http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
I hate Activision.]]>Feb 24th 2010 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Am I missing something here? I've bought a genuine copy of windows 7, so what disadvantages will installing this update bring me?]]>Feb 24th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Dude MS actually had the decency of deselecting this update amongst other ones by default. And yes I can confirm that.]]>Feb 24th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/ Using Linux == Killing the World. ]]>Feb 24th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
WGA created problems for legit licenses of Windows XP, so it's reasonable to anticipate Microsoft will screw this up, too.]]>Feb 24th 2010 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/More of your system's resources being used unnecessarily.]]>Feb 24th 2010 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
*unchecks box, hides update*

That was rough...]]>Feb 24th 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Oh please, its deselected by default. Very decent of Microsoft.]]>Feb 24th 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
Oh well, I've got a genuine key so I guess there's nothing to wor]]>Feb 24th 2010 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
As long as you're a good, honest citizen what could possibly go wro]]>Feb 24th 2010 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
Welcome to Itchy and Scratchy land, where nothing can possiblaye go wrong... Possibly... Go wrong... That's the first thing that has gone wrong.]]>Feb 24th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
Grr, I'm still running the 7100 RC build and it says it's going to time bomb in 5 days :(

Well, let's hope one of my W7 OEM keys still works...]]>Feb 24th 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Windows 7 for $7, doesn't get much better than that
other than free of course]]>Feb 24th 2010 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
But then again you're paying some insane tuition. ]]>Feb 24th 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/buy me a copy kthx]]>Feb 24th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/...Unless you live in a socialist paradise like Finland, where universities are free, no tuitions. Free universities that offer free copies of Windows 7, how nice is that? On the other hand, I mainly use the socialist's favorite OS, aka Linux, so I haven't really had much use for that free Win7 so far.

No matter what your say about Linux, the fact that you don't have to worry about keys and such is really nice.

ps. I know that the univiersities are paid via taxes, so they aren't exactly free, but it doesn't stop me from liking it.]]>Feb 24th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/bah, not if you're smart enough that they pay you to come to college.]]>Feb 24th 2010 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
Tell me about it. I'm getting paid to go to grad school (tuition paid for as well) in the US and am able to get pretty much anything excluding M$Office free through MSDN departmental subscription with licenses good forever... w00t free WinServer2008 as well!]]>Feb 24th 2010 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
Microsoft really did a good job, and I don't mind shelling some dough for it. So should you]]>Feb 24th 2010 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/I don't know what is wrong with mine. It shouldn't be flagged because my MSDN is expired. I saw the popup in the corner the last two days but it is gone today and under System properties it says it is activated? I've had this copy installed since the RTM was released on my student MSDN.

Sorry for the derogatory "gay" I threw in lolz.]]>Feb 24th 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Dude...your homophobia is showing. You'd never get away with that crap if you switched out "Homosexual" for being black, or jewish, or hispanic...etc. If you ever use another persons personal sexuality as a pejorative put-down on these boards again, I'll not only report you to Engadget, but to GLAAD as well for using Hate Speech. This sh*ts gotta stop NOW!]]>Feb 24th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/So sensitive. I bet you created the "That's so gay" commercials. Hate me for not being gay, I already apologized :)]]>Feb 24th 2010 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
Windows 7 is so Indian!! >:0]]>Feb 24th 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
I've got no problem with homosexuality but quit acting like a little prissy homo.]]>Feb 24th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/
Thinking about re-installing the OS out of spite.]]>Feb 24th 2010 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/its not selected as default, so only you need to select to install.]]>Feb 24th 2010 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/24/windows-7-activation-technologies-update-now-live-ready-to-be-d/Feb 24th 2010 10:41AM