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InternetNews November 29, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Microsoft Revises Controversial WGA Microsoft has revised its controversial Windows Genuine Advantage program in an attempt to improve accuracy, reduce false positives and fight tampering.
PC Magazine March 16, 2005 Larry Seltzer	Validating Windows What does the Windows Genuine Advantage program mean for users? Maybe not much.
InternetNews October 5, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner	Microsoft Relents on WGA Requirement For IE 7 Microsoft yesterday removed the controversial Windows Genuine Advantage validation requirement in the Internet Explorer 7 installation process, thus opening the experience to users of all versions of Windows - including pirated ones.
InternetNews May 6, 2011 Stuart J. Johnston	Update Hack Backfires on Windows Phone A hack created by frustrated Windows Phone 7 users to help them update their phones sooner rather than later has come back to bite many of the impatient.
PC World June 2006 Amber Bouman	Is My Copy of Windows Genuine or Not? Updates to Microsoft's verification site can complicate the validation process.
PC World October 23, 2006 Scott Dunn	Windows Tips: Don't Let a Windows Update Bring You Down Put yourself back in the driver's seat by disabling auto installs, updating Microsoft applications, fixing broken updates, and more.
InternetNews May 7, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft Details WGA's Successor in Piracy Fight After the WGA's spotty record, will the latest version of Windows activation win more users' hearts and minds?
InternetNews July 5, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Microsoft Sued Again Over WGA Microsoft has been slapped with a second lawsuit over the Windows Genuine Advantage program, a mandatory utility in Windows XP designed to catch pirated copies of Windows.
InternetNews April 8, 2008	Microsoft Says Vista SP1 Glitch No More Help has arrived for anyone unable to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
PC World July 26, 2006 Andrew Brandt	Windows Genuine Annoyance? Privacy experts and PC users alike blast Microsoft's anti-piracy tool.
InternetNews March 14, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	Apple Patches Again Apple Security Update 2006-002 fixes a number of issues not fixed in update 2006-001 issued at the beginning of March.
PC Magazine June 22, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking	Genuine Microsoft Windows I got a call from one of my students who's in a panic because the Dell computer his son gave him came with what Microsoft said was a bootleg copy of Windows XP Professional. What should he do?
InternetNews March 1, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Security, Patent Tweaks For Internet Explorer Microsoft this week has updated how Internet Explorer 6.0 handles ActiveX controls, bringing it into alignment with IE 7.0 and the Eolas patent-infringement suit. The update affects Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
InternetNews June 23, 2006 Andy Patrizio	When Is Spyware Not Spyware? Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage program, something forced on every single Windows user, sends data back to Microsoft every night.
PC Magazine August 12, 2008 Neil J. Rubenking	Can't Update? Reinstalling Windows XP will wipe out the history of your system updates.
PC Magazine March 2, 2005 Sebastian Rupley	Microsoft: Dueling Pirates Microsoft is planning to make its voluntary Windows antipiracy program mandatory in the second half of 2005.
PC Magazine August 3, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking	Get Rid of Corrupted Windows Updates Is there any way to delete Windows XP updates that are already downloaded but not installed?
InternetNews April 13, 2007 Michael Hickins	Microsoft Not Hacked Off by 'Mad Scientist' Microsoft says hacks exploiting OEM BIOS-based activation are not a significant threat.
InternetNews January 26, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Extends Anti-Piracy Program Redmond also will close the door to Windows Downloads for users of bogus software. Under the expanded program, users will have to show they have legitimate Windows licenses before receiving non-critical updates.
InternetNews February 12, 2010	Microsoft Plans Windows 7 Anti-Piracy Update Windows Activation Technologies for the latest version of Windows recognize a slew of 'hacks' that aim to pirate legitimate software, but is it friendly or just rude?
InternetNews February 23, 2011	Microsoft Update Bricks Windows Phone 7 Models Microsoft is racing to address the update that it pushed out this week that for some unlucky users of Samsung devices rendered their phones useless.
