Mary Jo Foley breaks the news that Microsoft Office will adopt a Genuine Advantage mechanism like the one employed in Windows XP to verify that the copy of Office being used in legitimately licensed.

To date, with its Genuine Advantage anti-piracy programs, Microsoft (MSFT) has targeted consumers. Windows and Office users have been required to validate their ...

Add or Remove Programs entry for Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130). The Windows Genuine Advantage program (WGA) helps you determine whether your copy of Windows is genuine. If it ...

Microsoft announced today that it will combat piracy of its flagship product by requiring Windows users to verify that their copy of the operating system is genuine in order to receive timely updates ...

Two weeks ago, I reported on a terse e-mail exchange with Microsoft, in which a spokesperson acknowledged that 80% of all computers that fail the Windows Genuine Advantage validation check do so ...

Microsoft just can’t get around software hackers in their latest attempt to cut down pirated Windows XP users – Genuine Windows Validation. Early last week Microsoft “fixed” the Genuine Windows ...

Add or Remove Programs entry for Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool. The Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool is a program that creates an improved Windows experience for users who have a ...