Re: Enhanced WGA

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Alias~- wrote:
Richard Urban wrote:
Again, YOU are surmising that scenario, aren't you.

Nope.


You have to be - because it has not been implemented as of yet in Vista - it is going to be.

Wrong:

From: http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193104695

"In addition, users of genuine Vista must reactivate within three days of 'a major hardware replacement,' said Microsoft, or face a crippled computer."

Oops. Still want to buy HastaLaVista?

Alias


What else will it be looking at to determine "genuineness" but your hard ware? Doesn't take a rocket scientist ...

Alias

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"Alias~-" <notever@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eJmKImJ6GHA.1248@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> > Richard Urban wrote:
>> >> The 1% false positives is for XP, now isn't it. We have no idea what the
>> >> methods in Vista will show, though we can surmise.
>> >>
> >
> > Considering that the new one will be able to see if all of a sudden your
> > copy has become a pirate without contacting MS on the Net, you tell me.
> >
> > Change a NIC and, oops, you're not genuine.
> >
> > Alias
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