Re: WGA Hacked?! Get a Fair and Balance Perspective!

"Winux P" <winuxp@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OyA1cmdYFHA.616@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Compulsory WGA??? What! Who are these people? For what purpose would this
> be
> for? Speed up downloads? Wouldn't it take download time + get an
> authenicated check? Rather than just download time?
>

The authentication check takes almost no time at all once you have the
Active X control installed.
see
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/genuine.mspx
and
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en
for more information on WGA

WGA allows us to provide downloads and added value components etc to those
who use genuine Windows products.


> Who and what would WGA stop from downloading\updating anyway?

Anyone not using a properly purchased and licensed copy of Windows.

> My windows is
> already WGA'd, I thought this happened when MS activated it.
>

No that was just activation - WGA is something else see the link I provided
above.

> -Winux P



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"Winux P" <winuxp@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OyA1cmdYFHA.616@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Compulsory WGA??? What! Who are these people? For what purpose would this
> be
> for? Speed up downloads? Wouldn't it take download time + get an
> authenicated check? Rather than just download time?
>
> Who and what would WGA stop from downloading\updating anyway? My windows
> is
> already WGA'd, I thought this happened when MS activated it.
>
> -Winux P
>
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OtWktNXYFHA.980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> : "kurttrail" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> : news:%23kqipDXYFHA.3096@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> : > Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
> : >> Kurt,
> : >>
> : >> This is not a hack - since at this time you can still access all WGA
> : >> protected content by choosing to not validate.
> : >
> : > No?! Really?! LOL!
> : >
> : > "Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) or Validation has kinda been hacked,
> but
> : > the hack only works at the Microsoft Download Center, but won't help
> ya'
> : > at Windows Update, or in downloading the WGA free offers." - from the
> : > KurtBlog link I originally gave.
> : >
> : >> It will then take you
> : >> to the download directly.
> : >> This will not remain the case - soon you will have to validate to
> : >> access the content.
> : >
> : > Unless you get the url to the file! But You guys really got to stop
> the
> : > totally false claim that WGA speeds up downloading! I was testing it
> : > today, and it is noticibly slower to download a file validating, than
> it
> : > is not validating.
> : >
> : > But only goes to prove that your company finds it easier to distort
> : > reality than tell the truth!
> :
> : As regards the static full path URLs you see to day and use to get
> around
> : the WGA process. Getting those URLs will not be a viable option once we
> go
> : compulsory WGA.
> : I was not aware we make any claims that WGA increases download speed -
> do
> : you have a link to one of our pages where we explicitly state this ?
> : --
> :
> : Regards,
> :
> : Mike
> : --
> : Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> :
> : This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> : rights
> :
> : Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> : newsgroups
> :
> : "kurttrail" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> : news:%23kqipDXYFHA.3096@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> : > Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
> : >> Kurt,
> : >>
> : >> This is not a hack - since at this time you can still access all WGA
> : >> protected content by choosing to not validate.
> : >
> : > No?! Really?! LOL!
> : >
> : > "Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) or Validation has kinda been hacked,
> but
> : > the hack only works at the Microsoft Download Center, but won't help
> ya'
> : > at Windows Update, or in downloading the WGA free offers." - from the
> : > KurtBlog link I originally gave.
> : >
> : >> It will then take you
> : >> to the download directly.
> : >> This will not remain the case - soon you will have to validate to
> : >> access the content.
> : >
> : > Unless you get the url to the file! But You guys really got to stop
> the
> : > totally false claim that WGA speeds up downloading! I was testing it
> : > today, and it is noticibly slower to download a file validating, than
> it
> : > is not validating.
> : >
> : > But only goes to prove that your company finds it easier to distort
> : > reality than tell the truth!
> : >
> : > --
> : > Peace!
> : > Kurt
> : > Self-anointed Moderator
> : > microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
> : > http://microscum.com/mscommunity
> : > "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
> : > "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
> : >
> :
> :
>
>


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