WGA to update or not to update, that is the question...

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I have 2 PCs. A 2 year old 'ARIES' PC from Watford Electronics /Savastore
and a 6 month old Dell. Both came pre-installed with what I believe to be a
genuine copy of XP home with proper key stickers on the CPUs. WGA
installation appears to be a nightmare. Are these machines going to be
teleported into oblivion if I click on the 'updates are ready to install'
icon in my toolbar? Should I just ignore it and not bother with updates,
after all, are they really worth the hassle?
 
Install the WGA update and you'll be fine.

Description of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130/en-us

The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program and
Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) program are part of
Microsoft's on-going effort to protect its customers and
partners from counterfeit software and to increase customer
awareness of the value of genuine Microsoft software.
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en

The Windows Genuine Advantage
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/whyValidate.aspx

Global anti-piracy initiative ensures software authenticity, performance
and support while providing ongoing system improvements.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jul05/07-25WGA1PR.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I have 2 PCs. A 2 year old 'ARIES' PC from Watford Electronics /Savastore
| and a 6 month old Dell. Both came pre-installed with what I believe to be a
| genuine copy of XP home with proper key stickers on the CPUs. WGA
| installation appears to be a nightmare. Are these machines going to be
| teleported into oblivion if I click on the 'updates are ready to install'
| icon in my toolbar? Should I just ignore it and not bother with updates,
| after all, are they really worth the hassle?
 
Carey said:
Install the WGA update and you'll be fine.

Description of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130/en-us

The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program and
Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) program are part of
Microsoft's on-going effort to protect its customers and
partners from counterfeit software and to increase customer
awareness of the value of genuine Microsoft software.
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en

The Windows Genuine Advantage
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/whyValidate.aspx

Global anti-piracy initiative ensures software authenticity, performance
and support while providing ongoing system improvements.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jul05/07-25WGA1PR.mspx
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Quit with the peer pressure to install the WGA notification update, Carey.
 
mamamia said:
Quit with the peer pressure to install the WGA notification update,
Carey.
Click to expand...

What--you don't like the idea of running additional software, at all
times, just to continually prove to Microsoft that you're not a thief or
an idiot?
 
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