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Microsoft WGA servers down; XP and Vista installs marked as
From:Joe Klemmer
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:07:58 -0400

Microsoft WGA servers down; XP and Vista installs marked as counterfeit
Posted by dave 3 hours ago (http://www.boingboing.net)

DRM bites again: the Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage servers (which
every XP and Vista install phones home to) all failed sometime earlier
today. The result? Every single Windows XP and Vista installation is
being marked as counterfeit when it tries to check in

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http://www.fsdaily.com/Opposition/Microsoft_WGA_servers_down_XP_and_Vista_installs_marked_as_counterfeit/
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/25/microsoft_wga_server.html