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Uninstall Office Genuine Advantage Notifications Notifier (KB949810) with OGA Uninstaller

Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) is another initiative by Microsoft to stem the piracy and counterfeit copy of Microsoft Office business producitivity suite and applications.
download - comments - 12.10.2009

Microsoft Plans Office Genuine Advantage

Despite the criticism leveled at Microsoft Corp. after its recent rollout -- and partial rollback -- of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), that tool was just the first phase in the company's latest antipiracy effort.
microsoft - comments - 28.7.2006

Office 2007 Genuine Advantage

Thanks to hwh1226 for this download. Office 2007 Genuine Advantage - 05/27/2007 This will make any Office 2003 or 2007 genuine! you will be able to update with any application of Office.
download - comments - 11.6.2007

Microsoft Plans Office Genuine Advantage

Despite the criticism leveled at Microsoft Corp. after its recent rollout -- and partial rollback -- of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), that tool was just the first phase in the company's latest antipiracy effort.
microsoft - comments - 28.7.2006

Office Genuine Advantage (OGA), Now Mandatory

If you don't like the mandatory anti-piracy checks that Microsoft now enforces for Windows, brace yourself. The Microsoft Office productivity and collaboration suite is about to get a similar program.
microsoft - comments - 27.10.2006

Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage nag to Office

Microsoft is set to begin a pilot of a new Genuine Advantage anti-piracy mechanism for Office that will add a “nag-like” feature, akin to what is now part of Windows Vista, to Office.
microsoft - comments - 9.4.2008

Uninstall Office Genuine Advantage Notifications Notifier (KB949810) with OGA Uninstaller

Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) is another initiative by Microsoft to stem the piracy and counterfeit copy of Microsoft Office business producitivity suite and applications.
download - comments - 12.10.2009

Office Genuine Advantage Notifications OGA KB949810 v2.0.48.0 Released To More Markets

For users who are installing Microsoft Office 2007 productivity suite with Office 2007 Blue Edition or other illegal and pirated Office downloads, which make use of volume licensing product key (VLK) to activate (or bypass activation requirement of) Office 2007, beware of KB949810 Office Genuine Advantage Notifications update, which will inactivate Office applications and display the nagging “not genuine” notification messages.
download - comments - 26.8.2009

What's Genuine About Windows Genuine Advantage?

An article over at Microsoft-Watch has been posted about what Windows Genuine Advantage is all about.
windows - comments - 10.6.2006

Windows Genuine Advantage works

IT may have cost Microsoft millions of sales, but Redmond claims that Windows Genuine Advantage has forced punters to buy legitimate copies of its software.
windows - comments - 26.11.2007

Microsoft changes Windows Genuine Advantage name

Microsoft is giving its anti-piracy/DRM technology a PR face lift with Windows 7. The “Windows Genuine” branding is being supplanted by a new name: Windows Activation.
windows - comments - 7.5.2009

Windows Genuine Advantage now supports Firefox

Microsoft Genuine Windows Validation process now works in Firefox and other Mozilla browsers. Firefox users can manually install the Windows Genuine Advantage validation Firefox plug-in available on Microsoft's website to complete the Windows validation process.
microsoft - comments - 17.11.2005

Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Crack

A brief guide on how to bypass Windows Genuine Advantage check on Windows XP.

It took basically 5 minutes to figure out how to bypass this check. However, Microsoft can change his server part of the check in order to block this.
download - comments - 7.3.2006

Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Crack

A brief guide on how to bypass Windows Genuine Advantage check on Windows XP.

It took basically 5 minutes to figure out how to bypass this check. However, Microsoft can change his server part of the check in order to block this.
download - comments - 8.4.2006

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Not Spyware!

Thanks MrCobra for the heads up on this update in Back Page News on our forums.
windows - comments - 9.6.2006

Windows Genuine Advantage crack 1.5.726

Anonymouse user report to us - This is the last Windows Genuine advantage (WGA) probed in a computer whit just Windows installed (My Volks3" computer) and they work!
download - comments - 8.2.2007

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.7.18.1

Thanks to setter_gr who report this download in our forum. This is newest version on WGA Validation patcher.
download - comments - 27.3.2007

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.9.40.0

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.9.40.0 [2 Authors Exclusive]. Users who have an unlicensed version of , as we know, can not updates from the official site.
download - comments - 2.4.2009

Download everything from Microsoft without Windows Genuine Advantage Check

ghacks.net has found a workaround to bypass the WGA, wonder how long MS will take to fix this.
microsoft - comments - 8.9.2006

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.5.530.0 crack

You can still use the WGA Patcher to get only Updates through Windows Update!

