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Windows Not Genuine! Oh yes it is!!!

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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    I have no qualms about disabling any of Microsoft's unwanted intrusions into my computing experience.
    Thus far, I've had no problems with the WGA nonsense.
    Maybe that's because I have a fully licenced copy of Windows XP. :rolleyes:
  • boofy_2
    boofy_2 Posts: 422 Forumite
    So have i, which was verified over and over again. It didn't get rid of the offending article, though.
    "When you want something said, ask a man.
    When you want something DONE, ask a woman" - Margaret Thatcher
  • misskool
    misskool Posts: 12,832 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    movieman wrote:

    Frankly, to me this is just another reason _not_ to buy a PC with Vista, because this kind of 'copy protection' garbage from Microsoft is only going to get worse. The odds of my next 'PC' being a Mac increase all the time.

    Buy a Mac! You can even install Windows on it now (if you must).
    Don't mean to be hijacking this thread but after reading it all, I am glad I switched. Just because M$ have the majority advantage, they can exploit it all they want?
  • ioscorpio
    ioscorpio Posts: 2,364 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    What's the point of buying a MAC if you are going to put ms windows on it. People have got a problem with windows not the type of machine it its used on.
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