Remove Windows Vista Validation update (KB929391)
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2.1.2006 Uninstall or Remove Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391) and Workarounds
Windows Vista Validation Update (
KB929391) has just been
released and deployed to Vista computer that are what called by Microsoft as “
frankenbuild” system that use the workaround of mixing files from RC and RTM build to activate the Windows Vista.
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20.12.2006 Remove and Uninstall Microsoft Office Activation Assistant - Fix Office Must Be Installed Error
On most OEM computers running Microsoft Windows operating system, regardless of its a desktop, notebook or laptop PC, now comes with pre-loaded trial version of Microsoft Office 2007, primarily Home and Student Edition, which is a time-limited product for evaluation if use without proper activation.
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17.8.2008 Disable and Remove OGA Office Not Genuine Notifications Uninstall KB949810
After installing Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) Notifications (KB949810) from Windows Update, OGA Validation will perform genuine test on installed Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007 and Office 2010 software. If Office product is validated as not genuine, This copy of Microsoft Office is not genuine notification message will be displayed on notification area (system tray), at splash screen during Office program (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) startup, and at Offices toolbar or ribbon with extra Get Genuine Office tab or element.
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18.10.2009 Microsoft Kills Windows and Office Validation Assistant 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.
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5.7.2007 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation - WGA Validation Crack 1.9.9.1 (1.9.0009.1)
You can still use the WGA Patcher to get only Updates through Windows Update!
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19.2.2009 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 How to recover from the Vista Validation update
Well, I wasn't paying attention and installed the validaton update. Oops.
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17.12.2006 States rush to remove data on residents from websites
States across the USA are furiously removing sensitive data from official websites.
The task highlights challenges facing states with sites full of personal information on residents, from Social Security numbers to bank account numbers.
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24.4.2006 Safely Remove Hardware fix for Windows Vista
When you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area on a Windows Vista based computer, and then you click Safely remove Device_name, the device may not be removed as expected.
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5.9.2007 Microsoft: Disable or Remove the Pilot of WGA Notifications
Microsoft is providing end users with the instructions necessary to disable or remove altogether the WGA Notifications anti-piracy mechanism from Windows XP.
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1.9.2008 How To Remove and Disable Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Windows 7 and Windows Vista comes with a memory diagnostic utility named as Windows Memory Diagnostic. Windows Memory Diagnostic is an utility that capable of scan, check and diagnose computers memory subsystem including physical RAM modules or sticks.
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5.10.2009 Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391)
Microsoft have just posted a Windows Vista Genuine Validation Update to Windows Update.
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16.12.2006 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.
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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.
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2.4.2009 Microsoft AntiSpy program will remove Sony's DRM Rootkit
From antimalware blog:
I've been getting a lot of questions in the last week about Microsoft's position on the Sony DRM and rootkit discussions, so I thought I'd share a little info on what we're doing here. We are concerned about any malware and its impact on our customers' machines. Rootkits have a clearly negative impact on not only the security, but also the reliability and performance of their systems.
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14.11.2005 Remove Unnecessary Startup Entries To Boot Windows Faster
Sometimes it's very frustrating when your computer is booting up Windows very slowly especially when someone calls you up to check something on your computer, and you need to call back because your computer takes ages to boot.
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5.5.2007 Remove or Restore New Briefcase At Right Click Menu of Windows 7 and Vista
Briefcase is an ancient feature in Windows operating system, existed since Windows 95. Briefcase works as a special folder that supports two-way file synchronization with another folder on local disk or external USB/FireWire drive and network drive.
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13.6.2009 Bypass and Disable Genuine Windows Validation Check
Microsoft has made it harder for illegitimate, or for whatever reason, your copy of Microsoft Windows couldn't be validated, users to retrieve updates via Microsoft Updates or Windows Update, and download programs from Microsoft Download Center.
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19.5.2006 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!
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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?
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26.12.2006 How-To: Remove the Windows BSOD icon in Leopard, make OS X a little less smug
It's pretty clear that Apple left no stone unturned in Leopard, making changes and fixes throughout the new operating system.
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31.10.2007 How To Reset, Remove, Clear or Reveal CMOS BIOS Security Password
There are times that we need to reset the computers BIOS security password. Yesterday I was at the local government technical school facility and the person who is in charge of the computer told me that they are not able to reinstall Windows because they are not able to get in the BIOS to set the boot order as it is password protected. The lecturers do not know the password as it is not set by them, but by some unknown student.
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6.7.2008 WinUpdateList - View, Uninstall or Remove Windows Updates & Hot Fixes
In past we have covered Windows Update Remover tool to uninstall and remove windows update and hot fixes from windows xp.
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29.9.2009 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.
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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?
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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.
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20.5.2007 Microsoft to offer code protection, validation to other software developers
Microsoft is planning to deliver on October 1 to third-party software developers a set of technologies that will allow them to add code protection and activation mechanisms to their own software.
