Vista - WGA and Aero Glass

Torsten [MVP] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:21:26 +0100 schrieb Alias:
>
>> Roy Coorne wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>>>>> The behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925582/en-us
>>>>>
>>>> That url doesn't work with Fire Fox so, unless you're willing to use
>>>> IE, you can't read it. The little I could read only proves that MS is
>>>> arrogant and assumes all its customers are thieves.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>> I just read it with SeaMonkey 1.0.6 (a Mozilla/Gecko engine derivative
>>> like FF) - so switch to SM;-)
>>>
>>> yoR
>> Or I could add the IE extension to FF but I have no real inclination to
>> do it as I still have IE6 and it works fine for IE only pages. Once I
>> switch over to Ubuntu completely, I may very well either add the
>> extension or download SeaMonkey.
>>
>> Alias
>
> the page works fine for me (Firefox 2.0, WinXP); it is displayed correctly.
> So it's not a general Firefox issue.
>
> Torsten

It works for me, too, if I maximize FF, which I don't usually do.

Alias

roman modic wrote:
> Hello!
>
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.org> wrote in message news:OhSGMlGFHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Roy Coorne wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>>>>> The behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925582/en-us
>>>>>
>>>> That url doesn't work with Fire Fox so, unless you're willing to use IE, you can't read it. The little I could read only proves
>>>> that MS is arrogant and assumes all its customers are thieves.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>> I just read it with SeaMonkey 1.0.6 (a Mozilla/Gecko engine derivative like FF) - so switch to SM;-)
>>>
>>> yoR
>> Or I could add the IE extension to FF but I have no real inclination to
>
> Seamonkey is not FF with IE extension - that's Netscape capability
> (it can use both Trident and Gecko for rendering)

I didn't say it was.
>
> BTW, I tried with Firefox 2 and the above mentioned page is OK
> Maybe you have installed one of the problematic Firefox extensions.

Try opening FF to a site that isn't this page. Then make sure your FF is
NOT at Maximum. Close FF. Then click on the above URL.

Alias
>
>> switch over to Ubuntu completely, I may very well either add the
> http://www.beranger.org/index.php?fullarticle=2022
>

Quote:

> if Novell has shown how non-ethical its dealings can be,
> Shark Muddleworth has unmasked himself through a single mail!
>

>
> Regards, Roman
>
>

Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User wrote:
> If Ubuntu is so good, how come you have not switched over completely
> already? Maybe you should look for a more capable Linux variant, Suse
> 10.1, for instance..

I was in hospital having an operation. Good enough excuse?

Alias
>
>
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.org> wrote in message
> news:OhSGMlGFHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Roy Coorne wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>>>>> The behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925582/en-us
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That url doesn't work with Fire Fox so, unless you're willing to use
>>>> IE, you can't read it. The little I could read only proves that MS
>>>> is arrogant and assumes all its customers are thieves.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>>
>>> I just read it with SeaMonkey 1.0.6 (a Mozilla/Gecko engine
>>> derivative like FF) - so switch to SM;-)
>>>
>>> yoR
>>
>> Or I could add the IE extension to FF but I have no real inclination
>> to do it as I still have IE6 and it works fine for IE only pages. Once
>> I switch over to Ubuntu completely, I may very well either add the
>> extension or download SeaMonkey.
>>
>> Alias
>

no they made a piracy support system.. they increase the price of vista
so now no one will want to buy it...
I would not be suprised to se a piracy update site that will counterattck
the windows update site ...

real smart move microsoft! You just sank your flagship on your own!

"Kristan Kenney" <km.kenney@ns.nospam.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:eBckrlCFHHA.4532@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Microsoft have finally figured out how to work a decent anti-piracy
> system, although you can bet your dollar that it will wind up being
> cracked sooner or later.
>
> --
> Kristan Kenney
> Windows Live Butterfly
>
> News and Experiences on Windows Vista and beyond:
> http://www.windows-now.com
>
> This post is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:upLJDcCFHHA.4580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I know what it means OK, I just think it is interesting that WGA drives
>>Aero. No validation, no Glass. Cute, eh?
>>
>> "Kristan Kenney" <km.kenney@ns.nospam.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:Oq61bRCFHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Colin,
>>>
>>> I believe what they mean by this is that if you are running a
>>> non-Genuine copy of Microsoft Windows that Windows Aero will be turned
>>> off and the system will revert to the Windows Vista Basic interface.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kristan Kenney
>>> Windows Live Butterfly
>>>
>>> News and Experiences on Windows Vista and beyond:
>>> http://www.windows-now.com
>>>
>>> This post is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>>>
>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ObaH$MCFHHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> This is an interesting comment from the Product Guide (p. 28):
>>>>
>>>> "Windows Aero offers Microsoft Genuine Advantage customers a premium
>>>> user experience on PCs with graphics hardware that supports WDDM."
>>>>
>>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>>> Colin Barnhorst - MVP (Virtual Machine)
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.org> wrote in message
news:OhSGMlGFHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Or I could add the IE extension to FF but I have no real inclination to do
> it as I still have IE6 and it works fine for IE only pages. Once I switch
> over to Ubuntu completely,

