LXer: Windows Genuine Advantage not such a plus

LXer · 08-25-2007, 09:50 PM

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Late last night Ars Technica started receiving reports from readers experiencing problems with Windows Genuine Advantage authentication. Windows XP and Windows Vista users wrote to say that they could not validate their installations using WGA, and one user even said that his installation was invalidated by the service. Microsoft is telling users they should "try again" later, with some support techs telling readers that Microsoft is aiming to have a fix in place by Tuesday, August 28.

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AceofSpades19 · 08-25-2007, 10:48 PM

wga hurts the valid customers more then the pirates themselfs

easuter · 08-26-2007, 06:49 AM

[sarcasm]Don't worry folks, its *only* 'til tuesday![/sarcasm]

I don't imagine this will feature in microsoft's new "windows server compare" site.