lol:

 

[Sprinter]

I simply installed a legal copy and had no more problems.

 

[seo9185]

I simply installed a legal copy and had no more problems.

:lol: i'm on a legal copy too, makes life a lot easier i find.

 

[Sprinter]

:lol: i'm on a legal copy too, makes life a lot easier i find.

Also means we can discuss it on the forum if we want to - not allowed to discuss illegal software or ways to circumvent copyright law.:twak2:

 

[dee*]

im on a legal copy too, only because im not smart enough to build a laptop! so instead i just bought one that came with xp - everyones a winner!

 

[AndBurG]

im o na legal copy too, i have product key from a dell laptop that my last employer bought new then imaged straight over the top so the keys on laptops never got used

andy

 

[Mike12345]

People panic too much about MS. They really don't give a hoot about the average home user i'm almost sure.


I mean, nobody has given a suitable contender to swap over to.

However in a few years someone might...
Google are the biggest threat to MS - they could be the other option

(Infact MS even got their ass busted for having 2 of their employees working at Google for a bit on a spy mission! They are running very scared)

If google do that, then will MS try and tighten up their security more??
Or will they relax it further, to draw people to use MS??


You decide.

 

[empsburna]

All you have to do it edit the registry anyway, nothing special. two minute job!

 

[RichK]

im o na legal copy too, i have product key from a dell laptop that my last employer bought new then imaged straight over the top so the keys on laptops never got used

Which therefore makes the OEM licence agreement null and void, so you're actually using an illegal install of Windows. Sorry

LegitCheckControl.dll was cracked as soon as it was released, as was WPA and any other software based security checks MS are ever likely to bring out.

As Michael said, how many people/home users do you know of that have been prosecuted for illegal MS software use? We know of none...

All of which is beside the point of course. Bottom line, don't break the law people!

 

[18780]

my copy of XP pro is well less legitimate than what you lot have. if you know what i mean, mainly cause i spent all my money on parts and didnt have enough left over for the OS.
anyway i used every update so far and its been fine, i guess its just certain product keys that theyre after.

 

[SteveChilds]

Yeah, I think I must have installed an MSDN copy of XP on my PC, although I've got a legit XP license, its not letting me update.

The legit version of XP I've got is one of the first, so I used the MSDN version as it had SP2 included! Save downloading loads and loads of updates.

doh! Oh well, it'll get rebuilt soon anyway, I'll switch to the legit version then.

 

[Caz]

The silly thing is that our company have OEM licenses on the laptops for XP but for some reason they use a W2K image on them. It's a nuisance when you want to put XP on and it won't accept the key on the sticker.

One of our guys found out the hard way with this too. My laptop seems ok with no issues so far but the other guy got a rather large warning message then his laptop died on him. Must check and see what the outcome was on that and let you know.

 

[Ice D]

if you downloaded the notification tool by mistake and have a student copy *cough*

look for wgatray.exe and wgatray.dll just name it anything else and thats it.

 

[Deano]

if you downloaded the notification tool by mistake and have a student copy *cough*

look for wgatray.exe and wgatray.dll just name it anything else and thats it.

there is no wgatray.dll file.
but removing a nd renaming a couple of files one .exe and the other a .dll file and also substituting the legitcheckcontrol.dll file for another legitcheckcontrol.dll file kindly given to me from a colleague, u can disable everything when using a 'test' machine.

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