You will have our condolences for your loss.

Mike

Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User wrote:
> If Ubuntu is so good, how come you have not switched over completely
> already? Maybe you should look for a more capable Linux variant, Suse
> 10.1, for instance..

Novell's version of Linux is connected to Microsoft. No thanks.

Alias
>
>
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.org> wrote in message
> news:OhSGMlGFHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Roy Coorne wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>>>>> The behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925582/en-us
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That url doesn't work with Fire Fox so, unless you're willing to use
>>>> IE, you can't read it. The little I could read only proves that MS
>>>> is arrogant and assumes all its customers are thieves.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>>
>>> I just read it with SeaMonkey 1.0.6 (a Mozilla/Gecko engine
>>> derivative like FF) - so switch to SM;-)
>>>
>>> yoR
>>
>> Or I could add the IE extension to FF but I have no real inclination
>> to do it as I still have IE6 and it works fine for IE only pages. Once
>> I switch over to Ubuntu completely, I may very well either add the
>> extension or download SeaMonkey.
>>
>> Alias
>

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.org> wrote in message
news:ux2vRpJFHHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User wrote:
>> If Ubuntu is so good, how come you have not switched over completely
>> already? Maybe you should look for a more capable Linux variant, Suse
>> 10.1, for instance..
>
> Novell's version of Linux is connected to Microsoft.

Which means that it might actually work.

Mike

... by a short fuse.. Ubuntu is kid's Linux.. at least use a decent variant..


"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.org> wrote in message
news:ux2vRpJFHHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User wrote:
>> If Ubuntu is so good, how come you have not switched over completely
>> already? Maybe you should look for a more capable Linux variant, Suse
>> 10.1, for instance..
>
> Novell's version of Linux is connected to Microsoft. No thanks.
>
> Alias
>>
>>
>> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.org> wrote in message
>> news:OhSGMlGFHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Roy Coorne wrote:
>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>>>>>> The behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista
>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925582/en-us
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That url doesn't work with Fire Fox so, unless you're willing to use
>>>>> IE, you can't read it. The little I could read only proves that MS is
>>>>> arrogant and assumes all its customers are thieves.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alias
>>>>
>>>> I just read it with SeaMonkey 1.0.6 (a Mozilla/Gecko engine derivative
>>>> like FF) - so switch to SM;-)
>>>>
>>>> yoR
>>>
>>> Or I could add the IE extension to FF but I have no real inclination to
>>> do it as I still have IE6 and it works fine for IE only pages. Once I
>>> switch over to Ubuntu completely, I may very well either add the
>>> extension or download SeaMonkey.
>>>
>>> Alias
>>

Just like having a door lock on your front door proves to everyone who
visits you that ***you*** believe that THEY are a thief.

Your draconian and arrogant "anti theft" methods are certain to alienate
those who come to your home.

Anti-theft measures keep an honest person honest. They do not necessarily
prevent thievery and loss!


--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.org> wrote in message
news:u7NT30FFHHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>> The behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925582/en-us
>>
>
> That url doesn't work with Fire Fox so, unless you're willing to use IE,
> you can't read it. The little I could read only proves that MS is arrogant
> and assumes all its customers are thieves.
>
> Alias

Richard Urban wrote:
> Just like having a door lock on your front door proves to everyone who
> visits you that ***you*** believe that THEY are a thief.

Bad analogy. Are you saying that paying customers cannot go into a store
to make purchases because the door is locked?

> Your draconian and arrogant "anti theft" methods are certain to alienate
> those who come to your home.

Microsoft is not a home but a business.

> Anti-theft measures keep an honest person honest. They do not necessarily
> prevent thievery and loss!

All Microsoft's anti piracy measures do is inconvenience paying
customers and they give pirates something new to crack.

Alias