2007/09/28 IT: Trouble With MS Genuine Office Validation


Dun dun duh. Looks like Microsofts’ Genuine Office Validation server is at it again…..here is the story from slashdot.org:

Trouble With MS Genuine Office Validation

Posted by kdawson on Friday September 28, @12:04PM
from the no-add-ons-for-you dept.

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Julie188 writes “Here’s another little gotcha with Microsoft license validation, discovered by security and PowerShell expert Tyson Kopczynski. The Microsoft Office 2007 add-on site refuses to download legitimate add-ons for Office 2007 when a legitimate — but not yet activated — additional Microsoft product is installed on the computer. In Kopczynski’s case, the product was Visio. He writes: ‘Let’s back this license train up and look at why this picture is wrong: 1. I have a valid copy of Office 2007. 2. The Visio installation only failed the validation because I haven’t activated it. 3. Microsoft has presented me with a page to buy Office, which I have a valid copy of… Dear Microsoft, When used incorrectly and in direct conflict of something that you are promoting, DRM sucks! By making the usage of your software a hassle, you risk further pushing more users of your applications to other solutions.”

 


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