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Microsoft Changes WGA Following Spyware Allegations
The thing I find most odd about the majority of these posts is that they
presuppose that Microsoft is a big bad an omnipotent being. They are, in fact, quite the opposite. I can tell you of dozens of cases where they've gone out of their way to help. WGA is just a tool, and like any tool can be misused, in the wrong hands. It's a shame that this sort of fervour wasn't raised by the devil you have running the US. Bush. If he raised this much controversy then he wouldn't have gotten voted back in, and the world would be a better place. The short answer for me is that, if you aren't doing anything illegal, then what do you have to worry about? TTFN -- There are three types of people in computing, those that can count and those that can't. |
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Microsoft Changes WGA Following Spyware Allegations
I see you are a MS MVP - presumably a Most Valuable Person.
So, 1) If you are angry or feeling superior for knowing what "replying to someone in a crossposted thread" means, the best way to get rid of these feelings would be to EXPLAIN what the above "crossposted thread" means and how it is done. That way people could come to terms and know what you are talking about. 2)If the task in 1) is too mundane for you, may be you can prove your mettle by working in the MS fun lab where they produce "security patches updates" that have "side effects" like "not being able to access My Documents folder". They could use some MVP's there. Meanwhile have fun revelling in your utterly superior knowledge. Isn't it neat being completely full of oneself? Totally, dude! "Rick Rogers" wrote: If you're going to reply to someone in a crossposted thread, at least learn how to crosspost yourself before doing so. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "Jon" wrote in message newsan.2006.06.12.00.29.33.392882@SomewhereOrOth er.com... On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:52:05 -0400, kurttrail wrote: Tom Willett wrote: http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441 LOL! Instead of phoning home every day, MS is changing it to every 14 days! Whoopy-do! With a summary of the past 2 weeks perhaps :-) Jon |
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Microsoft Changes WGA Following Spyware Allegations
Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote:
POP wrote: Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote: POP wrote: Tom Willett wrote: http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441 If you want the real story, go to MS and read it there. According to MS... "Important You've hidden important updates You've asked us not to show you one or more high-priority updates but your computer might be at risk until they are installed. Restore them now" ...my computer is at risk because I won't let it reinstall WGA. Never, ever rely on the media for an accurate account of anything, not even quotes! Totally agreed. All media links are good for are to tell you what to look for at the horse's mouth (or whichever end). In this case, I do believe it's the other end. I could allow WGA to reinstall itself--it's already downloaded, but I disabled it, and no matter what, my firewall will not be letting it out--but I'm annoyed, and I don't see that Microsoft has addressed the overall intrusiveness issue. Until it does, no WGA for me, even if it really does mean buying a Mac or switching to Linux. rl Actually, if I could switch to Linux, I'd be there already. I'm learning disabled due to a concussion several years back, and my attempts at getting Linux up have failed to date. I can install it and run it OK, but then collecting all the apps and drivers is where I run into trouble. From all I've read about Linux, I don't think your head injury has anything to do with the problem you're having. They might be available by now, but drivers were a big problem last time I tried, and there are some things MS does that Linux just doesn't do, or doesn't do well yet. If you want more than Open Office with Linux, it's a lot of work, especially if you aren't used to compiling and coding. It's not WGA makes me think this way; it's the bugginess in general of MS over the years, actually, plus the most obvious; Linux is still free right now. I still keep Knoppix around for playtime, but time isn't something I seem to have a lot of right now. Oh well. Linux seems to be geared towards those who are willing to devote much of their free time to getting it set up and maintaining it. Depends on the distro. I recently installed SuSE 9.1 Pro on one of my boxen with very little fiddling to get everything working, including SMB (that's Windows file sharing for those unfamiliar with the actual protocol name). It's fast and everything works. If you do decide to go with Linux get a decent distro. Fedora Core 4 isn't too bad either, takes a bit more fiddling though. But considering all the fiddling we see having to be done here with Windows to get stuff working right, what's the difference? Concerning drivers issues, modern Linux distros support most, if not all current hardware specs including a lot better support of legacy hardware than XP currently does. I have that time right now, but soon I won't. My other issue is that (before this WGA debacle) I wanted to keep the same platform at home that I will be using at work. Same here. Having the knowledge and ability to help others who run Windows is very important to me. For me, I'm pretty sure a Mac is going to be the answer (as it was in the past). Heh. Mac OSX is BSD-Linux with a happy Mac face. Essencially the only difference to you will be the price of the hardware. On the other hand--and again, based only on what I've read--Linux users seem quite eager to convert the masses, so I do think the support is there for those who want to switch. As a Linux user for over a decade I can say that most Linux users I know are quite happy to let the masses do whatever they want. Don't let the advocacy clowns spamming these groups fool you. Fanatics are a loud mouths, no matter what they're preaching, so they tend to steal focus from reality. Steve N. |
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