Microsoft to Kill Pirated Windows XP Professional
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversHaving dealt with the SoftMod Windows Vista activation crack, Microsoft will start hunting down and “killing” pirated copies of Windows XP Professional, the flavor of the operating system labeled by the company as most popular with pirates.
The software giant has cooked and will release an update to Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications designed to sniff out and flag as non-genuine unlicensed or otherwise hacked copies of XP Pro. Alex Kochis, senior product manager, Windows Genuine Advantage, revealed that the latest update to the anti-piracy mechanism was capable to identify the latest fake and stolen/leaked product keys, as well as any cracks or additional methods used to bypass the activation process. At the same time there are other enhancements introduced to WGA Notifications by the refresh.
“With this release we've improved the design making it easier to install the update and to stay up to date with the latest release of WGA. This release focuses on the product edition that we find is most often counterfeited, Windows XP Professional,” Kochis added. “This update includes the latest validation information including recently stolen or misused product keys and other information.”
Microsoft has also tweaked the installation process of WGA Notifications. The WGA refresh will be served automatically to Windows XP operating systems that have Automatic Updates enabled, and the installer will allow the user to deploy the update on the next reboot after the bits were downloaded. Users that have already integrated past WGA releases with the operating system will have the bits updated in the background, and will not need to go through the installation process again.
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Comments(38)
five bucks says i'll bypass it within a few days..they made this claim already..and
pirates laugh in their face's
i was surprised with this when i tried to update, it wouldn't let me. i got a little
pissed and remembered, "oh wait, i have about 30 other keys that are in .reg files
waiting to be used that i have acquired over the years". the second key i tried allowed
me to update fine. microsoft fails
microsoft to kill pirated windows xp professional, ok . 1st i want to tell microsoft that
first kill pirated win7 than kill winxp
haven't found any windows 7 that need to be pirated. (what are you using for a
keyboard?)
someone start the clock....
i give it 72 hours max before a wga crack is put up for
download.
crackers rockx !
yea rite. i bet 2 days after, a cracker will put up a wga crack. no offence microsoft..
i never use direct update! try autopatcher!
http://www.autopatcher.com/
f*ck microsoft, greedy slags, did nobody tell them that cracked versions of xp pro were
in circulation 10 days before it was officially released, and that every subsequent
service pack designed to stop such hacking has failed, they've made a ton of cash from xp
so what's their freakin problem.
they wanna make even more $ out of it.
well would you steal a product from a shop? (probs yes but lets just say no). microsoft
made and owns the product. you have the right to decide whether you use it or not but
stealing is not right.
okay watever, i do have cracked software on my computer
but still, i like being a smartarse and acting like a politician who tells people what is
right and then ignore it.
these microsoft attacks are aimed at those who are not computer savvy. they already know
that computer savvy people will always be able to find ways of getting round their
anti-piracy measures. they just want to force the majority of people to migrate to their
latest win7.
a certain amount of piracy is actually in the interest of
microsoft, and they already know it. some people will never pay for software; and if
microsoft made it too hard for them to use theirs, they will turn to linux, which is what
they don't want. they would rather people used their software for free, than choose an
alternative!
another kind of people that microsoft wants to crack down on are
those who make a profit by selling pirated copies of their software. but they are not
worried by those few who know enough about computers to be able to figure out ways of
getting round their anti-piracy measures. they know that they will never be able to stop
them completely anyway; and their numbers are not large enough to affect their profit
margins. but they want to stop those who don't know much about computers; and would be
willing to pay for it if they did not have the alternative. they reckon that if they make
it hard enough or annoying enough for them, they can force them to buy it; and they are
probably right.
let's see what happens really...
yea the main pirates that even i dont like are the counterfitters, mostly in china who
sell on pirated copies to make profit.
those guys do need to be stopped
i use linuxpcos,mint suse or pardus, for all my surfing its free, faster can watch
tv,seldom use xp.
i try microsoft new systems, im not impresssed by them to
many updates, an i never use internet explorer, with so many updates microsoft should be
ashamed of themselves and give all the buyers of their systems new free copies of their
updated system, microsoft we should not have to buy your os more than once, this is why
their are so many cracking and beating your systems.
you cant expect, ask people,to
pay more than once.
microsoft you need to give free new updated systems to all those
people.
haha they must be poor to still be worrying about xp pirates
my vista copy is pirated and still runs flawless.
listen, the only people that are downloading pirated versions of microsoft's os are the
people that cant afford to buy a copy. if they really put a total stop to downloading the
windows os from the torrent sties everyone would be using linix. maybe thats a good thing?
