Microsoft Requires Windows Piracy Checks

[i l l m a t i c]

yeah, thats why use the "custom install" instead of the express install..

[Prican25]

well i thought i'd try the windows update and sure enough it d/l that genuine crap and scanned my cd key and said it was invalid heh.

 

i do own the home edtion but i perfer professional version and thats the backup i have of it.

 

i think i can live without the updates untill the next windows comes out

[ken_cinder]

Silly Microsoft.......you can circumvent this without even requiring more than what they force you to install! The frickin plugin!

 

Here's what you do.....

 

1. Open IE

2. Click on Tools

3. Click on the Manage Add-ons button.

4. Select Windows Genuine Advantage (You may need to change the drop-down box to show ALL plugins)

5. Click Disable

6. Done, now you can do Windows updates again.

[Gryph]

Silly Microsoft.......you can circumvent this without even requiring more than what they force you to install! The frickin plugin!

 

Here's what you do.....

 

1. Open IE

2. Click on Tools

3. Click on the Manage Add-ons button.

4. Select Windows Genuine Advantage (You may need to change the drop-down box to show ALL plugins)

5. Click Disable <---- sounds way too easy, and it is

6. Done, now you can do Windows updates again.

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Hahaha! I know there was one where right before you press Download all you had to put was some Javascript in the address bar and it would work.

[Prican25]

nice find IJTF_Cinder, and it does work

[Agozer]

Where is this Manage Add-Ons thing? I can't find it.

[Weirdy]

we don't know about finnish ie here buddy

[Agozer]

we don't know about finnish ie here buddy

Of course, but the innerworkings are largely the same, so save me the smartass comments.

[Weirdy]

we don't know about finnish ie here buddy

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Of course, but the innerworkings are largely the same, so save me the smartass comments.

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well..ok, on the ie header there should be something that says "help" or something similar to help

 

to the left of "help" should be something similar to "tools"

 

in the "tools" menu there should be something about add-ons

 

go in there and disable the genuine thingie

[ken_cinder]

Do I not recall you stating you haven't upgraded to SP2 yet? You won't have this in that case Agozer.......

[Robert]

I seem to recall from my work computer (win2000) that the genuine advantage could be removed through the add/remove programs applet in the control panel.

 

Could be wrong about that tho'

[ken_cinder]

I don't see it on mine in XP, and even if you could......that wouldn't help any, IE would just download it again. Disabling it, it's still there, just not functional.

[suvo]

microsft already make billions of dollar's and lets just say 1 out of every 50 copies of xp is copied i mean geez

[Max]

If I turn off the Windows Updates will that bring any harm to my OS or will it still run fine?

[suvo]

it just means your pc wont have windows updated so i guess it will be fine