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		<title>Can&#8217;t get WinXP to validate a &#8220;genuine&#8221; copy?</title>
		<link>http://www.askwoody.com/2011/winxp-validate-genuine-copy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>woody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently there&#8217;s a(nother) problem with Windows Genuine validation, this time for Windows XP only.
If you can&#8217;t get WinXP to validate, there&#8217;s a workaround published on the MS Social site.
Thanks to SB for the heads-up&#8230;.
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		<title>Windows Genuine Advantage lawsuit fizzles out</title>
		<link>http://www.askwoody.com/2010/windows-genuine-advantage-lawsuit-fizzles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>woody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gregg Keizer at Computerworld reports that the lawsuit filed in the wake of Windows Genuine Advantage phone home discoveries has been dismissed.
Multiple lawsuits filed in July 2006 claimed that Microsoft mislead users by labeling the WGA software as a security update, and failed to tell customers that WGA collected information from their PCs, then frequently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get security patches without Windows Genuine Advantage (er, Windows Activation Technology)</title>
		<link>http://www.askwoody.com/2009/security-patches-windows-genuine-advantage-er-windows-activation-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 15:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>woody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you ever wondered how to get around Microsoft&#8217;s obnoxious Windows Genuine Advantage antipiracy program, run over to the Windows Secrets Newsletter site.
Susan Bradley has an utterly authoritative explanation of what&#8217;s going on behind the scenes with WGA &#8211; and what you can do about it.
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		<title>Windows Genuine Advantage becomes Windows Activation Advantage</title>
		<link>http://www.askwoody.com/2009/windows-genuine-advantage-windows-activation-advantage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>woody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, the spinmeisters are at it again.
Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft is replacing its &#8220;Windows Genuine&#8221; terminology with the kinder, gentler &#8220;Windows Activation&#8221; sobriquet.
Apparently only the name has changed. The rest remains the same.
&#8230; and Windows 7 book writers are scrambling&#8230;
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		<title>Windows Genuine Advantage is still genuinely bad</title>
		<link>http://www.askwoody.com/2009/windows-genuine-advantage-genuinely-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askwoody.com/2009/windows-genuine-advantage-genuinely-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>woody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of Windows Secrets Newsletter just hit the stands, and the lead article is one that every Windows user should read.
Ryan Russell has taken apart Microsoft&#8217;s WGA (again), but this time he&#8217;s looking at the harmful effect WGA has in blocking access to security patches.
Those of you who run a copy of Windows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still have Internet Explorer 6 &#8211; what to do?</title>
		<link>http://www.askwoody.com/2009/internet-explorer-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askwoody.com/2009/internet-explorer-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>woody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Windows Patches/Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Explorer 6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows Genuine Advantage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My good friend BB wrote with this:
Woody, Never did put IE7 on my machine , but it seems that IE8 is getting good reviews. You think its ok to go with it now? If it doesn&#8217;t have that Genuine Windows checks&#8230;I &#8216;m still not sure if I&#8217;m ok or not..Oh Well ! 
If you&#8217;re still [...]]]></description>
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