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This is not the original content of this post because I have deleted it for more than a month. The reason is out of fear that I’ll get sued for it. But now I am reconstructing a new post about removing the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notifications tool. Why? Because I found out that M$ itself is releasing a removal tool for it.
Here is another less complicated one. Just download the program and run it to your ‘infected’ computer.
This next site also will help you remove the darn application. According to wikipedia’s external links section it is another legal way to remove WGA. This site is great because there are pictures to guide you along the way.
I highly suggest that people convert to Linux or MAC instead, because Microsoft seems to be getting worse for each Windows version they come up with. I mean this WGA annoyance also affects even those with a legal copy. That is really frustrating. You pay hundreds of dollars only to be told that they at M$ have accidentally determined it was illegal and thus you have to pay again for a new copy. They only got worst with Vista already. Just look at the release date that seems to stretch up to eternity not to mention the expensive hardware requirements. Shift now before it is too late.
September 24, 2006 at 8:59 am
Definately, I would totatly agree to swtich to Linux or Mac OS as soon as possible. Once you try one of those OSes, you will see the power they have. And not to forget, most of the Linux distributions come for free!;-)
I would recommend the Universal operating system. GNU/Debian Linux. You can get it from http://www.debian.org.
November 29, 2006 at 4:07 pm
“I mean this WGA annoyance also affects even those with a legal copy.” – assuming they really have a legal copy.
December 2, 2006 at 8:31 am
[...] Another question, correct me if I’m wrong but why does it seem that Microsoft has a workaround with regard to the Windows Genuine Advantage Notification tool? The problem for these all small or big firms or organisations is that , even if they love to switch to free OS and software, they can not do it now because its hard to find Linux literate people to work on and if found they cost a lot. [...]
March 30, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Hi all!
Bye
April 19, 2007 at 9:36 pm
The easiest way to fix the problem (get rid of the WGA Nagware and be able to update XP again) is to get the latest Validation Utility. You can get it at http://www.discmaster.info
I used that Utility and it worked great!
April 29, 2007 at 1:40 am
The removal of the You may be the victim of software counterfeiting popup isn’t a big deal at all. It’s just a program that runs when triggered by the “winlogon notify” event happens (which happens to be, shockingly enough, when you log on
)
May 3, 2007 at 3:10 am
REMOVE OF WINDOWS GENUINE, I DONT NEED.
July 19, 2007 at 4:13 am
dude, linux on the other
hand does NOT do some stupid
Genuine advantage “nagware”.
i advise everyone to switch to
linux. its mostly free. too!
January 14, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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May 25, 2009 at 1:42 am
We don’t even know how to program our Ipod let alone download fake software. A demand to download an application that could check our software started popping up three weeks ago. I was warned by the computer not to do it because it would allow software to check up on me whenever they want, so I refused. Then I started getting ‘this is not genuine software’ messages! We bought our computer with the software from a reputable local computer company and have a sticker on the bottom that says the software is genuine, and have used it for 4 years with no problem. I am planning to switch to Linux and Mac, believe me.