Comments on: Disable Microsoft WGA http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168 p2pnet.net - reader powered Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:38:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-53654 Reader's Write Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:45:37 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-53654 All these so called 'up-dates' do is break things, make MORE holes and do shit like this WGA... Fuck M$! and their 'up-dates' I have a MUCH more secure machine using my own 'cocktail' of anti-malware programs than M$ will EVER deliver! If I could afford it, I'd get rid of my M$ machine and get anything but!!! M$ has gotten way too greedy and are working with the 'gov' too closely for my tastes. All these so called ‘up-dates’ do is break things, make MORE holes and do shit like this WGA… Fuck M$! and their ‘up-dates’ I have a MUCH more secure machine using my own ‘cocktail’ of anti-malware programs than M$ will EVER deliver! If I could afford it, I’d get rid of my M$ machine and get anything but!!! M$ has gotten way too greedy and are working with the ‘gov’ too closely for my tastes.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-51564 Reader's Write Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:05:12 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-51564 Ive just blocked the process at my firewall. As far as I understodd many applications routinely call home looking for various things. Winamp calls home, WMP calls home and pretty much most software calls home looking for updates so microsoft doing it to me is no surprise. everytime i ever install an application the first thing i do is find the options and turn those settings off. n If they arnt to be found they get bolcked at the firewall. Ive just blocked the process at my firewall. As far as I understodd many applications routinely call home looking for various things. Winamp calls home, WMP calls home and pretty much most software calls home looking for updates so microsoft doing it to me is no surprise. everytime i ever install an application the first thing i do is find the options and turn those settings off. n If they arnt to be found they get bolcked at the firewall.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-51507 Reader's Write Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:30:28 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-51507 Once Microsoft is given permission to scan your computer, via a contract that has so much text that even most lawyers wouldn't notice the fine print, there is nothing to say that Microsoft won't offer the service to other associations to scan for other than works under Microsoft's copyright. Microsoft wants the RIAA/MPAA to adopt Microsoft DRM (IE: Microsoft "owns" and controls your PC, and explicitly revokes your ability to control your own PC), so is quite likely going to offer this type of service to be seen by these associations as one of their own. Once Microsoft is given permission to scan your computer, via a contract that has so much text that even most lawyers wouldn’t notice the fine print, there is nothing to say that Microsoft won’t offer the service to other associations to scan for other than works under Microsoft’s copyright.

Microsoft wants the RIAA/MPAA to adopt Microsoft DRM (IE: Microsoft “owns” and controls your PC, and explicitly revokes your ability to control your own PC), so is quite likely going to offer this type of service to be seen by these associations as one of their own.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-51180 Reader's Write Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:50:09 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-51180 Microsoft gave you a firewall that stopped stuff from coming in but gave you no control of what went out. Who in their right mind would let this stupid thing tattle to MS if they could block it. I assume Zone Alarm and fellow travelers would block it. Since I stopped "upgrading" at W2Ksp2 with no regrets, I dont know. Microsoft gave you a firewall that stopped stuff from coming in but gave you no control of what went out. Who in their right mind would let this stupid thing tattle to MS if they could block it. I assume Zone Alarm and fellow travelers would block it. Since I stopped “upgrading” at W2Ksp2 with no regrets, I dont know.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-51155 Reader's Write Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:41:26 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9168#comment-51155 Is this not like allowing RIAA-MPAA inspectors into your home very two weeks to check you don't hve any mp3 file at home? Is this not like allowing RIAA-MPAA inspectors into your home very two weeks to check you don’t hve any mp3 file at home?

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