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Windows Genuine Advantage Notification (WGAN) Questions

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Pete - 28 Feb 2007 02:58 GMT
Hi everyone,

Please excuse my ignorance about the subject.  I have a couple basic
questions.  I am running xpsp2 and my Windows is perfectly legit.

I wasn't going to download the WGAN when it first came out, but gave in to
Bill Gates, after researching the subject, and failing to really understand
the "what I considered MS spying".

I have a basic question.  When you click on the descriptive info before
doing a WGAN update, it says something about "WGAN will check your pc for
any illegal installations or programs" or something like that.  I assume it
meant Windows programs - but dunno.

So please answer me this.  If I was to download a file sharing program such
as "winmx" or "ares" - is Windows going to detect it and warn me about
installing it, and if I did install it, is it going to prevent me from ever
doing any windows updates in the future, if it senses the file sharing
program is not legit.  Or am I way off base, and it only looks at Windows
installations.

Thank you...Pete
GeneK - 28 Feb 2007 04:22 GMT
It presently only checks the validity of your operating system. I have read
somewhere recently that it will be extended to Microsoft Office Suite
programs. Third party stuff it will ignore.

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Hi everyone,

Please excuse my ignorance about the subject.  I have a couple basic
questions.  I am running xpsp2 and my Windows is perfectly legit.

I wasn't going to download the WGAN when it first came out, but gave in to
Bill Gates, after researching the subject, and failing to really understand
the "what I considered MS spying".

I have a basic question.  When you click on the descriptive info before
doing a WGAN update, it says something about "WGAN will check your pc for
any illegal installations or programs" or something like that.  I assume it
meant Windows programs - but dunno.

So please answer me this.  If I was to download a file sharing program such
as "winmx" or "ares" - is Windows going to detect it and warn me about
installing it, and if I did install it, is it going to prevent me from ever
doing any windows updates in the future, if it senses the file sharing
program is not legit.  Or am I way off base, and it only looks at Windows
installations.

Thank you...Pete
Pete - 28 Feb 2007 04:28 GMT
> It presently only checks the validity of your operating system. I
> have read somewhere recently that it will be extended to Microsoft
> Office Suite programs. Third party stuff it will ignore.

Thanks Gene...Pete
 
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