[Question] New Microsof KB905474 - WGA

[codenamexxi]

Hi to all!!!

Where i can download the new patch from Microsoft KB905474 - WGA?

I don't want to install them with the Windows Update...

anyone have a link for the version of the 31/05/2006?

thanks to all

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[codenamexxi]

no one have replied to me.... this forum is not appreciated like the ryanvm...

somehow the link to download the file is:

http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdo...eaea7909eba.exe

hi to all

[Thunderbolt 2864]

Why would you want to install this piece of s*** WGA for anyway? No offense, just curious. Waste of time, waste of space and waste of effort. I heard it gives people problems even with a legit copy of XP.

[NateSmith]

because if you go to windows update it is a high priority update and most people install it to stay current with windows update...

[janus zeal]

true, but if it thinks there is .000001% chance you have a copyed os it turns xp in to nag-ware

[codenamexxi]

you have reason but i want to have windows xp up-to-date...

my copy of windows xp pro is "genuine" and i have obtained it for free (University)!

[Thunderbolt 2864]

The last time I checked, which was yesterday, WGA is not available on the Windows Update site anymore. I guess people were nagging to Microsoft and they probably withdrew it.

Edited October 17, 2006 by Thunderbolt 2864

[nitroshift]

The last time I checked, which was yesterday, WGA is not available on the Windows Update site anymore. I guess people were nagging to Microsoft and they probably withdrew it.

And it was about bl**dy time!

[Andromeda43]

The internet help forums are full of gripes about the false positives generated by WGA.

I've had to take several service calls from customers who have legal installs of XP that were getting the nag screen from WGA on every boot-up.

I wrote a little batch file to completely remove WGA. Then, in Windows Update you can tell it to NOT download WGA, like, ever again.

But for anyone to actually want to put that thing on their PC is bonkers! Or, at the very least, ILL Advised!

That's like wanting a big wart on your nose.

Cheers Maties!

B)

[LLXX]

The last time I checked, which was yesterday, WGA is not available on the Windows Update site anymore. I guess people were nagging to Microsoft and they probably withdrew it.

Their servers couldn't handle the load of several million PCs connecting to them to check if they're "genuine"...

[erpdude8]

no one have replied to me.... this forum is not appreciated like the ryanvm...

somehow the link to download the file is:

http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdo...eaea7909eba.exe

hi to all

for informational purposes, the latest version of the XP KB905474 WGA Notification app can be downloaded here:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/3...474-ENU-x86.exe

and if you want a tool to remove WGA Notification for good, get the RemoveWGA 1.2 app here:

http://www.firewallleaktester.com/removewga.htm

[severach]

Their servers couldn't handle the load of several million PCs connecting to them to check if they're "genuine"...

Unlikely since it doesn't self remove. All that happens is that it won't come back if you remove it. It sounds to me like a ploy to improve their chances at winning the class action lawsuits.

As far as I'm concerned, "We're not distributing WGA any more but the already distributed copies are still running" doesn't cut the mustard. It was surupticiously installed by Windows Update and it should also be removed by it without requiring user intervention.