Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7.

Hi there
I still think a lot of people have missed THREE very salient points.

1) You aren't always in a position to be able to connect to the internet -- often for quite extended periods.

2) SECURE networks often do not want machines to (or even ensure that they can't) connect to ANY external network - Internet or otherwise.

3) You might not want to have an Internet connected machine for all sorts of reasons at home for instance -- especially say with young children when you are away from home --there's no reason why say a young 5 or 6 year old can't use a computer for their homework like learning simple spreadsheets etc when you are away -- but I'd certainly like to be around when they use the Internet.

As I've said NOBODY really has problems with LEGITIMATE activation and MS as well as other corporations are entitled to protect "Their Intellectual Property" but it's the "Phoning Home" bit - especially at random intervals that I think is a STEP TOO FAR.


MS could easily block pirated copies of Windows when people attempt to do a Windows upgrade or come to an arrangement with somebody say like Google - when a search is requested via Windows then Google could easily check whether Windows was valid and if not just re-direct to MS who could block the product.

Nearly everybody who uses the Internet uses Google probably at least once a day.

Cheers
jimbo

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omegatron said:

I installed it on my laptop.

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...tionUpdate.exe

I think...

Is it normal for the screen to flicker a couple of times when you hit the close button?

If not...

How do you tell if it installed correctly?

More importantly, How do you tell if it installed at all?

Wow! :shocked: that was brave!

manhunter2826 said:

omegatron said:

I installed it on my laptop.

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...tionUpdate.exe

I think...

Is it normal for the screen to flicker a couple of times when you hit the close button?

If not...

How do you tell if it installed correctly?

More importantly, How do you tell if it installed at all?

Wow! :shocked: that was brave!

Wanted to see exactly what this update was going to do.... and what it did is exactly what I'm concerned about.

I am concerned by the fact that my screen turned off-on-off-on when I closed the installer.

I am also concerned by the fact that I cannot tell if it installed, or installed correctly.

My experiment with this update is over. I'm going to reinstall my laptop and not mess with this update.

This update will be included with SP1 and check your activation status every 90 days after its installation indefinitely.

dmex said:

This update will be included with SP1 and check your activation status every 90 days after its installation indefinitely.

Is there anyway to tell if it is installed already?

Update for Windows Activation Technologies

trueswine said:

supposedly it was to be released on or after the 17th. patch tuesday was the 16th, and there have been no updates after the 16th. so i believe it is safe to say no one who didn't go out and deliberately download it received it. as for know if it is installed you can get a list of all patches / hot fixes for 7 from within 7 or there are third party apps for this.

Mine flickered at the end of the update then did nothing. It also doesn't show up on my list of hot fixes/patches.

Tried to install it again with no noticeable changes. Would be nice if M$ at least provided a place you could check for troubleshooting purposes.

dmex said:

Update for Windows Activation Technologies

Nothing there to help with troubleshooting...

Starting to wonder if there is a problem with the update... especially since it hasn't been offered via automatic updates...