From: "Rich Gauszka" 

It probably reporting back that my legal music files are on a mac-mini and
thus I'm now considered a subversive who has no intention of migrating to
WMP 11 or any future MS software. Of course anyone griping about the
intrusive nature of WGA will just be described as a malcontent, as any
future reduction in MS revenue will be blamed on piracy rather than the
alienation of a portion of their user base - pity



"/m"  wrote in message
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>
> At one point, you agreed to give Microsoft admin rights on your PC.
>
> The program is probably just deleting all your illegal music files, and
> reporting back to Microsoft that it found them and deleted them.  That
> would complete the transaction, and the RIAA will pay Microsoft for
> playing cop.  Or maybe there's a different why it is phoning home.
>
>
>
> /m
>
> On Wed, 31 May 2006 17:19:15 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"

> wrote:
>
>>I may not have noticed it before but after a reboot I received the
>>following
>>from Zone Alarm. I wonder what data of mine it's sending to the MS site?
>>
>>Windows Genuine Advantage Notification requested permission to access the
>>internet
>>Program  E:\WINDOWS\system32\WgaTray.exe
>>Destination IP 207.46.250.101:80
>>
>>
>>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>>news:447e063e$2{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote
in message
>>> news:447da577{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>
>>>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote
in message
>>>> news:447d9ade$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> How many freakin times will Microsoft abuse valid
users with KB905474?
>>>>> The update was ready to download this morning. At
least this month
>>>>> unlike last they didn't do it automatically in violation of my
>>>>> settings.
>>>>> Is this the start of some obscene Microsoft monthly
lease on your
>>>>> software?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't get that one. Windows won't give me any updates until I do a
>>>> required software upgrade ,Windows Genuine Advantage
Validation Tool ,
>>>> which I did load 2 months ago. I wonder why they changed it.
>>>>
>>>> Now I get KB905474
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I decided to install it and after installation it requires that I reboot
>>> my computer. A monthly high priority validation program that requires a
>>> reboot and is outside the normal monthly update cycle.  Wonder what's in
>>> the mindset of those that work at MS - Let's fuck with the users and see
>>> what we can get away with?
>>>
>>

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