Wpa

[Lee]

I thought I read somewhere that support for Windows XP was finishing with the
release of SP3 sometime this year and that the Product Activation was going
to be done away with, can anyone tell me if this is correct or not, or are we
going to be stuck with this horror called Wpa forever.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Lee" <[email protected]>

| I thought I read somewhere that support for Windows XP was finishing with the
| release of SP3 sometime this year and that the Product Activation was going
| to be done away with, can anyone tell me if this is correct or not, or are we
| going to be stuck with this horror called Wpa forever.

WPA ?
Do you mean WGA - Windows Genuine Advantage ?

I doubt that MS will do away with WGA.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Only those who install a non-genuine copy of Windows XP
will have any issues with Product Activation (PA) and
Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA).

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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:

I thought I read somewhere that support for Windows XP was finishing with the
release of SP3 sometime this year and that the Product Activation was going
to be done away with, can anyone tell me if this is correct or not, or are we
going to be stuck with this horror called Wpa forever.

 

[Alias]

Only those who install a non-genuine copy of Windows XP
will have any issues with Product Activation (PA) and
Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA).

Only you would post such a blatant lie.

Alias

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

MS has stated that SP3 is the final service pack for XP. However, XP
continues in active support (meaning that enhancements and new features are
still possible) until at least 2009 and will enter extended support next
year (lasting until 2014). During extended support MS will continue to
issue updates and hotfixes.

On the subject of activation, I had the opportunity to ask that question of
someone at MS who makes those sorts of decisions and the answer I got was
that MS would make provision for offline activation should the activation
servers ever stop serving activation requests for XP over the internet or by
phone. That day is a long way off, however.

 

[HeyBub]

I thought I read somewhere that support for Windows XP was finishing
with the release of SP3 sometime this year and that the Product
Activation was going to be done away with, can anyone tell me if this
is correct or not, or are we going to be stuck with this horror
called Wpa forever.

If you mean WGA, I doubt WGA will go away. If anything, it will get more and
more sophisticated.

Consider automobiles. Originally they didn't even require license plates!
Now they have VINs and secret numbers scattered throughout the entire
chassis.* Plus every easily removable part, such as radios and air-bags, are
serialized and cross-referenced.

This has to be done to thwart the thieves.

With increasing technology, I expect every legit copy of the software to
have a serial number imbedded so the manufacturer - or even the
authorities - can track its progress through the distribution chain.

 

[Alias]

If you mean WGA, I doubt WGA will go away. If anything, it will get more and
more sophisticated.

Consider automobiles. Originally they didn't even require license plates!
Now they have VINs and secret numbers scattered throughout the entire
chassis.* Plus every easily removable part, such as radios and air-bags, are
serialized and cross-referenced.

This has to be done to thwart the thieves.

With increasing technology, I expect every legit copy of the software to
have a serial number imbedded so the manufacturer - or even the
authorities - can track its progress through the distribution chain.

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*The FBI was able to trace the Ryder truck used in the Oklahoma City bombing
from a number stamped on the rear differential housing! The fuzz was at the
rental office that owned the truck within an hour or so after the blast. And
Microsoft has way more resources than the FBI...

Bullsh¡t. WGA does nothing to stop real pirates and ONLY inconveniences
paying customers and induces them to buy the OS again when they don't
need to. Pre XP Windows made Redmond BILLIONS of dollars and made their
CEO the richest man in the world so, obviously, most people are honest
and pay for Windows. WGA is all about GREED and CONTROL, nothing more.
It's also contradictory to the concept of innocent until proven guilty
when both WPA and WGA assume you are a pirate until you prove otherwise.

What WGA will do is induce people to check out alternatives like a Mac
or Linux.

Alias