RE: WGA Rocks (erm, not) - Installing a game can deactivate Vista.

[the-void]

Some funny goings on experienced by Ed Bott. I wonder if this experience will taint his joy of Vista? Looks like he installed a game, and Vista didn't like that at all. Told him that his previously perfectly legal copy of Vista was suddenly counterfiet.

Link
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=220&tag=nl.e539

Screen by Screen gallery of the deactivation process
http://content.zdnet.com/2346-12354_22-56084.html

How good is that! Makes you just wish you downloaded that pirated version with the hack - I bet they don't suffer from problems like this.

 

[the-void]

As 99.9999% have an internet connection..

And all we need do if this error occures is click "Activate Now".. then NO, I dont see it has a problem.

Im sure the issue will be quickly resolved with an update which for most of us will be installed automatically. Not a big deal really.

Im sure the majority will receive the update before they encounter the error to be honest.

Installing an application deactivating your OS and you say its no big deal? Sorry, dear sir, its an almighty big deal. In fact, I would go so far and say its the biggest ******* deal regarding any OS ever!

Are you so blindly infatuated with MS that you believe they are completely benevolent and operate out of the goodness of their hearts to make your experience of purchasing a genuine copy of windows such a pleasent and enlightening experience. ( not like those pesky types who pirate - who never experience the joy and wonderment of WGA). It was by clicking "activate now" that disabled his OS. You didn't even read the article before you commented on it.

 

[the-void]

I agree. Apparently Vista isn't to happy with Starforce protection either

Starforce sucks big time. I would never install a game that uses that protection system. I have boycotted starforce since it killed my DVD writer.