Defeating Microsoft's WGA Protection

[iago]

There are already a bunch of ways to get around Microsoft's new validation.  It's humorous how fast Microsoft's protections are defeated, can they do nothing right?

ways to get arround WGA check:

1.) http://www.extended64.com/blogs/rafael/archive/2005/07/27/1026.aspx

2.) http://home19.inet.tele.dk/jys05000/

3.) http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/28/microsoft_genuine_ad.html

4.) a.) install WGA
    b.) in directory C:\documents and settings\all users\application
data\Windows Genuine Advantage\data\
    c.) make file data.dat as read-only

5.) [got more to add?]

don't complain if they don't work (anymore)...

cheers,

[trust]

The best way is to own a legal copy.

[Newby]

The best way is to own a legal copy.

Bam.

[iago]

Personally, I COULD own a legal copy, for free from school, but I don't care enough.  I also don't care enough to try any of these workarounds, I just think it's funny how easy they made it to get around. 

[Sidoh]

The best way is to own a legal copy.

Bam.

You're kind of hypocritical accusing everyone of being morons for pirating, newby. :p