I Was Carded by Windows Vista

Iria · Feb 4, 2007, 09:02 PM

Source: Microsoft Watch
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Is anyone else confused by how Microsoft checks whether Vista copies are genuine?

The process seemed pretty clear to me, until yesterday; I got an unexpected validation prompt when attempting to download Windows Mobile Device Center Driver for Windows Vista. According to the Windows Vista Welcome Center my operating system had been validated. A "genuine" badge indicated so.

I figured that if the additional validation confused me, other people might wonder, too. So, this evening I spoke with David Lazar, director of Microsoft's Genuine Windows initiative, who tried to make sense of the tiered-validation approach.

ViRuS2k · Feb 4, 2007, 10:00 PM

Genuine advantage on vista is a joke lol
microsoft thanks me for being genuine lol, can anyone else see if im activated in that pic lol

Feb 4, 2007, 09:02 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	I Was Carded by Windows Vista Source: Microsoft Watch _________ Is anyone else confused by how Microsoft checks whether Vista copies are genuine? The process seemed pretty clear to me, until yesterday; I got an unexpected validation prompt when attempting to download Windows Mobile Device Center Driver for Windows Vista. According to the Windows Vista Welcome Center my operating system had been validated. A "genuine" badge indicated so. I figured that if the additional validation confused me, other people might wonder, too. So, this evening I spoke with David Lazar, director of Microsoft's Genuine Windows initiative, who tried to make sense of the tiered-validation approach.

Feb 4, 2007, 10:00 PM	#2
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Genuine advantage on vista is a joke lol microsoft thanks me for being genuine lol, can anyone else see if im activated in that pic lol