Windows Genuine Advantage (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Windows Genuine Advantage" in English language version.

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40web.archive.org

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8microsoft.com

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163.com

tech.163.com

"微软开始打击盗版桌面背景变为黑色". 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

66wz.com

wzdsb.66wz.com

"微软发出"黑色提醒"". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

archive.today

"Microsoft Files Lawsuits to Protect Consumers and Software Resellers" (Press release). Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2006.
Lauren Weinstein's Blog – Windows XP update may be classified as 'spyware' Archived 2012-07-09 at archive.today, retrieved June 13, 2006

arstechnica.com

"WGA dubbed Windows Activation Technologies with Windows 7". 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
Ars Technica – Microsoft admits Windows Genuine Advantage phones home Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006
Microsoft wins windows xp wga lawsuit | Ars Technica Archived 2011-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved August 4, 2010
Ars Technica: Windows Genuine Advantage's newest setting: "You might be a pirate" Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 6, 2009.
Fisher, Ken (January 24, 2007). "Windows Genuine Advantage falsely accuses millions". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
"Users reporting failed Windows and Office validations or.. (Updated)". 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2017-06-15.

baidu.com

hi.baidu.com

"对网上盛传的《微软详解Vista SP1封杀盗版激活》三点质疑". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

cbifamily.com

"盗版的噩梦？Vista SP1新的反盗版技术". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

china.org.cn

"Panicking users rail against Microsoft anti-piracy crackdown". Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

foxnews.com

"Windows Genuine Advantage: A Ticking Time Bomb?". Fox News. October 19, 2006. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2007.

groklaw.net

Microsoft's Calling Home Problem: It's a Matter of Informed Consent Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 20

icxo.com

it.icxo.com

"微软开始打击盗版桌面背景变为黑色". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

informationweek.com

InformationWeek – Microsoft: Users may have to prove legal Windows use Archived 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006

labnol.blogspot.com

Agarwal, Amit. "WGA Notifications: This copy of Windows is not genuine". Digital Inspiration. Archived from the original on 30 June 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

microsoft.com

support.microsoft.com

"The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check process does not complete when you try to validate your copy of Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 Professional". Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
Microsoft.com – Description of the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications application Archived 2010-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006
"Description of the update for Windows Activation Technologies". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
"How to disable or uninstall the pilot version of Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications". Microsoft. July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2006.

forums.microsoft.com

"Microsoft WGA Help Forum". Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
"Microsoft WGA Help Forum citing response from MS Support". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2007-08-25.

microsoft.com

"Microsoft Files Lawsuits to Protect Consumers and Software Resellers" (Press release). Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2006.

windows.microsoft.com

What data is collected? -Microsoft Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved May 2012

msdn.com

blogs.msdn.com

MSDN Blogs – New Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Released Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved December 3, 2006
"WGA failure on October 5th, 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
"Update on Validation Issues". Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2007-08-28.

pcmag.com

Dvorak, John C. (October 16, 2006). "Onerous Vista Activation—A Time Bomb?". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

seattlepi.com

Lawsuit calls Microsoft's anti-piracy tool spyware | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Archived 2010-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 29, 2006

slashdot.org

linux.slashdot.org

"Ubuntu Linux Validates As Genuine Windows". Slashdot. 2007-06-18. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-02-26.

smh.com.au

Sydney Morning Herald – Microsoft back to drawing board on piracy Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006

theregister.co.uk

"The Register – How to stop Microsoft's WGA phoning home". The Register. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.