InternetNews December 4, 2007 Sean Gallagher	Vista SP1 to End Genuine Advantage 'Kill Switch' Microsoft will take a gentler approach to fighting Windows Vista piracy and won't disable the OS for systems it can't verify as "genuine."
InternetNews May 11, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner	Is Microsoft Update Infecting You? Tens of millions of Microsoft users get their security updates from the Microsoft Update service. But a researcher at security firm Symantec is alleging that users could potentially get something more than they bargained for.
PC Magazine September 27, 2006	Updates for a Sloooow Computer How to get critical Microsoft updates if you don't have an fast Internet connection.
InternetNews October 10, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Microsoft Patch Day Hits A Few Bumps Microsoft's monthly patch day was a little rougher than usual today, as the company's patch servers hiccupped, leaving Microsoft scrambling for a fix.
InternetNews July 21, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Where's The Advantage In Windows Genuine Advantage? How does a legitimate installation of Windows XP suddenly become invalid?
PC World July 2006 Stuart J. Johnston	Critical Microsoft Patches Cause Havoc Three Microsoft fixes end up causing more problems... Take charge of Automatic Updates... Get critical Firefox fixes...
InternetNews April 8, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Unblocked SP2, 'Critical' Patches on Deck From Microsoft Microsoft prepares fixes for MSN Messenger, Exchange and Office at the same time it removes blocks for Windows XP SP2.
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InternetNews September 19, 2006 Nicholas Carlson	Microsoft Sues 20 More Microsoft announced another 20 lawsuits today against counterfeit software distributors.
InternetNews June 30, 2006 David Needle	Microsoft Hit With 'Genuine' Lawsuit Class action suit claims the Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program is spyware.
InternetNews July 18, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Microsoft v. Pirates: 26 New Lawsuits Filed Microsoft filed suit against more than two dozen companies charged with loading pirated software on computers they sold.
PC World June 21, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft Glitches Hamper Critical Fixes Crucial patches for IE and Office hit snags... A fix for a Norton security hole...
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PC Magazine March 14, 2007	Invasion of the Browser Snatcher Windows Update automatically changed default browser to Internet Explorer 7, but this is easily fixed.
InternetNews March 24, 2011	Microsoft Ships Windows 7 Update Windows Phone 7 users will receive updates starting this week, which will add copy and paste functionality to Microsoft's phones.
InternetNews March 11, 2005 Jim Wagner	Microsoft Defends Patch Previews An official at the Redmond giant says there's a lot of confusion over its Security Update Validation Program.
InternetNews March 4, 2011 Stuart J. Johnston	Windows Phone 7 Still Stumbles With Samsung Ill-fated update to Microsoft's smartphone operating system continues to struggle with certain Samsung devices, though the bricking issue appears to be resolved.
InternetNews September 19, 2005 Tim Gray	Microsoft Sues 8 Resellers Over Fakes Microsoft has filed separate lawsuits against eight of its resellers for allegedly passing off counterfeit copies of its software through distribution channels.
InternetNews June 8, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Security Fixes in Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" Microsoft's next scheduled monthly patch update is Tuesday, June 13, and with it will come a number of security fixes for Windows as well as updates to other Microsoft products.
InternetNews September 9, 2005 Jim Wagner	Just One Fix For Patch Tuesday Discovering a quality issue, Microsoft decides to hold off on releasing its critical security bulletin this month.
InternetNews July 12, 2006 Andy Patrizio	New Virus Pretends to be WGA A virus posing as Microsoft's controversial anti-piracy software is spreading via AOL's popular Instant Messenger network, but it appears to be more of a jab at Microsoft than a real threat.
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PC World December 2005 Amber Bouman	On Your Side: Microsoft Update Snafu Solved Check with your IT department before trying to perform system maintenance or updates.
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