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Download From Microsoft Without a WGA Check

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the routing-around dept.

Anonymous Coward writes, "When you want to download a file from Microsoft, a WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) check is performed. Microsoft installs a small piece of software on your computer that contacts the Microsoft server and checks the validity of your installed Windows software. If the test fails you will not be able to download the file(s). The following method gives you the ability to download every file from Microsoft without a WGA check."

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  1. Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't an email address defeat the purpose of being an anonymous coward?

    1. Re:Hmm... by Surt · · Score: 5, Funny

      Doesn't an email address defeat the purpose of being an anonymous coward?

      I don't think you understand the momentousness of this occassion.

      HE'S THE GUY The anonymous coward. How many times have we been irritated with his postings? How often has he trolled? Now we finally know who he is! I foresee the greatest email bombing to ever hit the net in final retaliation for his long years of tormenting us all.

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      "Who is the Journal of Quantum Physics going to believe?" --Stephen Hawking
  2. Re:Correct me if I'm wrong... by Darkman,+Walkin+Dude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even better, when you're submitting a story to slashdot as AC, it might be best to omit linking directly to your email address.

    Just a thought.

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    What he can't kill, he has sex on. Trent.