Re: How much is to much? Why should my clients have to pay again?

Q. " I have one client that is going to look for a new tech because she doesn't
think I know what I am doing."

A. The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check process
does not complete when you try to validate your copy of Windows XP
or Windows 2000 Professional
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;905226

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"estover" wrote:

| I really think MS has gone a little too far with this. Eight of my clients
| have had a problem with this new fangled validation tool. The first 3 have a
| bill totaling just over 600 dollars. The other 5 are on the calender for
| Monday, and if is the same amount of time as the other 3 there bills will
| total over 1,000.00 dollars. How many others are there spending the same
| amount or more? And from what I understand there is already a "hack",
| "workaround", or "fix" out there in the wild that is going to cause MS to
| redo the tool, to protect there investment. Well I want to know why MS
| thinks it is OK to screw the little guys out of money just to protect MS? I
| have one client that is going to look for a new tech because she doesn't
| think I know what I am doing. She could not get updates, and blamed it on
| me. Microsoft, hear me: MOST PEOPLE DO NOT READ THE NEWS ABOUT PC AND
| SOFTWARE!!!!!! When something goes wrong it is MY fault, not yours, MINE.
| You can keep playing around with this validation crap and help me to move
| people to Linux. I am in charge of keeping my clients up and running and
| feeling safe. Please start thinking like I have to and you will win in the
| end.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Windows 98 getting stuck logging into a W2K3 domain.
    ... > workaround I've turned off Windows 98's ability in Client for MS ... > login stating that the domain can not be found, ... > Client for MS networks does the password validation. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Database architecture and performance considerations
    ... performance problems - principally, slowness and locking. ... the validation and processing are ... both done in triggers on the client table - this approach was ... the Windows application or any of the web sites). ...
    (microsoft.public.sqlserver.programming)
  • Database architecture and performance considerations
    ... performance problems - principally, slowness and locking. ... the validation and processing are ... both done in triggers on the client table - this approach was ... the Windows application or any of the web sites). ...
    (microsoft.public.sqlserver.programming)
  • Re: New Authentication process...
    ... Do all Windows users need to validate, ... Validation is required for all genuine Windows downloads on Microsoft ... Windows 2000 (client, not server). ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • RE: Printing from Win9x clients stops
    ... Open Server Management. ... then right-click the name of the computer running Windows Small Business ... >From the client computer: ... The Select Network Component Type ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)