said by redxii :

No.

said by AB :

In that case, I'll just stick with 'A'.

said by SpannerITWks :

Just stick with IE6, locked down of course. Safe as anything, i've found anyway !

said by Loco :

What a waste of time.

Just have legal copies of XP & you'll havfe no problem..:+)

said by Loco :

What a waste of time.

Just have legal copies of XP & you'll havfe no problem..:+)

said by RR Conductor :

The author of that first link is from Bagladesh, I wouldn't doubt pirated copies of everything is the norm there, so the need to bypass this would probably be a big deal for most there.

said by RR Conductor :

Hi Hob, I didn't know you lived in Bangladesh?

said by cobo6 :

Why bypass the Genuine Windows Validation when i know my copy of windows is legal....read up on what to do, seams to long for only 5 seconds of checking.

said by FSN6777sss :

My copy is legit, but I don't want to run GWV, so it's useful to me.

said by PolarBear :

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My post from a similar forum:

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My computer is not an extra-terrestrial, it does not need to phone home for any reason (not even crashes). It and the software on it belongs to me (I paid for it), thus it will or will not do exactly what I tell it to.

Same reason I will not buy a new Chevrolet; I don't need a direct connection to GM.

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said by rfnut :

I hope mine does not phone home. Especially if it tells the Mrs when I am at the bar.

said by Cudni :

it is much more sinister than that as now it can guess the final destination based on previous journeys and text the Mrs in advance allowing her to set up an ambush.

said by Timmn :

From what I've been told, your Chevy can "phone home" if it's equipped with OnStar.

said by boog :

I own an '06 Chevrolet, and it has no way of "phoning home".

said by rob_in_chatt :

mine isnt legit, and it took all of 4 minutes to do it and it worked like a charm.

said by maartena :

For those worried about "phoning home" stuff:

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said by rgillis70 :

. . .

Only a matter of time before all cars have that. Guess people will have to stop driving too.

said by javaMan :

Either that or stop driving like idiots.

said by maartena :

For those worried about "phoning home" stuff:

Throw out your cell phones. Your phone company knows exactly where you are. And so does the police, who have access to cell phone information if they need to track you down.

Those who won't buy a chevy because it "phones home" should immediately cancel their cell phone plans. Buy a pager, it is hard to track.

said by Grail Knight :

Interesting the trouble some will go just to remove WGA even if their copy of Windows is legit.

For anyone that feels so strongly about WGA they should either get used to the fact MS is going to use it and accept it or move to an OS not made by MS.