[dba-Tech] Windows notification

Susan Harkins ssharkins at gmail.com
Tue May 26 13:12:28 CDT 2009




> Microsoft is being sued for WGA in LA under anti-spyware statutes.

=======Good!
>
> The false-positive rate (falsely identifying instances as pirated) is
> reported to be 22%.

=======Criminy -- that's incredible!

Susan H.
>
> PB
>
> Jim Lawrence wrote:
>> 1. If you have changed any hardware, on your computer recently, it will 
>> come
>> up with this message... like hard drive, lan card or mother board.
>>
>> 2. If you have MS Updates turned off for too long this will also happen.
>>
>> 3. If you have rebuilt your registers or changed/fixed/updates/restored a
>> number of primary records within the Windows directories of
>> subdirectories... the message may be invoked.
>>
>> 4. A number of updates, like MS Office also require you down load an 
>> ActiceX
>> component that once installed continually sends back messages to MS on 
>> the
>> validity of all MS software, on your whole computer. If any piece of
>> software, on your system, is registered, in more than one place or not 
>> fully
>> registered/activated, that message will continue to pop-up.
>>
>> Check the link out from MS for details:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ProgramInfo.aspx?displaylang=en&sGuid=5b22a
>> dba-2510-4876-874c-f4732dd8203b
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:30 AM
>> To: DBA Tech List
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows notification
>>
>> Why am I suddenly getting a Windows Notification message when I reboot? 
>> It
>> wants to determine if I'm running a legitimate copy of Windows -- what 
>> the
>> hell is this and how do I get rid of it???? I've been running the same 
>> copy
>> of Windows for years and all the sudden I have to convince MS that it's
>> legitimate?
>>
>> Susan H.
>>
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