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13.7.2007 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.8.32.0 CRACKED
A new version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool has been released by Microsoft.
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26.10.2008 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.8.32.1 CRACKED
100% working on Windows Update, Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update
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1.12.2008Microsoft 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. ..
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04.07.2007Office 2003/XP Add-in: Remove Hidden Data v1.1
With this add-in you can permanently remove hidden and collaboration data, such as change tracking and comments, from Word 2003/XP, Excel 2003/XP, and
PowerPoint 2003/XP files.
When you distribute an Office document electronically, the document might contain information that you
do not want to share publicly, such as information youve designated as hidden or information that allows you to collaborate on writing and editing
the document with others.
The Remove Hidden Data add-in is a tool that you can use to remove personal or hidden data that might
not be immediately apparent when you view the document in your Microsoft Office application.
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30.05.2008MS 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...
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28.10.2006Office 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.
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27.10.2006Microsoft to Drop PDF Support
in Office
Amid threats of a lawsuit from
Adobe, Microsoft acknowledged
Friday that it would remove
support for saving files in
PDF from Office 2007, as well
as dropping its own rival
format XPS from the
productivity suite and Windows
Vista...
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03.06.2006IBM unveils 'cloud validation' to harden security and lower TCO
After last month's launch of a set of cloud development tools, IBM this week rolled out new global "cloud validation" and consulting services
for its cloud computing program, two new customers, and a cloud computing platform for China...
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27.11.2008Office 2007 'Stun Switch' Nothing New
This week, Microsoft is
repeating statements made over
the past seven years that
Office's Reduced
Functionality Mode is nothing
other than a mechanism to
prevent users who won't let
the company verify the
product's authenticity from
doing more than testing how it
works. What's the cause of
recent confusion over RFM and
product validation?..
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21.11.2006Microsoft to Detect, Remove
Sony DRM
Following up on earlier
indecision, Microsoft said
over the weekend that it has
decided to detect and remove
the rootkit found in Sony's
digital rights management,
which sparked huge controversy
after being discovered on a
number of CDs. Signatures will
be added to Windows
AntiSpyware...
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14.11.2005Disappearance Of Vista Language Packs
On Friday 24 August, an internal process change inadvertently caused the current versions of the Windows Vista language packs offered as Ultimate
Extras to be withdrawn earlier than normal in preparation for release of new updates to these language packs. This situation has since been resolved
and the language packs are once more available to Windows Vista Ultimate customers via Windows Update. The content of the language packs themselves
has not been changed.
Finer points:
▪ Validation of these language packs is handled in the
same manner as security updates.
▪ If they are accessed directly from Microsoft.com Download Center, then validation is required to
download.
▪ If they are accessed via the Windows Update control panel, then validation is required before updates will appear.
▪ If Automatic Update (AU) is enabled in Windows Update, then all of these updates will install automatically. There is no validation on AU.
jcxp.net - 30.08.2007
Heck, I'm Son of a Software Pirate
Joe Wilcox: About a year ago, Microsoft brandished my mom a software pirate. Now, I've been nabbed, too.
She professed her innocence, as
did I. A Microsoft support technician spent about four hours fixing mom's problem. A corrupt file trigged the piracy validation failure. I used it as
evidence that Windows Genuine Advantage does indeed generate false positives. But Microsoft disagreed, saying there was no false positive. Mom was
always legal; the system worked. Say what?
I never thought Microsoft would come after me? On Friday night, my copy of Office 2007
Ultimate failed to validate. Shoot, that makes me a pirate, too. Weeks earlier, Office 2007 activated just fine, so I was surprised by the sudden
non-genuine status. I re-ran the validation mechanism several times and once for Windows Vista. The operating system validated just fine.
winbeta.org - 17.12.2007
YouTube answers Sen. Lieberman's request to remove terrorist videos
Terrorism may be unpopular, but speaking one's mind about the subject is free speech: That's the basis of a response this morning to one prominent
US senator's call for YouTube to remove terrorist-oriented videos...
betanews.com - 21.05.2008
Norman Generic Malvare Fix 2006/12/20
NGenFix is a free utility that
may be used to detect and
remove specific malicious
software (malware). Note that
it should not be used as a
substitute for running normal
proactive antivirus
protection, but rather as a
reactive tool to handle
systems that are already
infected.
By
downloading and running the
program below it will clean an
infected system completely:
* kill running
processes that are infected
* remove infections from
disk (including ActiveX
components and browser helper
objects)
* restore
correct registry values
* remove references created by
malware in hosts file
*
remove windows firewall rules
for malicious programs
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neowin.net - 20.12.2006
Addressing WGA validation issues
From what I personally noticed while reading about the WGA issue around the web, it was much more than just a "very few customers were affected".
Perhaps Microsoft should rethink their validation strategy after this near-disaster?