If theres a new crack, Ill added to this website! Sorry for this problem!
download - comments - 26.9.2006

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.5.723.1 CRACK

Next version of WGA. How to bypass Windows Genuine Advantage Check on Windows XP 1.5.723.1?
download - comments - 26.12.2006

Genuine Advantage: Can Microsoft recast itself as protector, not punisher?

I wouldn't want Cori Hartje's job. She is the head of Microsoft's much-maligned Genuine Software Initiative — the team responsible for implementing Windows Genuine Advantage and Office Genuine Advantage.
windows - comments - 22.1.2007

Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage: An Overview and Screenshot Gallery

Microsoft announced its Genuine Advantage software initiative in March 2006. It's designed as part of the company's wider assault on software piracy (another infamous part of this fight, Product Activation, won fame and fortune for Microsoft went XP was released in late 2001).
 	
Windows Genuine Advantage

windows - comments - 21.7.2006

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.5.716.0 CRACK

Are you one of them who starts you're computer and see a sign with the sentence you're computer can be a false version or something like that, It is a false version.
download - comments - 17.11.2006

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.5.722.0 Crack

How to bypass Windows Genuine Advantage Check on Windows XP 1.5.722.0?
download - comments - 13.12.2006

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.7.36.0 patch

I just found the latest Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.7.36.0 cracked by Team ETH0. Release date of this cracked WGA is on 17 May 2007.
download - comments - 20.5.2007

Even with Vista SP1, Hackers Still Crack Windows Genuine Advantage

The fact that Microsoft has relaxed its antipiracy mechanism built into Windows Vista concomitantly with the release of Service Pack 1 failed to stop hackers from providing a crack for the latest version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation.
windows - comments - 1.4.2008

Windows Genuine Advantage Notification Wga crack 1.8.31.9

You should know by now that Microsoft enhanced Windows anti piracy measures with Genuine Advantage Wga 1.8.31.9.
download - comments - 24.9.2008

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.8.32.0 CRACKED

A new version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool has been released by Microsoft.
download - comments - 26.10.2008

Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.8.32.1 CRACKED

100% working on Windows Update, Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update
download - comments - 1.12.2008

Microsoft prepares Genuine Software initiative

The recently rolled out Office Genuine Advantage, along with its widely known Windows counterpart, seems to have made Microsoft decide to protect all of its paying software using a Genuine Advantage initiative.

The new tool, named simply Genuine Advantage Initiative, is aimed at protecting all Microsoft retail desktop software other than Windows and Office, which will both remain under their own Genuine Advantage. It is based on the Office version, but the changes it adds from this version is currently unknown.


jcxp.net - 28.07.2006

MS Office Validation Now Mandatory

Want to use the extra features within Office? Be prepared to verify that your copy of the productivity suite is genuine. While the so-called Office Genuine Advantage has been around since April, Microsoft did not make it mandatory until Friday...
betanews.com - 28.10.2006

Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage ‘nag' to Office

Microsoft is set to begin a pilot of a new Genuine Advantage anti-piracy mechanism for Office that will add a “nag-like” feature, akin to what is now part of Windows Vista, to Office.

Office already currently includes an Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) validation mechanism (for Office XP and Office 2007), but Microsoft doesn’t do a whole lot to “punish” those it deems to be running non-Genuine versions of Office. However, as part of a new OGA notifications pilot program — which Microsoft is launching in Chile, Italy, Spain and Turkey, according to an April 8 announcement buried in a Q&A on Microsoft’s Web site — Microsoft is set to turn up the unpleasantness a notch.


neowin.net - 09.04.2008

Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (v1.8.0031.0)

Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications is a tool to help reduce software piracy. This tool will confirm that the copy of Windows installed on the PC is genuine and properly licensed. If it is not genuine, the tool will provide periodic reminders to help you take the appropriate action.



