Guest Barbara M Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 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?
Guest P. Di Stolfo Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: WGA 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 -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Barbara M" <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:5F17FE9A-8153-4C8B-AAF6-22E2B5A59217@microsoft.com... > 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?
Guest Vanguard Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: WGA "Barbara M" wrote in message news:5F17FE9A-8153-4C8B-AAF6-22E2B5A59217@microsoft.com... > 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=%2B"Windows+Genuine+Advantage"
Guest Greg Rozelle Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: WGA On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:36:01 -0700, Barbara M <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >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 ========Signature Line========= http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?certegy
Guest PA Bear Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: WGA Are you referring to the WGA Notifications tool (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474)? -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org Barbara M wrote: > 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?
Guest Phisherman Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: WGA On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:36:01 -0700, Barbara M <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >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. :(
Guest newswatcher@NOSPAMinbox.com Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: WGA http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070825-windows-genuine-advantage-suffers-worldwide-outage-problems-galore.html On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:36:01 -0700, Barbara M <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >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?
Guest PA Bear Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: WGA Fixed as of 20:50 UTC: http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2055180&SiteID=25 -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org newswatcher@NOSPAMinbox.com wrote: > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070825-windows-genuine-advantage-suffers-worldwide-outage-problems-galore.html > > On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:36:01 -0700, Barbara M > <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >> 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?
Guest John Hacker Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: WGA 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! Barbara M wrote: > > 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?
Guest Alias Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: WGA Barbara M wrote: > 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. -- Alias To email me, remove shoes
Guest Barbara M Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: WGA No, KB892130 "PA Bear" wrote: > Are you referring to the WGA Notifications tool > (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474)? > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) > AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org > > > Barbara M wrote: > > 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? > >
Guest Barbara M Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: WGA thank you. glad your problem was resolved.... "Phisherman" wrote: > On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:36:01 -0700, Barbara M > <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >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. > :( >
Guest Barbara M Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: WGA YIKES! "newswatcher@NOSPAMinbox.com" wrote: > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070825-windows-genuine-advantage-suffers-worldwide-outage-problems-galore.html > > On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:36:01 -0700, Barbara M > <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >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? >
Guest Barbara M Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: WGA Thank you. "P. Di Stolfo" wrote: > 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 > -- > //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language > //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Barbara M" <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:5F17FE9A-8153-4C8B-AAF6-22E2B5A59217@microsoft.com... > > 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? >
Guest P. Di Stolfo Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: WGA You're welcome. I hope I could help you. Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Barbara M" <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:CBE0647B-E2F8-42C4-A56A-4A37B95FDF00@microsoft.com... > Thank you. > > "P. Di Stolfo" wrote: > >> 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 >> -- >> //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language >> //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> "Barbara M" <BarbaraM@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag >> news:5F17FE9A-8153-4C8B-AAF6-22E2B5A59217@microsoft.com... >> > 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? >>
Guest PA Bear Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: WGA 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: http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) Barbara M wrote: > No, KB892130 > > "PA Bear" wrote: >> Are you referring to the WGA Notifications tool >> (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474)? >> -- >> Barbara M wrote: >>> 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?
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