anyone received the new updates in windows?

[cooldude75ph]

[leo_trams]

no matter how I tried, ms ofc update says that i am updated...
now here's some details on my ofc2003:

i opened 'about excel'... it says

Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (11.8012.656 SP2
Part of Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
.....

can you tell if my copy did update? :mrgreen:

[leo_trams]

hmmm...this is my nth boot!!!

now the WGA is not appearing anymore. not even on the systray...bwahahaha

oh boy! the new key I used must be something! i luv this!!!

i opened 'about windows'...

version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-xxxx : service pack 2)

[dark_humbz]

One system in our office got "nuked" because it was using a CD key from another PC of ours, thankfully the rest of our Windows were legit.. Here's an info..

Just to let everyone know, if your running a copy of XP that isn't legit, or running it on two of your personally owned computers watch out! Microsoft released a WGA, Windows Genuine Advantage, patch today that keeps you from using your installed copy of windows!

Here is what happens, the WGA patch installs and your computer wants to reboot, you reboot and then you get a few additions to the Welcome screen. The first most obvious is an added graphic in the bottom right of the screen about running pirated software. Next is a popup box with the option to either shutdown the computer or you have to wait for the countdown timer on the grayed out ok button. After you wait you can click ok and get to the desktop but then you get an icon in the tray that keeps popping up nagging stuff about piracy, etc.

The next thing that happens is every ten minutes or so of use you get a warning window about piracy and you have to wait for the countdown timer to expire again. You can NOT uninstall the update to revert back and you will either have to format and reinstall or restore if you have partition backup software installed, or a system recovery cd if you have an OEM install but used a duplicate key, etc.

Also a repair install will NOT correct this either.

If your using a pirated cd key, or your using more than one computer in your home with the same cd key, yes its possible but NO i will not mention how, then i suggest you disconnect any internet connection, or if your on dialup do not connect, and refuse all updates until you back up your personal data and then seek a legit copy of windows. Microsoft appears to have officially sealed the hole on XP piracy. Word is that those running 64 Bit versions also got bit by this as well.

Oh well, good for me and my wallet, bad for those who were trying to get by with a pirated copy. I see at least a week of ten hour days reinstalling systems with new legit copies of XP.

Hmmm, actually nakadawat ani nga update ang usa sa PC nako sa haus (using Pirated XP, the other one is using OEM Win 95 kay karaan na man). Di man gyud unta to ka update tungod sa WGA Detection Tool, pero na bypass ra sad hinu-on. While updating naa koy nabasahan nga update named WGA Notification Tool, mao ni cya ang naka state sa imong quote...

[dark_humbz]

Pero ako raman sad cya na tang2x through editing the registry and deleting some files associated with it.

[etzina]

uyyyyyyy ayaw mo update sa new updates ron kay they will patch a prog to check if your windows is genuine... you cannot uninstall/remove this update
if dili genuine inyu windows, naa message mu popup about it sa boot screen, and while you're working ....

[chanbri]

hmmm...this is my nth boot!!!

now the WGA is not appearing anymore. not even on the systray...bwahahaha

oh boy! the new key I used must be something! i luv this!!!

i opened 'about windows'...

version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-xxxx : service pack 2)

unsa nay update,bro?

[wendellmb]

kong mag update mo(mga p@#$!3d) user.. ... i install lang manually.. naka update ko kanina.. then gi uncheck ra nako tong genuine bla bla... nga update.. waaa..

[tokidoki]

i still receive updates although i told windows update to ignore the download of the geniuine windows checker a long time ago. bwahaahahah...

as for the office 2003 sp2 update? why download it when we can get the cd!

[EarlZ]

i never got a single problem with WGA tools.. google can help you

OR

use this site which is 100% legal in getting windows updates w/o using MS's Internet Explorer.Also updating Office2003 to SP2 is really no big deal dunno whats the fuss about.

http://www.windizupdate.com/