Comments on: Windows Genuine Advantage Server Down Worldwide http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:24:35 -0500 hourly 1 By: 123 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-1032390 123 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:35:27 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/#comment-1032390 "old P4 1500MHz (which became very slow with winXP)" xp runs firefox3 (50+tabs), etc fine on 700mhz celeron 512pc100 w/ av, pfw. something else was bad on your p4. maybe you'd installed symantec security suite? that'll slow down a c2d w/ 4gb (albeit running vista) “old P4 1500MHz (which became very slow with winXP)”
xp runs firefox3 (50+tabs), etc fine on 700mhz celeron 512pc100 w/ av, pfw. something else was bad on your p4. maybe you’d installed symantec security suite? that’ll slow down a c2d w/ 4gb (albeit running vista)

]]> By: Alex http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-806624 Alex Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:04:13 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/#comment-806624 My mom bought an XP based laptop, and even thought she was connected to the internet all the time, every-once-in-a-while Windows would pop-up a balloon saying that she might be a "victim". My mom always got uneasy at those accusations and asked me to come and fix the problem. I started to get really angry at M$ saying those things to my mom, so I fired their stupid software! My mom bought an XP based laptop, and even thought she was connected to the internet all the time, every-once-in-a-while Windows would pop-up a balloon saying that she might be a “victim”.

My mom always got uneasy at those accusations and asked me to come and fix the problem. I started to get really angry at M$ saying those things to my mom, so I fired their stupid software!

]]> By: Thunder http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-654230 Thunder Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:01:12 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/#comment-654230 windows is crap, im using linux for last 2 yrs no problem or conflict!!!!! recently i innstalled windows vista ,it crashed immidiately ,i had to format 7 times!!!. all this WGA stuff makes me pisss!!!! windows is crap, im using linux for last 2 yrs no problem or conflict!!!!!
recently i innstalled windows vista ,it crashed immidiately ,i had to format 7 times!!!. all
this WGA stuff makes me pisss!!!!

]]> By: Lucas http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-526859 Lucas Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:09:59 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/#comment-526859 Echo the above comments... Have spent the last year or so migrating the 3 machines at home to ubuntu. First started toying around with an old P4 1500MHz (which became very slow with winXP) that I have now turned into a headless fileserver. Finally got so fed up with winblowz on my laptop that I put Ubuntu on that a couple of months ago and have never looked back. All this about WGA just makes me laugh... Echo the above comments… Have spent the last year or so migrating the 3 machines at home to ubuntu. First started toying around with an old P4 1500MHz (which became very slow with winXP) that I have now turned into a headless fileserver. Finally got so fed up with winblowz on my laptop that I put Ubuntu on that a couple of months ago and have never looked back. All this about WGA just makes me laugh…

]]> By: What is Ubuntu? http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-473977 What is Ubuntu? Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:46:45 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/#comment-473977 I have also been using Ubuntu for almost a year now. I really cannot understand why people would pirate Windows, when Ubuntu is free. I'd gladly pay the $200 cost of Windows for Ubuntu if they both cost the same. Hell, I'd pay $200 to use Ubuntu even if Windows was free! I have also been using Ubuntu for almost a year now. I really cannot understand why people would pirate Windows, when Ubuntu is free. I’d gladly pay the $200 cost of Windows for Ubuntu if they both cost the same. Hell, I’d pay $200 to use Ubuntu even if Windows was free!

]]> By: Scott http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-386690 Scott Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:24:00 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/#comment-386690 I agree with Elranchero. When I heard about this nonsense with Windows and their ridiculous DRM I laughed. I haven't been running Windows for a few months now, and am LOVING Ubuntu. HIGHLY recommend it if you're sick of dealing with Microsoft. I agree with Elranchero. When I heard about this nonsense with Windows and their ridiculous DRM I laughed. I haven’t been running Windows for a few months now, and am LOVING Ubuntu. HIGHLY recommend it if you’re sick of dealing with Microsoft.

]]> By: ELRANCHERO http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-385222 ELRANCHERO Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:51:10 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/#comment-385222 While the server is down, slip a Ubuntu live CD in your PC and take her for a spin around the block. All cylinders are firing now on Ubuntu. It rocks While the server is down, slip a Ubuntu live CD in your PC and take her for a spin around the block. All cylinders are firing now on Ubuntu. It rocks

]]> By: Derrick http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-384995 Derrick Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:36:59 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/#comment-384995 It seems that when it rains, it pours at Microsoft. Good to know that it is back up again. It seems that when it rains, it pours at Microsoft. Good to know that it is back up again.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-384475 David Mackey Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:44:30 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/25/windows-genuine-advantage-server-down-worldwide/#comment-384475 Not with this, but recently I called into Microsoft Support (the paid corporate kind) and their live assist application server was down as well. Not with this, but recently I called into Microsoft Support (the paid corporate kind) and their live assist application server was down as well.

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