This update is simply to stop unauthorized copies of Microsoft Windows 7 operating system from being used. If you have a perfectly legal copy you have nothing to worry about

for the people that love torrents. all hacked version of  2007  office  enterprise/ all versions are now showing up invalid in due time. with all of theses fun updates. If you are a student try ultimate steal or dream spark for cheap/free software. if you need office and a legal version win 7  software, get a tech net plus subscription for$ 349.   You then have acces to tons of softwere and 10 licences of most Microsoft products. vista, win 7, office ultimate,  office pro plus, server 2008. (one stipulation you can only install the software on computer you own).

sirmasterboy

rjohnson11

This update is simply to stop unauthorized copies of Microsoft Windows 7 operating system from being used. If you have a perfectly legal copy you have nothing to worry about

That's not the point.  The point is why do we pay Microsoft just so they can spy on us and treat us like criminals.  Some people like their privacy and don't need or want Microsoft checking up on their copy of Windows every 3 months (which is what this new policy will enforce).

It's similar to a line Benjamin Franklin once said that basically states that those who are willing to sacrifice freedoms or liberty to gain temporary security deserve neither.

Also I know some people and some cases where they do not use an internet connection on workstations that must remain secure.  These copies will now stat to deactivate if the user cannot complete the check every 3 months.  It's just more hassle that we shouldn't have to worry about in the first place.

Yes, I understand it wont affect the vast majority but there are still effects to some and it is still a pretty crappy and unnecessary move on Microsoft's part.

So your point is software companies should do nothing to protect their IP? Do you realize you don't have to use any of MS's products? You have that freedom of choice. Lastly this is OPTIONAL so your claim of the software being deactivated is entirely bogus.

KB971033
This is the update you are talking about.
It can be uninstalled, if not wanted.
Or , it's always possible to change to Linux at no extra cost.

KMoore4318

sirmasterboy


It's similar to a line Benjamin Franklin once said that basically states that those who are willing to sacrifice freedoms or liberty to gain temporary security deserve neither.

Yes, But Mr Franklin was an Apple man, so he didn't have these Issues.

This is the new Windows Activation update to detect piracy and exploits.  My copy is legit, however I am still a little hesitant to install this one.  My understanding that once installed it will periodically scan your activation code and send it back to Microsoft to prove authenticity, and if the scan deems your Windows is not authentic you will receive warnings and screen interruptions until you fix it with Microsoft.  I guess I just don't like the thought of this happening.  But Microsoft assures us there is nothing to worry about if your copy is legit.  I am giving myself some time to research and think about it before I install.

Anyone who "trusts" Microsoft is a fool and a idiot.

"Microsoft assures us there is nothing to worry about if your copy is legit"

Being a Microsoft customer since 1979 and having bought EVERY OS they ever made, I made the mistake of installing the 3rd WGA update for Windows XP in 2005...
-Only to find out that it had rendered my (PAID) $295 copy of XP Pro useless for any re-installs-
Microsoft had decided (without informing me) that it was changing the terms of my original licence and killing my disk (with the WGA update)

It was only after weeks of phone calls, e-mails and a personal threat to visit Microsoft in a violent manner, that I was sent a new "free" XP Pro disk to replace the one I had originaly bought.

Since the day I recived my "free" replacement disk, Microsoft has never made one more red cent off me... and never will.

I will not be treated in such a manner, as a paying customer.

This was in 2005. Today, Microsoft if anything has become MUCH worse in the way it treats its paying customers. And MUCH MUCH worse in its OS licence terms.

Dont think for one minute that its new WGA update is anything a paying customer should have to install.

What ever happened to registering your software and then being free to use it?

Oh yeah, thats right... Microsoft "Killed it" in favor of secret licence changes and trying to force you to buy its newest OS with a "WGA" update.



Just say No to Microsoft

Just say No, to paying for things you are not given a proper and fair licence to use.

Just say no to installing Windows updates that are undefined contract marketing tricks that are malware for customers that PAID for the product!! While all the people who didnt pay for it dont have such problems. 