This is the most current release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications. We encourage you to upgrade to this version. This release includes enhanced features that reflect ongoing input from customers, as well as Microsofts continually improving anti-piracy technology.




winbeta.org - 27.08.2008

Microsoft changes 'Windows Genuine Advantage' name

Microsoft will be changing to name of it's activation and validation system from "Windows Genuine Advantage" to "Windows Activation Technologies" according to a report by Mary-Jo Foley. However, the "Genuine" brand isn't completely disappearing. A press release states that Microsoft will continue to deliver genuine updates and notifications for XP users. The program has been criticized for its punishment tactics and false-positive results, even though Microsoft has fixed some of these problems in Vista SP1. According to Microsoft, Windows 7's activation will be built on the same software protection platform that was part of Vista, with some minor tweaks made for Windows 7.

Read full story.....
neowin.net - 08.05.2009

22% of Windows Installs Non-Genuine

Microsoft disclosed Monday that over one in five Windows installations were deemed non-genuine through the company's Windows Genuine Advantage program, which requires users to validate their operating system before downloading updates from the company...
betanews.com - 23.01.2007

Safety First: Beefing Up Anti-Piracy Features in Microsoft Office

As the piracy trade becomes more sophisticated, the Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage program adopts an end-to-end approach to protect Office customers from the risks of counterfeit software...
microsoft.com/presspass - 25.08.2009

Office Genuine Advantage (OGA), Now Mandatory

If you don't like the mandatory anti-piracy checks that Microsoft now enforces for Windows, brace yourself. The Microsoft Office productivity and collaboration suite is about to get a similar program.

The company's Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) program will require mandatory validation of Office software starting October 27, the software vendor quietly disclosed today. After that date, any Office Online templates downloaded from within the Office 2007 Microsoft Office System applications will require validation of legitimacy.

Similarly, starting in January, users of Office Update will have to validate the legitimacy of their Office software before they can use the service, Microsoft added.

Users absolutely hated the first iteration of the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program, and their protests pressured the company into revising it about a year after it launched in July 2005.

Microsoft said in a press statement that the validation process will be "quick and simple" for users. The OGA program, currently in the testing phase, is now available in 26 languages worldwide. OGA is a sibling program to WGA; both automatically check a user's version of Microsoft software to ensure it is not counterfeit or pirated.


neowin.net - 27.10.2006

Microsoft Kills Windows Validation and Office Validation Anti-Piracy Efforts

Microsoft's anti-piracy efforts will undertake a major overhauling. The Redmond company plans to take down both the Windows Validation Assistant and the Office Validation Assistant.

However, Microsoft is going to fill in the empty spaces left by the discontinuing of WVA and OVA with Windows Comparison Guide (WCG) and the Office Comparison Guide (OCG). Additionally there is also the old trust Windows Genuine Advantage and Office Genuine Advantage that will survive the anti-piracy cancelled services. Still, this is not the end of the upgrades in stored for the Microsoft anti-piracy programs. Feature updates and additions are also planned to be introduced.

"We're finally taking down both the Windows Validation Assistant and the Office Validation Assistant. The WVA was a prototype for WGA; it was the first tool launched that offered a web-based validation that could help find evidence that a copy wasn't genuine that otherwise might be hard for the average person to find (such as bad or leaked product keys, etc.) The good news is that we're replacing the WVA with the Windows Comparison Guide (WCG) and the Office Comparison Guide (OCG). These guides offer much of the same functionality as the WVA did by walking users through a quiz that helps them match the anti-piracy features of the products they have, but without the web-based validation. For that we're pointing people directly to WGA," revealed Alex Kochis, a senior licensing manager on the WGA team. ..
winbeta.org - 04.07.2007

Microsoft Seals Cracks

With the impending release of Service Pack 1 for Vista, Microsoft looks to slow down the pirates by cutting off two popular hacks to circumvent the Windows Genuine Advantage Program.

Testing both these methods of circumventing Windows activation and Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) has shown me that SP1 effectively ignores both these hacks. Systems that previously were shown to be genuine prior to the installation of SP1 then require activation - and if the system isn’t activated it is marked at non-genuine and enters the nag state.


jcxp.net - 11.02.2008

Microsoft: Windows Genuine Advantage works!

IT may have cost Microsoft millions of sales, but Redmond claims that Windows Genuine Advantage has forced punters to buy legitimate copies of its software. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Vole had tried everything from court cases, to threats, to try and counter piracy. But now that Windows Genuine Advantage has locked down its Vista product, piracy is more or less a thing of the past.

