How to Diss Windows Genuine Advantage?

Interesting. It seems you can bypass the whole Internet Explorer only updating of XP by using a Firefox extension located at windizupdate.com In fact, it seems to bypass the whole WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) hokey too.

I tried the Windows route on my VirtualBox 1st. I have like 3 legitimate copies of Windows XP around. They are just tied to various boxes; some of which are not even working. Could I repurpose some of those licenses? Nope. Microsoft made sure of that. Most of the disks come from OEMs like Dell which aren’t even true install disks. So they are little better than coasters. This is inane.

So off to google (thanks digg) http://digg.com/microsoft/Need_a_Windows_XP_key_Google_can_help

Now the first key on this list didn’t work. Surprise. It failed WGA. Enter Windizupdate and Firefox. As I type my Virtualbox is updating its Windows XP.

I’m sure I will get my cease and desist letter in the mail soon.

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