WGA and Windows Vista

**washe** · October 4th, 2006, 01:11 PM

As I tought WGA comes integrated with Windows Vista.... I wonder how efficient it will be.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=148

**Douce33** · October 4th, 2006, 01:17 PM

WOW, I Cant wait till the system makes a mistake and shuts down someones puter that actually paid for a legit copy of vista. i guess this is one way for them to protect their investment, and u cant blame them. someone will eventualy find a way around it though.

**GroundZero3** · October 4th, 2006, 02:46 PM

Haha this is awesome, i cant wait to see this in person!

**RamonGTP** · October 4th, 2006, 03:23 PM

Geez, all my XP copies are legit, and even I am afraid of this!

**mrniceguy** · October 4th, 2006, 03:42 PM

I hope the don't try to swing it back to xp...I have valid copies but microsoft getting themselves a ban-hammer scares me

**washe** · October 4th, 2006, 03:47 PM

I cant wait for an OEM user that needs to reinstall for whatever reason and it gets that the key is not valid!!!

Wonder how long it will take to hackers to circunvent this...

**Chapper** · October 4th, 2006, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by washe

I cant wait for an OEM user that needs to reinstall for whatever reason and it gets that the key is not valid!!!

Wonder how long it will take to hackers to circunvent this...

bets on for 24hrs?

**mrniceguy** · October 4th, 2006, 04:50 PM

maybe someone in microsoft will sacrifice their job again to get a hack out

**washe** · October 4th, 2006, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Chapper

bets on for 24hrs?

Well Microsoft says its the most SECURE version up to date, its doesnt have any code from previous iterations of windows...

But either way it will get hacked...

**cmptrgydv** · October 4th, 2006, 07:42 PM

I don’t know vista’s pretty tight, hacking will not be easy, I for see XP getting
A lot more illegal use, because vista’s going to fight back, and XP will be easier to deal with,
But this will also be a pain for MS, if there are problems with the legit copy’s coming up saying there not,

**RamonGTP** · October 4th, 2006, 09:31 PM

I wouldn't mind the WGA or whatever MS decides to call it so long as it works the way it should, but we know that's not always the case. I didn't always have a legit copy of XP. Once MS started fighting back it became tiresome to go out and try to find the latest hack that would circumvent it so I went ahead and got a legit copy. The good news is that it only cost me $7 through my college. I plan on getting Vista for around $7 as well.

**mrniceguy** · October 4th, 2006, 09:49 PM

I had an employee's son get it through college but that's done with, I'm thinkin that the school sold more copies than students and they got pissed. got xp and xp 64 for 5 bucks btw

**Arch3rs** · October 5th, 2006, 07:56 AM

How do you all get the OS sooo cheap ???
Is this only in America ?

**GroundZero3** · October 5th, 2006, 08:15 AM

MS has deals with the colleges to give students the software at a very cheap price. (academic verison) Part of the deal however is they can only use the copy until they finish school.

After that they are suppose to purchase a full copy.