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

[Steve L]

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 Frisch [MVP]]

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?

 

[Alias]

Install the WGA update and you'll be fine.

LOL! Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh, there goes another keyboard.

Alias

 

[mamamia]

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

Quit with the peer pressure to install the WGA notification update, Carey.

 

[null]

Quit with the peer pressure to install the WGA notification update,
Carey.

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?