Windows Genuine Advantage Servers Out

krewemaynard writes to let us know that Microsoft has been having major problems with its WGA servers since at least Friday evening. Quoting Ars: "Users of both Windows XP and Windows Vista were writing to say that they could not validate their installations using WGA, and one user even said that his installation was invalidated by the service... The Microsoft WGA Forums are full of problem reports, and Microsoft WGA Program Manager Phil Liu has acknowledged that there is a problem, and that MS is investigating." Update: 07/25 22:10 GMT by KD :Microsoft has identified and fixed the problem and posted instructions for anyone whose system mistakenly failed a WGA check. (The link posted earlier was to a 2006 article.)

Comments

Re:whoops

[Anonymous Coward]

So the admins at google & youtube should be fired? More and more companies are realizing that commodity hardware can be just as reliable as the overpriced stuff (in certain senarios). uuuh....yea...that's what he said isn't it?
sigh..l2read

The MS Fanboys must have TONS of mod points!

[Chris Tucker]

Look at ALL the comments modded 0.

Just wait 'till MS has their own corps of Enforcement Gundams!

Then you'll see some mighty fine Ubermodding!

Re:WGA can disable your running system?

[Chris Tucker]

"That's hilarious that you can pay MS hundreds of dollar for the software,"

You're paying Microsoft for the privilege of using their OS. And MS absolves themselves of any liability whatsoever in their shrinkwrap EULA.

The ONLY thing that MS affirms is that, somewhere in the box, is a chunk of digital media with an OS on it. That's it. They don't even affirm that it'll even fit in the CD tray, let alone that it'll actually install or work on your computer.

Feel that? It's Bill Gates, slapping his dick on your face. And laughing at you.

Re:WGA sucks

[jcr]

Excuse me? What does an empty Wikipedia article prove?

-jcr