[AccessD] OT: It may be time to stop hating Microsoft.

Max and Charlotte are not alone.

I too have no problems at all with WGA running. Indecently I did a little Googling myself and took a peek at the Wiki entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Genuine_Advantage

It sounds like those problems you are getting may be due to WGA Notification, not the Active-X control, which AFIK is all I have installed, so that I get the non-critical updates.

Running XP SP3, and Windows 7 RC1.

Lambert

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Paul Rodgers
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:41 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: It may be time to stop hating Microsoft.

Astonishing, Max. You are a fortunate man. Tears poured in forums suggest the majority is far from so well treated.

2009/8/25 Max Wanadoo <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>

> Not being argumentative or anything, but I have WGA installed on all
> my machines and all those at work. I have never experienced any
> problems whatsoever over the years it has been installed. Never any whatsoever.
>  Once
> installed, I have never heard a peep out of it.  All my updates are
> auto-downloaded and user requested options.
>
> It has never reported any bad software good, bad or indifferent on any
> of the machines.
>
> Max
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan
> Harkins
> Sent: 25 August 2009 21:19
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: It may be time to stop hating Microsoft.
>
> I hate WGA -- I haven't installed it and don't intend to, so I'll just
> keep clicking the Close button and ignoring it. I have no pirated
> software and I'm not hiding a thing. MS has just pissed me off royally with this one.
> You'd think registering software would be enough.
>
> Susan H.
>
>
> > Of course, that's nothing compared to what happens if you do
> > accidentally install it. So many forums talk of the absolute
> > nuisance it becomes through alleging legitimately bought software is
> > pirated. It harasses the owner every time it starts, apparently.
>
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