The SMH admits that Microsoft does not have any actual figures to back up its startling claim. The closest thing it has said was that Windows sales were up 20 percent while worldwide PC sales were up only 14 to 16 percent. It claims that this was because people with counterfeit copies of Windows were having to put the real thing on their computers or the software does not work


neowin.net - 26.11.2007

Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Update

Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications is a tool to help reduce software piracy. This tool will confirm that the copy of Windows installed on the PC is genuine and properly licensed. If it is not genuine, the tool will provide periodic reminders to help you take the appropriate action.



This is the most current release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications. We encourage you to upgrade to this version. This release includes enhanced features that reflect ongoing input from customers, as well as Microsofts continually improving anti-piracy technology.



Specific features of this version include:




winbeta.org - 15.12.2007

Office 2010 to expand antipiracy features

In an effort to protect customers from pirated software (and protect the companys bottom line) Microsoft has announced that it is to expand Office Genuine Advantage and Software Protection Platform.



Heres the meat of the announcement made by Keith Beeman general manager or Genuine Software Initiative...




winbeta.org - 27.08.2009

Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notifications

Microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new Windows Genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated version of Windows: Windows XP Professional.



In an August 26 posting to the Windows Genuine Advantage blog, Director of Genuine Windows Alex Koch said XP users should expect Microsoft to begin rolling out a new version of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) notifications starting this week. Microsoft is expecting the rollout to take several months.




winbeta.org - 27.08.2008

Microsoft Pushes New Piracy Initiative

Expanding upon its Windows Genuine Advantage program, which requires customers to verify their licenses before downloading operating system updates, Microsoft has rolled out a new effort called the Genuine Software Initiative. The undertaking will combine the company's anti-piracy and counterfeit prevention efforts...
betanews.com - 09.03.2006

Microsoft Expands WGA Piracy Checks

Microsoft said Monday that it was expanding a pilot of the Windows Genuine Advantage program that would notify users of counterfeit versions of the operating system, as well as broadening the program to users of the Microsoft Office productivity suite...
betanews.com - 25.04.2006

Windows Genuine Advantage suffers worldwide outage.

Late last night we started receiving reports from readers experiencing problems with Windows Genuine Advantage authentication. Users of both Windows XP and Windows Vista were writing to say that they could not validate their installations using WGA, and one user even said that his installation was invalidated by the service.

We contacted our sources at Microsoft, who told us off the record that the company is aware of a major WGA server outage affecting users across the globe. The Windows Genuine Advantage support forum has exploded with complaints, as a result, and Phil Liu, WGA project manager, says that he won't sleep until the problem is fixed. Windows Vista and XP are affected, 32- and 64-bit versions.


neowin.net - 26.08.2007

What's Genuine About Windows Genuine Advantage?

An article over at Microsoft-Watch has been posted about what Windows Genuine Advantage is all about. In short it was mentioned that the first time you run the WGA validation check, Microsoft's servers collect the following information:

The Windows XP product key, PC Manufacturer, Operating system version, PC BIOS information and User locale setting and language.

In the past WGA pinged your system everyday to see if your notifications are running, not if you're valid. This changed on June 8th where it now pings your system every 14 days. According to Microsoft, no identifying system or user information is sent to Microsoft as part of this check.


jcxp.net - 10.06.2006

Microsoft slams the door on Vista pirates

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: With the launch of SP1 Microsoft promised to put an end to two popular hacks used by pirates to allow a non-genuine install of Windows Vista to function in the same way as a genuine install. Testing that Ive carried out in the lab today suggests that Microsoft has been true to its word.



The two most common hacks used were the OEM BIOS hack and the grace timer hack (of which there were two flavors which were widespread).



Testing both these methods of circumventing Windows activation and Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) has shown me that SP1 effectively ignores both these hacks. Systems that previously were shown to be genuine prior to the installation of SP1 then require activation - and if the system isnt activated it is marked at non-genuine and enters the nag state.




winbeta.org - 11.02.2008

Microsoft Private Folder Released

Microsoft released today a file encryption program, called Microsoft Private Folder. The way it works is that it automatically creates you a folder and you can add files in it, which are encrypted as soon as you put them in.

The program is part of the Windows Genuine Advantage Offers, so you'll need to pass the Windows Genuine Advantage validation before installing. You'll need to set your location to United States using the scrollbar at the top of the page. Else, the offer won't be there.




jcxp.net - 06.07.2006