From: "Geo" 

Ok now I know MS has a problem. I read your post thinking it was /m posting
then I saw you were responding to his post..

Geo.

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:447e1a4d{at}w3.nls.net...
> 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
> news:mt4s72h1iu73moeanbvis0jl0l2kssqm86{at}4ax.com...
> >
> > 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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