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• More details on this weekend's WGA validation issue

  Further investigation by our WGA team has brought to light more information on the WGA validation issue affecting users this past weekend. Alex Kochis on the WGA blog breaks down the events of the weekend that caused the validation failure, how it was Read More... Posted Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:39 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Featured News, Windows Genuine Advantage, WGA

• Addressing WGA validation issues

  Earlier today (25 August) we began receiving reports of Windows Vista customers running genuine systems but experiencing failures when attempting a Windows Genuine Advantage validation. This situation has since been resolved and validations are now being Read More... Posted Sunday, August 26, 2007 12:39 AM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Featured News, Windows Genuine Advantage, WGA

• Sting! The biggest software counterfeiting bust in history

  Earlier today the Chinese Public Security Bureau and the FBI announced the largest bust of counterfeit software manufacturing or distribution ever. The bust took place in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong and includes arrests that took place Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 24, 2007 3:00 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Security, Featured News, Windows Genuine Advantage

• Keeping it real

  In a recent post to his blog, Alex Kochis, Senior Product Manager for Windows Genuine Advantage, discusses the on-going work on anti-piracy features incorporated into many of the products Microsoft releases. Part of the job is to communicate advances Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 04, 2007 12:58 AM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Security, Featured News, Windows Genuine Advantage