Comments on: Windows Genuine (dis)Advantage authentication is down…lots of fun ensues (UPDATED) http://thesoapvox.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-disadvantage-authentication-is-downlots-of-fun-ensues-updated/ All the stuff that goes through Vox's mind, including SF/Fantasy books, open source software, linux, security, and many other geeky pursuits. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:38:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Vox http://thesoapvox.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-disadvantage-authentication-is-downlots-of-fun-ensues-updated/#comment-3050 Vox Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:36:03 +0000 http://thesoapvox.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-disadvantage-authentication-is-downlots-of-fun-ensues/#comment-3050 Not overstated, probably misstated or misunderstood. The thing with WGA is that it only checks when you install an update or an install of something from MS's site, like the Vista extras things. If you had tried to run the updates tool and gotten any updates during the time the servers were down, your puter would have been marked as illegal copy and you'd have been in trouble if you rebooted, Aero and DirectX, probably among other things, would have been disabled. You were lucky that your puter was up-to-date before the servers went down, tho...I know of 3 people who ran updates yesterday on their legal copies of windows and got WGAded. On the other hand, it seems like the servers are back up today, so...it wasn't as bad as the MS tech support people thought it was. Not overstated, probably misstated or misunderstood.

The thing with WGA is that it only checks when you install an update or an install of something from MS’s site, like the Vista extras things. If you had tried to run the updates tool and gotten any updates during the time the servers were down, your puter would have been marked as illegal copy and you’d have been in trouble if you rebooted, Aero and DirectX, probably among other things, would have been disabled.

You were lucky that your puter was up-to-date before the servers went down, tho…I know of 3 people who ran updates yesterday on their legal copies of windows and got WGAded.

On the other hand, it seems like the servers are back up today, so…it wasn’t as bad as the MS tech support people thought it was.

]]> By: Rich G. http://thesoapvox.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-disadvantage-authentication-is-downlots-of-fun-ensues-updated/#comment-3049 Rich G. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:08:58 +0000 http://thesoapvox.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-disadvantage-authentication-is-downlots-of-fun-ensues/#comment-3049 I think the problem might have been overstated. I've got windows vista running and played all weekend, even online games so I know there was an internet connection. It's microsoft so there was certainly some directx being used. Everything has worked all weekend with out a problem. I've played City of Heroes since I got to Rhode Island Wednesday and Fable which is a Microsoft game. I wonder if maybe the hysteria was more fun to post than to research. Not you, but the original poster. To see how if I could break it I even went to the update site to check for updates (weren't any) and then played. Stuff just worked. Maybe next time everything will fall down around my ears, but for now, chicken little's computer is just clicking along swimmingly. (Just turned it on to check and Aero continues to work as well.) I think the problem might have been overstated. I’ve got windows vista running and played all weekend, even online games so I know there was an internet connection. It’s microsoft so there was certainly some directx being used.
Everything has worked all weekend with out a problem. I’ve played City of Heroes since I got to Rhode Island Wednesday and Fable which is a Microsoft game.
I wonder if maybe the hysteria was more fun to post than to research. Not you, but the original poster.
To see how if I could break it I even went to the update site to check for updates (weren’t any) and then played. Stuff just worked.
Maybe next time everything will fall down around my ears, but for now, chicken little’s computer is just clicking along swimmingly. (Just turned it on to check and Aero continues to work as well.)

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