All of us are using "DRM", it's called "Windows Product Activation."

kiwi_2005 · 03-07-10, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by swuboo

Windows can, however, stop working because you changed a hard drive or swapped out a graphics card. And if it's not the first time, you'll have to call Microsoft and plead your case before they will deign to let you resume using it. You cite Windows Genuine Advantage as a reason we should be okay with Ubi's far more draconian system. I cite Windows Genuine Advantage as the primary reason that I have not purchased a piece of Microsoft software since XP.

OEM versions of Windows dont have this problem, change some hddware no reactivation needed. Ive changed hddware over the years and never had to reactivate. In fact windows activation never had to go through all that crap with OEM, unless it just does it without me knowing. Retail windows though i hear is nothing but a pain in the ass if it fails. Plus OEM versions you can throw on more than one computer without needing a license. Otherwise i would be in sht creek with MS but both pcs get updates and pass the genuine check. OEM

Bubblehead Nuke · 03-07-10, 07:15 PM

Ahhh, but there is more to the Microsoft Saga..

You all know WGA..

.. But they have a NEW three letter combo for you...

......WAT, otherwise known as "Windows Activation Technology"

Now, every 90 days YOU have to resubmitt to the Microsoft servers a request to validate your authenticity. If you do not pass muster you are flagged a pirate and you get this annoying black screen with dire soul crushing news that you are running illegal software.

This software is self healing (thus you can not just glitch it to break it), goes around any firewall blocks you may invoke, and makes changes to your system without your authorization.

Right now it is not mandatory and it is limited to Windows 7. In the past when you had to verify you were 'Genuine' a simple WGA is all you have to pass. Now you have to have a WAT pass as well.

It is only a matter of time before it is backported to Vista.

They made their money off of XP so they do not really care if you pirate it now. Time will force you to update to a newer OS as new games, utilities and other things come out that just no longer work on the older software.

antikristuseke · 03-07-10, 08:09 PM

WGA was first bypassed in less than 24 hours in its early iteration, WAT will be broken rapidly meaning you, as a payign customer, can too turn that ****box off.

03-07-10, 07:15 PM	#2
Bubblehead Nuke XO Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 435 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ahhh, but there is more to the Microsoft Saga.. You all know WGA.. .. But they have a NEW three letter combo for you... ......WAT, otherwise known as "Windows Activation Technology" Now, every 90 days YOU have to resubmitt to the Microsoft servers a request to validate your authenticity. If you do not pass muster you are flagged a pirate and you get this annoying black screen with dire soul crushing news that you are running illegal software. This software is self healing (thus you can not just glitch it to break it), goes around any firewall blocks you may invoke, and makes changes to your system without your authorization. Right now it is not mandatory and it is limited to Windows 7. In the past when you had to verify you were 'Genuine' a simple WGA is all you have to pass. Now you have to have a WAT pass as well. It is only a matter of time before it is backported to Vista. They made their money off of XP so they do not really care if you pirate it now. Time will force you to update to a newer OS as new games, utilities and other things come out that just no longer work on the older software.

03-07-10, 08:09 PM	#3
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	WGA was first bypassed in less than 24 hours in its early iteration, WAT will be broken rapidly meaning you, as a payign customer, can too turn that ****box off.