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WGA Under Vista SP1 Is Kinder and Nags More

Posted by kdawson on from the no-pretty-screen-background-for-you dept.

DaMan writes in with a ZDNet blog entry on Windows Genuine Advantage under Vista SP1. It seems that the draconian features present in Vista RTM have been replaced by nag screens and annoyances such as repeatedly changing the desktop background to black. But WGA no longer turns off Aero and ReadyBoost or logs you out after an hour."

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  1. nag screens and annoyances by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds to me like they just made WGA consistent with the rest of the OS.

    1. Re:nag screens and annoyances by JohnBailey · · Score: 2, Funny

      Windows 98 was also released 10 years ago, when such piracy was not nearly as big a problem as it is today. Times changes, so must security. WGA is Microsoft securing their product. How do you suggest it figure out who stole it and who didn't without bothering you but still preventing pirates from getting their product for free? True enough.. back then, you could install as many copies as you liked with the same license number and nobody was any the wiser. So people took disks home from work, or got an install that came with a friend's computer and passed it around. Completely different.
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  2. That's what I was thinking.. by gQuigs · · Score: 1, Funny

    They finally added a new feature to Vista.

  3. Re:desktop to black? by AndGodSed · · Score: 3, Funny

    And the answer would invariably be: "Yes it is ugly, but does it run Linux?"

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  4. Re:desktop to black? by owlnation · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they were serious about WGA they'd just set the background to goatse.jpg

  5. Can I upgrade? by mincognito · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does anyone know if you can upgrade to SP1 if your Vista doesn't pass WGA? This one hour automatic logout is really starting to an

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    1. Re:Can I upgrade? by BrentH · · Score: 5, Funny

      Kudo's to Microsoft though: it appears they at least submit the message you were trying to type to /. before truly shutting down.

  6. A kinder Writers Guild of America ? by mbone · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is this part of the strike settlement ? I hope the writers vote it down - I don't want any TV writers nagging me !

  7. My Advantage by LaskoVortex · · Score: 4, Funny

    I got around not having a valid registration of vista: I select the NI (not installed) Mode. This mode comes with every non registered version of vista, but is not well known. The benefits are that you get unlimited access to the web and your files, your computer runs faster, your software choices are unlimited, and you don't have to put up with annoying adware. Since I've switched to NI mode, I've been more productive and had more time to spend on ./ because I spend less time dealing with the vista bugs.

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  8. Kinda like my parents by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So it looks like Vista goes from abusive-dad mode to well-meaning-but-annoying-mom mode. No thanks, I'm still staying with the grandparents.

  9. You May Be a Victim of Software Counterfeiting by monschein · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nice popup window. Wait, who's the victim again?

  10. WGA by Keruo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now it turns Aero on and changes my pretty black background? fuking hell.

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  11. Ugly? by ROMRIX · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here KDE, KDE, KDE!!

    Sorry... it was there, I had to say it.