What is the point if the update is not automatic? Someone with a pirated copy just doesn't install the update.

They should force that update on to anyone ever updating (and even pirates want to have the security patches, so they rather pay for a copy than having an insecure system for the next years). Actually they should have implemented it right away. It is not like now all of sudden they realize that people pirate their software.

It messes up full fledged OEM copies too. I have legitimate OEM that now claims it is pirated. I bought it from M$ in the pre-order right from their sight (it was the download copy that used their own program to set it up to install from a flash drive that they even provided then wiped out), so it defiantly is legitimate. Its just another control method to allow firewall bypasses for guys looking to sue the world. Now it says I need to make it genuine fore 260...the funny thing is Home Premium can be picked up fore 110! FN M$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I hope this comes back and bites them in the butt. After this experience, I hope someone permanently fudges their activation. Serves them right for screwing their own legit customers...oh and ya, I love my computer sending data back to them at timed intervals. Just love the privacy act being completely ignored by senators and governors. I guess they are paid off by MS to allow laws to be directly broken. Oh ya, I forgot, you can break laws to stop law breakers...if a police officer did that he would be in jail here in Canada.

There is a very good article on the Windows Activation Technology Update (WATU) at Paul Thurott's SuperSite for Windows which gives the best and most throrough explanation that I've encountered.

Following is the direct url to toe article:
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/watu.asp#100225

karl

KazeNoKoe23 said:

I'm not worried about "data being sent back to Microsoft". They never use that info to personally identify you.

I suppose, I am just more annoyed that me genuine copy bought right from them says it is not legit. I am absolutely positive nobody took my key either.

karlsnooks said:

There is a very good article on the Windows Activation Technology Update (WATU) at Paul Thurott's SuperSite for Windows which gives the best and most throrough explanation that I've encountered.

Following is the direct url to toe article:
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/watu.asp#100225

karl

Thanks for that karl, will have a read/ Hope this thread is not deleted; the one on Security sub-forum seems to have been? . WAT really does need to be discussed, in an intelligent and reasonable manner.

manhunter2826 said:

karlsnooks said:

There is a very good article on the Windows Activation Technology Update (WATU) at Paul Thurott's SuperSite for Windows which gives the best and most throrough explanation that I've encountered.

Following is the direct url to toe article:
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/watu.asp#100225

karl

Thanks for that karl, will have a read/ Hope this thread is not deleted; the one on Security sub-forum seems to have been? . WAT really does need to be discussed, in an intelligent and reasonable manner.

Sorry, my mistake, it's still there:)
https://www.sevenforums.com/windows-u...ndows-7-a.html

karlsnooks said:

There is a very good article on the Windows Activation Technology Update (WATU) at Paul Thurott's SuperSite for Windows which gives the best and most throrough explanation that I've encountered.

Following is the direct url to toe article:
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/watu.asp#100225

karl

The key phrase in that linkAnd if you're worried that the http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/cle...rade_media.asp I wrote about falls into this category, don't. I verified with Microsoft that this method is both safe and unaffected by WATU.) Method 2 from authors link no problems for me I had to do a reinstall of a legal OS.