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Microsoft Brand Pirated OS

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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As of yesterday M$ force an update which allows them to see if you are running a legitimate version of Windows. If you aren't - you are branded with images on the login screen as a "hacked" copy and are subjected to popups and "nags" to "resolve the issue" and buy the OS.

Thought I'd share.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Just need to block Windows Update and problem solved... thanks for sharing...
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Oops... should I avoid booting windows then? Or at least turn off my router before I do?
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    nihilisticmadman wrote:
    Just need to block Windows Update and problem solved... thanks for sharing...
    Explain please...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Right click on the icon "My Computer" on your desktop, in new window click the "automatic update" tab and select option "Turn off Automatic Updates" ... should do the trick or do like me block every microsoft services, components ad software with your firewall, that way your system never communicate with them...
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    I might have already disabled that, I'll see. Also good idea about the firewall, I'll try. Thanks.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    A good firewall is Agnitum Outpost Firewall, since i tried this one I never used an other one and nothing get throught...
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Won't the firewall in my router do?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    And if you want your system patched then use http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/index.html
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote:
    Won't the firewall in my router do?

    got a firewall in my router too, but my firewall on my system still stop plenty of shit
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=32972

    If this is what you're on about...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    this only happens if you have automatic updates turned on and are running a pirated copy of XP
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    This is a bit annoying. I've got 3 licences in my house but can never be bothered getting each individual one and validating, so just use one cd where you just type a key in and it works.

    Oh well. Linux soon :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    yeh i noticed when the updates were asking to be installed, its the first one that juped out at me and was the only one i didnt install ;)
    dont know if it installed itself, i imagine it didnt, i asked it not to and i havnt seen anything about it yet.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    WGA Notifier (I think that's what it's called) is only optional afaik. I only ever do custom updates anyway and can uncheck the ones I don't want.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ok, someone tell me in idiots terms what I need to tell my Dad about this to stop it doing things, considering hes a complete technophobe. Not that we have pirated software or anything *shifty glances*
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Control Panel, Security Center, Automatic Updates, Turn them off...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    the whole of north wales runs on pirated xp!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    or just buy it...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    How amusing. Half the people who turn off updates will be the first to moan when their system is exploited.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mist wrote:
    How amusing. Half the people who turn off updates will be the first to moan when their system is exploited.

    Well I dont beleive that, since most people who turn off aut update know what they are doing and so are usually security concsious anyway
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Gavman wrote:
    Well I dont beleive that, since most people who turn off aut update know what they are doing and so are usually security concsious anyway

    Yeah, so they are the first to moan about microsoft being so insecure. ho-hum.

    Anyway I'm not sure that this thread is enitrely accurate. From reading the info in the windows geniunue thingy download, it only produces nags from the start bar, which can be turned off anyway. Hardly a big price to pay for stealing the software in the first place.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mist wrote:
    Hardly a big price to pay for stealing the software in the first place.

    Indeed. I can't see why people moan like they do - if you like Windows, buy it. Or, use a pirate copy and live with reduced update capability. Or, move to a free OS.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Will it still install itself if you have your update settings are set to "notify me but do not automaticly download updates"
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    if you turn off windows update, you will get a little annoying icon on the system tray warning you about it.

    Best thing to do is to fireup windows update using internet explorer, and select the update (its KB905474 i think), and click the "little hide this update" button.

    Problem solved, for a while. Microsoft say they will make is mandatory soon. Porbably just before Vista comes out, to milk it for all its worth.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Windows costs so much, what a rip off! How can the OS cost more than a HDD?! Grrr.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sidtec wrote:
    I only ever do custom updates anyway and can uncheck the ones I don't want.


    Same here, i unchecked it, is said it would check ALL software not just windows. My windows is legit though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    wooooooooah wrote:
    Windows costs so much, what a rip off! How can the OS cost more than a HDD?! Grrr.

    It doesn't. But if you choose to use Windows, then you have to pay for the 'privilege' :).

    Windows may be a rip-off, and it may be a lesser OS than the competition in my opinion, but you're pretty stuffed without it. A computer is useless without an OS.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Click to see more wrote:
    It doesn't. But if you choose to use Windows, then you have to pay for the 'privilege' :).

    Windows may be a rip-off, and it may be a lesser OS than the competition in my opinion, but you're pretty stuffed without it. A computer is useless without an OS.

    Well I use a linux distro but I have to use windows for one of my uni modules ( Because we are using MFC and although VC++ works under wine it doesnt work well enough! Plus MFC is kinda not used as much as it used to be so learning it is just gah), i dont choose to use windows but I HAVE too! So why should I ahve to pay for the 'privilege' (Although i'm not saying that I dont pay for my copy just why should I have to?)

    anyway ima step out of this thread now since i'm going off on a tangent!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Gavman wrote:
    i dont choose to use windows but I HAVE too! So why should I ahve to pay for the 'privilege' (Although i'm not saying that I dont pay for my copy just why should I have to?)

    No. You HAVE to breathe and eat. You CHOSE to go to university, and you CHOSE a course that required you to use Windows. :)

    I was in the same boat - we had to use Access for out databases. I argued with my lecturer until I was blue in the face...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Gavman wrote:
    I have to use windows for one of my uni modules

    Doesn't the university already have computers with licenced versions of Windows?
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