Earlier today (25 August) we began
receiving reports of Windows Vista customers running genuine systems but experiencing failures when attempting a Windows Genuine Advantage validation.
This situation has since been resolved and validations are now being processed successfully.
We've since learned that very
few customers were affected. Sr. Product Manager Alex Kochis and a team of engineers have been working on the issue and has blogged about it to keep customers
up-to-date. Customers who received an incorrect validation response can fix their system by revalidating. I'd encourage anyone who received a validation failure since Friday evening to visit this site now; after
successfully revalidating, any affected system should be rebooted to ensure that genuine-only features are restored.
Alex will be
updating his blog with information as more information comes to light.
winbeta.org - 26.08.2007
Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391)
Microsoft have just posted a
Windows Vista Genuine
Validation Update to Windows
Update. The update provides
the latest information to the
Windows Vista validation
components, and is marked as
an "Important" update.
It seems that the aim
of the update is to further
prevent "cracked" copies of
Windows Vista from being able
to run. Install the Windows
Vista validation component
updates to make sure that your
copy of Windows Vista is
genuine and is correctly
licensed. If a problem is
detected, the update will
provide additional
instructions.
jcxp.net - 15.12.2006
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
Microsoft issues warning to VLK customers over WGA fail
Phil Liu of Microsoft has
reported problems with the
Windows Genuine Advantage
authentication method for
Volume License Key (VLK)
customers and a temporary
work-around.
"Just
a heads up on an issue related
to (Volume) VLK validation.
On Monday and Tuesday of this
week (Oct 2-3), some VLK
customers may have experienced
problems with WGA validation.
If a Windows XP system with a
VLK recently began failing
validation or reporting as
non-genuine, then they may
experiencing this problem.
The problem was the result of
an issue on the Microsoft
server side, and we are still
investigating the cause. We
regret any inconvenience this
may have caused you, and I am
personally working to get the
information you need to
resolve this issue.
We do have steps available
that affected customers can
take to correct the problem,
and we'll continue to work on
solutions and post them on
this forum."
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neowin.net - 05.10.2006
Microsoft to Drop PDF Support
in Office 2007
Amid threats of a lawsuit from
Adobe, Microsoft acknowledged
Friday that it would remove
support for saving files in
PDF from Office 2007, as well
as dropping its own rival
format XPS from the
productivity suite and Windows
Vista.
The
changes follow a breakdown of
talks between the two
technology giants after
Microsoft announced last year
it would include native PDF
publishing with the release of
Office 2007. The feature has
long been a top request from
customers, the company said at
the time, and other office
suites have the
capability.
But
Adobe was unhappy with the
move and a dispute has been
brewing for four months,
Microsoft's lead counsel Brad
Smith said Friday. Although
PDF claims to be an open
format and is integrated into
OpenOffice and Apple's Mac OS
X operating system, Adobe
apparently sees Office 2007 as
a real threat to its
business.
jcxp.net - 03.06.2006
The State of Office 2.0 and its Future
Over the past 10 years, Corel, Sun, IBM and others have tried to compete with Microsoft in the office software business, but thus far none of them
have been able to take a significant chunk of Microsoft's large market share, which generates revenues exceeding $15 billion each year. These
companies have tried everything; including Sun open sourcing their StarOffice suite and releasing it as the free OpenOffice. Yet, even this very compelling move has not been able to make a serious dent in the market.
However, with web 2.0 and the rise of Rich Internet Applications there are renewed hopes for entrepreneurs to be able to compete with Microsoft's
Office juggernaut. Now these smaller players can leverage the sharing & collaboration capabilities of the Internet, remove installation & maintenance
frictions, and provide globally accessible office software.
winbeta.org - 02.11.2007
Office Scout Search Commands makes IEBlog cameo
Long Zheng: Everybody's favorite Microsoft internal-use-only-no-you-can’t-have Office 2007 powertoy, “Search Commands” (codename “Scout” ), made an
unexpected appearance on the IEBlog today hiding in a list of
installed applications.
Jane Maliouta, program manager for IE8 deployment, was outlining the process to uninstall IE8 when she
posted a screenshot of her “Add or remove programs” dialog presumably taken from her work computer. One of the applications installed was
“Search Commands from Microsoft Office Labs”.
winbeta.org - 14.03.2008
New proof: Office 14 slated for 2009
Mary Jo Foley: Even though Microsoft has yet to release a public test build of Office 14, it is tracking for a 2009 release and will likely be named
Office 2009.
Microsoft didn’t issue a press release announcing its plans. In fact, the company has been steadfast in
refusing to provide a date for when the next version of its Office family will ship. A few previous leaks have pointed to 2009 as the target date, however.
The latest
information on Office 14’s scheduled ship date comes from Microsoft’s Podcast
for SharePoint (PKS) Q&A on the CodePlex site. From the Q&A (which I expect
Microsoft to edit shortly after I post this, so as to remove references to 2009)...
winbeta.org - 10.06.2008
