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  • Get security patches without Windows Genuine Advantage (er, Windows Activation Technology)

    Posted on May 21st, 2009 at 22:30 woody 2 comments

    If you ever wondered how to get around Microsoft’s obnoxious Windows Genuine Advantage antipiracy program, run over to the Windows Secrets Newsletter site.

    Susan Bradley has an utterly authoritative explanation of what’s going on behind the scenes with WGA – and what you can do about it.

     

    2 responses to “Get security patches without Windows Genuine Advantage (er, Windows Activation Technology)”

    1. hello woody,
      i have a few questions about some updates i have
      I know u probably been over this a million times i just want to know if any of this updates are safe well here i go kb963027,kb951847,kb960803,kb952004,kb956572,kb959426,kb890830 what do u think of the malicious software tool i`ve never used it because it said if anything happens i guess when using it they only cover 5 dollars i thought that sound weird well that it

      thanks,
      todd

    2. Todd -

      Hold off on all patches until I move the MS-DEFCON level back down.

      It’s particularly important now that Vista SP2 is out. Let’s see what happens.

      - Woody

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