Re: Invalid copy of Windows---or so i'm told

Leythos wrote:
In article <O2gZlsNhGHA.3956@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, aka@[notme]
maskedandanonymous.org says...
Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
Please follow this WGA troubleshooting procedure:

1. Download and install the WGA Diagnostic Tool:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012

2. After running the WGA Diagnostic Tool, click
on the "Validation" tab and then click on "Copy to Clipboard".

3. Next, visit the following website and create a post in the
"WGA Validation Problems" forum and paste the
results of the WGA Diagnostic Data in your detailed post.
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/default.aspx?SiteID=25

4. A WGA troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and
recommend an appropriate solution.

And why, exactly, should the OP have to do this?

Maybe, rather than complaining, you could have done something to help the OP in their current position? While you may disagree with WGA, the fact is that you've not done anything to help the OP.


If WGA weren't around, the OP wouldn't need any help. Asking paying customers to stand in the crossfire between MS and the crackers is not a reasonable thing to ask, especially when you consider that WGA gets cracked minutes after its release. You call the police or the FBI if you think someone stole something from you, not force your paying customers to help you "catch a thief". Soooooooo, the solution to the OP's problem is simple: eliminate WGA completely and call the Police or the FBI if you think someone's stealing from you. Then press charges, take them to court. Ya know, the established procedure to positive legal action. I also think that MS should send techs, free, to all paying customer's home or office that request it, to remove WGA from affected computers.

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