Do-->  contact the US Dept of Justice and tell them to start doing their damn job with Microsoft, in its licence contracts with customers and its installing of "updates" that effectively render a (paid for) product useless.
 
Without any doubt whatsoever, the current "WGA Update" will kill your licence and render your (Paid for) Windows 7 product useless around the time Windows 8 is released.
What kind of "update" is that?
 
I will buy Microsoft operating systems when they use an honest and open registration, and my product licence is transferable to whatever build I see fit to install it on. Microsoft seems to feel that I owe them money every 3-4 years... and If I dont want to buy their "new" product (for whatever reason), then they will "force" me to.
 
Goodluck with that Microsoft 
 
I for one, will keep e-mailing abuse to the Microsoft ESC Dept.. until they wake up and stop sending me free disks
 
Greedy idiots..  LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL  
  
 

The reason that this update is fail is because it didn't actually fix the activation hack.  Hacked activations of Windows since Vista have always been implemented by using leaked OEM keys from companies like Dell, Gateway, HP and others.  If they patched Windows so that these hacked activations would shut down, then so would all the of users who bought their copies from said companies.  I just don't see Microsoft ever doing this.

ShockTheMonky

Well, if it gets installed now then it will be of your own choosing. I just checked for pending updates and this is what was show. 7 important updates but as you can see, 1033 is unchecked. I did not uncheck it myself. So I guess Microsoft has opted to make the important update not so important. Basically it's optional.
 
 

This just seems odd, because if it is something Microsoft is trying to implement to prevent piracy it seems like it would be a mandatory install and even hidden inside of another update so you wouldn't even be aware you were installing it.

ShockTheMonky

Well, if it gets installed now then it will be of your own choosing. I just checked for pending updates and this is what was show. 7 important updates but as you can see, 1033 is unchecked. I did not uncheck it myself. So I guess Microsoft has opted to make the important update not so important. Basically it's optional.
 
 

Same for me. It shows up unchecked. I always read what all the updates do as some of the "recommended" updates are not good or something I really don't need.

This would be a great update to run after someone installed the OS on your computer and charged you. You would have indisputable proof that they scammed you and could actually call the police on them for mass software piracy.

I think, under the right circumstance, this is a very good thing.

Just run it, uninstall it and hide it after. No problems.

Alright, I already installed it not knowing what it was. I have a genuine copy, but I really don't like this kind of intrusion so I would like to remove this update. I wonder, though, if you remove it do you come under some kind of scrutiny also? Maybe I'm paranoid - I use MS systems all legally, but I trust them only to look after their own interest not mine.

Wow Microsoft is really bringing down the hammer. 1st the xbox 360 ban, now windows 7, office 03-07. They dont want to let any change loose do they  ?

If some of you are so unhappy with MS, just don't use their products. Problem solved. Nobody is forcing you to use it. Pirating is not the solution though it seem to be tacitly supported by some.

MODERATOR CORRECTS YOU    - enough said ...

Delirious.

Please, no posting of hack programs in the forums. 

I do understand this but I see Microsofts inclusion of this copy protection as spyware any software I can find to remove it I would class as spyware removal software. The fact the above software can be used for other more sinister applications is regretable.
The question still remains if you install this update do you really think that removing the update will entirely remove the software?? I offer the following eg Microsoft may be acting less aggressive but they are still being sneaky. Users should be told what is being installed on their computers particularly after all they paid for it !!! You should not be presumed to be a pirate then have to prove your not after you have already registered your product key.
"I'd like to stress that the Update is voluntary, which means that you can choose not to install it when you see it appear on Windows Update," said Williams in an entry to the Genuine Windows blog.
That's counter to the practice Microsoft used in 2006, when it force fed Windows XP customers a WGA update by labeling it as a high-priority security update. Several users sued Microsoft over that behavior; the lawsuit was officially dismissed just last week. Since then, the company's anti-piracy software updates have been less aggressive.
 
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9155738/Microsoft_to_crack_down_on_Windows_7_activation_cracks