this statement goes for north america only.
microsoftw better hope it never does succeed in shutting down pirate copies. it will be
the end of their best selling advantage.....being the os installed on 90%+ of all pcs in
the world. those that can't afford windows will move to linux, and their slice will
drop...80%..70%...60%....by the time they drop to 50%...they will be in trouble and asking
the gov for stimulous.
bill gates used to say "if you're going to steal software,
steal it from me". he knew that dominance in the market was the best selling tool.
today, those yahoos spend millions chasing their tale trying to block pirates, and only
piss off their legit customers who also get flagged for "pirate" copies, when in fact
they are legit. those millions could be spent designing a couple new features instead of
improving on or copying macs features.
the funny thing is....microsoft itself is the
biggest pirate in the industry, and has been taken to court more times than i can count
for copywrite infringement.
is this new stopper update (kb905474)wga?
ms once said "if you are going to pirate an os, we would prefer you pirate ours"
downloaded and installed (kb905474)...
passed all activation procedure
ms fail
again my windowsxp is stiil "genuine" pirated edition...
great job microsoft......
:)
o..oh..watch up the dragon just woke up!
can put someone a link or a serial which works. my one is now no genuine any more.
thanks
run the wga unistaller (google it / remove wga) and look around for the latest wga crack.
the combo of those two things got rid of the wga nonsense that had appeared on my screen.
"my vista copy is pirated and still runs flawless."
can you get me a copy,
my legt. version s_ck so much. there is like 20 to 30 problems on my computer. all caused
by the crap os.
i wonder how they catch those who never go on the internet with
a hacked xp os. :)
here's my issue, maybe someone can help?
when i use the "automatic update"
feature, it updates just fine, no issue there.
but - when i try to go to the website
to update, it tells me that my serial number is one that has been blocked, and that i
should buy the product ($149)
i suppose that i could just ignore the problem
considering the fac that the os still operates fully, but i would really like to fix this
issue once and for all.
can anyone please tell me how to fix this?
thanks! :)
im using windows xp sp2 i think is a corporate edition i have use it over again i have
never have issues i got from a site is first in rar inside is a iso and i forget from were
i found it but works fine no issue at all i wish there was a way to uploaded to you all
guys who need is not customize is the regular it only install full no upgrades the updates
work fine both by the enthernet explorer in windows.com page and from the updates feature.
i have never ought an os, i've used what i got with the machines, or an updated release
posted in eroneous sites on the net.
mostly because i hate windows, but am
forced into using it because i like to play games, having recently re-installed, and had
the wga crap, i can't believe they are still charging nearly £100 for a license, the os
is nearly 8 years old, and they've just officially killed it, i think i'll stick to
being a "robbing cnut"
well troublemaker. why would anyone want to upgrade to win 7. did you all not read about
the hack contest where as the hacker who won, hacked windows 7 with ie8 in 10 seconds. who
wants a system that is that f*cked up?
why would you want to use a hacked version
of windows 7 if it is not feasible to restrain hacking?
technow, i don't believe ya till you show your evidence to proof.
you know if m$ would bring thier os oem's to under 50 bucks. my pirate days would
end...lol till then, im hoisting my flag
like 200-300 dollars for an os that is either a) old or b) has lots of bugs is
ridiculous. why can't they do it the right way? lower the price to like 60$, and make
money where they should. selling normal software. i paid like $300 for visual studio 2008
because i am a developer. for an average computer buyer, microsofts 'tax' adds about
200$ onto the purchase price. as linux becomes more usable, average users will stop buying
the computers with windows on it and just get the computers that 'work'. the money is in
the software, not the os.
just add 127.0.0.1 mpa.one.microsoft.com to your hosts file and delete c:\documents and
settings\all users\application data\windows genuine advantage\data\data.dat
then run mgadiag again, this even works on blacklisted vlk keys.
hey... i think..?
i'm not using win xp anymore, but my xp is a corporate edition..
in dansih it was just a "windows xp professional"
it's an normal version of win xp
pro, but with integrated key 'cause its suposted to be a version a company installs on
hundreds of pc.. so, geniue key is in the os, no key or any kind of cracks etc are
necesary ;)
for you "idiots" saying their windows xp is pirated.. just fcs
download and install a "windows xp pro incl. sp3 (corp edition)"
thanks microsoft .. i'll have a new work to do. since the the last microsoft genuine
validation cracked, i have nothing to do !
can you help about kaspersky securty
i was hit with the wga today, but the pirates already have a slew of options to help me
as i discovered on a torrent site. they are truly the best.
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By blood on 25.03.2009 - 23:03