[CS-FSLUG] What piracy-check?

[Stephen J. McCracken]

Fred A. Miller wrote:
> "Beginning Tuesday, the piracy check will be mandatory for all customers 
> worldwide who want to download add-ons for Windows XP.
> 

Nathan T. wrote:
 > Has Microsoft considered that people who pirate copies of Windows will
 > also pirate copies of the add-ons that will be cracked so they don't
 > do any authenticity checks. Microsoft is creating more sources of
 > revenue for people selling pirated software, even if their attempt
 > will deter *some* people.

Nathan hit the nail on the head on the people who will find a way around 
things.  Today I ran across this link:

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/28/microsoft_genuine_ad.html

which says:


Microsoft "Genuine Advantage" cracked in 24h: 
window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all'
AV sez, "This week, Microsoft started requiring users to verifiy their 
serial number before using Windows Update. This effort to force users to 
either buy XP or tell them where you got the illegal copy is called 
'Genuine Advantage.' It was cracked within 24 hours."

     Before pressing 'Custom' or 'Express' buttons paste this text to 
the address bar and press enter:

     javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')

     It turns off the trigger for the key check.