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Title: Latest Genuine Notification..
Post by: Binary Shadow on June 01, 2006, 11:49:19 AM
Anyone seen this yet?

Its very very annoying lol, luckily i only have it popping up on my test VM.

Anyone know a way to "turn it off" ;) ;)
Title: Re:Latest Genuine Notification..
Post by: Shakey on June 01, 2006, 12:07:39 PM
there are a number of methods that might work :)

From now on, use firefox and windizupdate (http://windizupdate.com/) :)


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Title: Latest Genuine Notification..
Post by: Mardoni on June 01, 2006, 12:28:35 PM
Not sure if this should be discussed...

So I am going to leave it open here whilst its discussed by the powers that be :)
Title: Latest Genuine Notification..
Post by: Deaths Head on June 01, 2006, 14:37:03 PM
As far as I understand it, the only time you would get nag screen is if your copy of Windows is pirated.  Is your XP fully licensed legal copy?  Tekforums is not here to help you run pirated software.
Title: Latest Genuine Notification..
Post by: Binary Shadow on June 01, 2006, 14:45:02 PM
mine is but i didnt wanna be activating every 5 mins so my test VMs are *cough*corp*cough*
Title: Re:Latest Genuine Notification..
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on June 01, 2006, 20:17:34 PM
It has been decreed that the circumvention of WGA is operating in tantamount to piracy.

However, the Windizupdate link is to a useful tool for Mozilla users and while it is part of a grey area there is nothing directly illegal involved here, so it can stay for now.

Further links directing to sites detailing methods of WGA circumvention are to be removed by mods/admins.
Title: Re:Latest Genuine Notification..
Post by: Serious on June 16, 2006, 18:57:50 PM
Present Genuine irritation is trying to phone home every day so keeps hitting the firewall :evil:

Supposedly its because its a beta and they might want to switch it off.
Title: Re:Latest Genuine Notification..
Post by: PuNk on June 16, 2006, 19:44:24 PM
I get the genuine thing from time to time (well I did when i was on my completely legal version of XP, now on vista beta). So its not just fo illegal copies, it annoyed the hell outta me too.

Also something thats annoying, because ive "activated" my windows xp so many times, it doesnt let me anymore, so sometimes i have to go the illegal way, despite paying Ã,£LOTS on windows xp =/.

Heck if they made XP better I wouldnt have to format so much, I shouldnt be punished for that.
Title: Re:Latest Genuine Notification..
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on June 16, 2006, 20:30:24 PM
Quote from: PuNkI get the genuine thing from time to time (well I did when i was on my completely legal version of XP, now on vista beta). So its not just fo illegal copies, it annoyed the hell outta me too.

Also something thats annoying, because ive "activated" my windows xp so many times, it doesnt let me anymore, so sometimes i have to go the illegal way, despite paying Ã,£LOTS on windows xp =/.

Heck if they made XP better I wouldnt have to format so much, I shouldnt be punished for that.

Activating via internet is the only method that you cant do after 5 times.

You can still activate via a free telephone call, and that is just automated

"please enter block A" "please enter block B" AAAAARRRGGGHHH drives you insane after installing non-corp XP Pro on 10 or so computers in the office :D lol.