WGA

[Guest]

Does anyone know if it is a good idea to install the Windows Genuine
Advantage Tool? What purpose does it serve? Is it better NOT to install?
Does it take up much space on the computer?

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

Hello,

normally, it's not a bad idea to install it. It doesn't take up much space.
Here's information on the Genuine Advantage:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/

Hope this helps.
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[Vanguard]

in message

Does anyone know if it is a good idea to install the Windows Genuine
Advantage Tool? What purpose does it serve? Is it better NOT to
install?
Does it take up much space on the computer?

http://www.google.com/search?q=+"Windows+Genuine+Advantage"

 

[Greg Rozelle]

Does anyone know if it is a good idea to install the Windows Genuine
Advantage Tool? What purpose does it serve? Is it better NOT to install?
Does it take up much space on the computer?

I would wait till tuesday if you can.

Here is a copy of my Vista group posting.
Do not know if this will work for xp computers but it might.

WGA temporary fix
http://blogs.msdn.com/wga/archive/2006/10/05/WGA-service-outage.aspx

1) Delete the data.dat file from C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine Advantage\data (The drive
letter will depend on where the OS was installed)

2) Revisit
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/validate.aspx to confirm
whether the machine is genuine.

3) Run wgatray.exe /b from the command line to ensure that the
latest validation is updated for WGA Notifications. This command may
be absent from the user’s machine and should not be considered an
error. Please ensure that this is run as an Administrator. A reboot
may be required to remove all non-genuine notifications.


Further info on False positives
http://blogs.msdn.com/wga/archive/2007/01/23/more-on-wga-false-positives.aspx


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[PA Bear]

Are you referring to the WGA Notifications tool
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474)?

 

[Phisherman]

Does anyone know if it is a good idea to install the Windows Genuine
Advantage Tool? What purpose does it serve? Is it better NOT to install?
Does it take up much space on the computer?

The WGA is supposed to frequently verify that your software is legal.
But it was a bad idea for me. After WGA I got notices that my O/S is
not genuine. I guess WGA can not "see" my legally-purchased
holograph sticker & CD. After calling Microsoft the situation was
resolved. WGA doesn't take up much space but can act like malware or
even a faulty virus.

 

[newswatcher]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/pos...suffers-worldwide-outage-problems-galore.html

 

[PA Bear]

Fixed as of 20:50 UTC:
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2055180&SiteID=25

 

[John Hacker]

I have not installed it and I don't wish to install any unnecessary
patches. In any case, I have not bought a single Microsoft Product
since DOS days!! Whatever I need is copied or what Microsoft might say
pirated. Either way, I am very happy indeed that my computer works fine
without WGA or activation. My name is Hacker! I am still working on how to crack Windows Vista!

 

[Alias]

Does anyone know if it is a good idea to install the Windows Genuine
Advantage Tool? What purpose does it serve? Is it better NOT to install?
Does it take up much space on the computer?

There is no benefit to you if you download and install it and it may
create problems.

 

[Guest]

No, KB892130

Are you referring to the WGA Notifications tool
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474)?

 

[Guest]

thank you. glad your problem was resolved....

The WGA is supposed to frequently verify that your software is legal.
But it was a bad idea for me. After WGA I got notices that my O/S is
not genuine. I guess WGA can not "see" my legally-purchased
holograph sticker & CD. After calling Microsoft the situation was
resolved. WGA doesn't take up much space but can act like malware or
even a faulty virus.

 

[Guest]

YIKES!

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/pos...suffers-worldwide-outage-problems-galore.html

 

[Guest]

Thank you.

Hello,

normally, it's not a bad idea to install it. It doesn't take up much space.
Here's information on the Genuine Advantage:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/

Hope this helps.
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

You're welcome. I hope I could help you.
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[PA Bear]

You will need to have 892130 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130)
installed to be able to use Windows/Microsoft Update websites.

You do not need 892130 installed for Automatic Updates to work properly.

How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525
--
Windows Update-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)