vortex.com

lauren.vortex.com

Lauren Weinstein's Blog – Windows XP update may be classified as 'spyware' Archived 2012-07-09 at archive.today, retrieved June 13, 2006
Lauren Weinstein's Blog – Microsoft responds regarding Windows XP gr update vs Spyware Archived 2024-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006

web.archive.org

"The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check process does not complete when you try to validate your copy of Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 Professional". Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
"WGA dubbed Windows Activation Technologies with Windows 7". 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
"Ubuntu Linux Validates As Genuine Windows". Slashdot. 2007-06-18. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
Microsoft.com – Description of the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications application Archived 2010-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006
"Description of the update for Windows Activation Technologies". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
Agarwal, Amit. "WGA Notifications: This copy of Windows is not genuine". Digital Inspiration. Archived from the original on 30 June 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
Sydney Morning Herald – Microsoft back to drawing board on piracy Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006
MSDN Blogs – New Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Released Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved December 3, 2006
InformationWeek – Microsoft: Users may have to prove legal Windows use Archived 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006
"The Register – How to stop Microsoft's WGA phoning home". The Register. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
What data is collected? -Microsoft Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved May 2012
Microsoft's Calling Home Problem: It's a Matter of Informed Consent Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 20
"微软发出"黑色提醒"". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
"微软开始打击盗版桌面背景变为黑色". 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
Schiffman, Betsy. "Microsoft Peeves Chinese With Anti-Piracy Tactics – Wired.com". Wired. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
"对网上盛传的《微软详解Vista SP1封杀盗版激活》三点质疑". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
"盗版的噩梦？Vista SP1新的反盗版技术". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
"微软开始打击盗版桌面背景变为黑色". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
"Panicking users rail against Microsoft anti-piracy crackdown". Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
"ZDNet". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
"The Ed Bott Report | Page 221". Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
Dvorak, John C. (October 16, 2006). "Onerous Vista Activation—A Time Bomb?". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
"Windows Genuine Advantage: A Ticking Time Bomb?". Fox News. October 19, 2006. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2007.
"Is Microsoft about to release a Windows "kill switch"? | Ed Bott's Microsoft Report". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
"New WGA Behavior in Windows Vista Service Pack 1". Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
Microsoft's antipiracy tool "phones home" daily^{[dead link‍]}, retrieved June 13, 2006 Archived June 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
Brian Livingston (June 15, 2006). "Windows Secrets – Genuine Advantage is Microsoft spyware". Newsletter. Windows Secrets. Archived from the original on 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
Ars Technica – Microsoft admits Windows Genuine Advantage phones home Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006
Lauren Weinstein's Blog – Microsoft responds regarding Windows XP gr update vs Spyware Archived 2024-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 13, 2006
ZDNet – Microsoft to ease up on piracy check-ins, retrieved June 13, 2006
"How to disable or uninstall the pilot version of Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications". Microsoft. July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
Lawsuit calls Microsoft's anti-piracy tool spyware | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Archived 2010-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 29, 2006
Microsoft wins windows xp wga lawsuit | Ars Technica Archived 2011-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved August 4, 2010
"Microsoft WGA Help Forum". Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
Ars Technica: Windows Genuine Advantage's newest setting: "You might be a pirate" Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 6, 2009.
Fisher, Ken (January 24, 2007). "Windows Genuine Advantage falsely accuses millions". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
"WGA failure on October 5th, 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
"Microsoft WGA Help Forum citing response from MS Support". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
"Update on Validation Issues". Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
"Users reporting failed Windows and Office validations or.. (Updated)". 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2017-06-15.

windowssecrets.com

Brian Livingston (June 15, 2006). "Windows Secrets – Genuine Advantage is Microsoft spyware". Newsletter. Windows Secrets. Archived from the original on 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2007-03-03.

winsupersite.com

"New WGA Behavior in Windows Vista Service Pack 1". Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2008-01-01.

wired.com

blog.wired.com

Schiffman, Betsy. "Microsoft Peeves Chinese With Anti-Piracy Tactics – Wired.com". Wired. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-10-20.

zdnet.com

blogs.zdnet.com

"The Ed Bott Report | Page 221". Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
"Is Microsoft about to release a Windows "kill switch"? | Ed Bott's Microsoft Report". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2007-04-04.

content.zdnet.com

"ZDNet". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2007-04-04.

news.zdnet.com

Microsoft's antipiracy tool "phones home" daily^{[dead link‍]}, retrieved June 13, 2006 Archived June 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine