Is there no way to stop WIN 7 RC 7100 from the 2 hour reboot? RemoveWAT works for removing the nag screen but it does not stop this version from rebooting every 2 hours. I can live with it to be honest as I just know to stop playing a game or stop browing every 1 hour and 50 minutes so I don't lose anything. But its still annoying. Another question, if I download the free trial of Windows 7 Enterprise edition is it as good as Utlimate? And will RemoveWAT work with that OS without worrying about these reboots?
Windows 7 Enterprise is the same as Windows 7 Ultimate. I'm testing now to see if RemoveWAT will work on Enterprise Edition without those restart problems, will post later the results.
Thanks a lot man. If you can sort that I will download the Enterprise trial from Microsoft and follow what you did.
I'm not certain either but I would keep it simple and get RTM and then use removeWAT with that instead of thinking somehow it's better to get ISO from MS. RTM is awesome and I'm not sure enterprise is all that much better in functionality nor performance. And if you use any unauthorized method to alter files or activate in MS book it's still illeagal. So I say stick with the torrents or links at My Digital Life and leave MS sites out of it. IMHO
sorry to be a pain but I cant recently download any of the removewat.....exe files. Originally I could. Now it just says after timeoput that the page is not available. I have blocked 033 update when it appeared on the update list and not used remove De wat before. (just downloading it in case problems and I require its use) Like the squirrel i like to have many nuts available for a wet and wintry night. Any clues on why there just doesn't seem to be a download attempt? I have copied the file url and posted into flashget my file downloader, and it complains that my connection is refused. Am I blocked or something? Is there an alternative download location? Ps keep on keeping on! Minsik Wed Mar 03 18:17:53 2010 Error occured! Socket Error=10060 Connection refused. Please read user manual for more information.
I thought that this may interest some users Microsoft said it will soon will feed Windows 7 users an update that detects illegal copies installed using more than 70 different activation cracks. The update to Windows Activation Technologies (WAT), the anti-piracy software formerly known as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), will be posted to Microsoft ’s download site on Feb. 17, and offered as an optional upgrade via Windows Update later this month, where it will be tagged as “important.” Out the gate, the update will reach Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise users, said Joe Williams, the general manager of Microsoft’s activation and anti-counterfeit group. “I’d like to stress that the Update is voluntary, which means that you can choose not to install it when you see it appear on Windows Update,” said Williams in an entry to the Genuine Windows blog . That’s counter to the practice Microsoft used in 2006, when it force fed Windows XP customers a WGA update by labeling it as a high-priority security update. Several users sued Microsoft over that behavior; the lawsuit was officially dismissed just last week. Since then, the company’s anti-piracy software updates have been less aggressive. According to Williams, the WAT update sniffs out more than 70 “activation exploits,” Microsoft’s term for what others call “cracks” that sidestep the product activation process, or use stolen keys to illegally activate counterfeit copies of Windows 7. After the update has been installed, PCs running cracked copies will begin displaying a black background and the usual gamut of nagging notifications that mark the operating system as bogus. “Machines running genuine Windows 7 software with no activation exploits will see nothing,” promised Williams. Microsoft regularly refreshes its anti-piracy technology to identify new activation exploits — it did the same two years ago in a Vista crack crack-down — but the number of exploit “signatures” in the upcoming WAT update is magnitudes larger than any previous. Among the 70-some cracks shut down by the update are a pair that surfaced last November , just weeks after the launch of Windows 7. At the time, Microsoft said it was aware of the cracks — “RemoveWAT” and “Chew-WGA” — and was working on ways to disable them. A Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed today that the WAT update will include signatures for both cracks. Williams also noted that the WAT update will periodically “phone home” to Microsoft’s servers to re-validate the copy of Windows 7 as legit, and use those opportunities to update activation signatures to detect newer cracks. Initially, WAT will connect to Microsoft’s severs every 90 days. If WAT uncovers tampered, disabled or missing activation or licensing files, the software steps up its activity, and runs a check every week, and if necessary, repairs those files. Williams argued that the update is intended to keep “customers and partners secure,” a rationale the company regularly uses when it explains why anti-piracy software is necessary. He cited studies by IDC and others, which Microsoft has called on in the past, that have said up to a third of counterfeit copies of Windows are infected with malware. A leaked copy of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) posted on file-sharing sites in May 2009 was, in fact, infected with a Trojan horse .
Dude, you seem to be one of the only ones not experiencing problems right now. What vers. of RemoveWAT are you using on RTM? Peoples results seem very hit & miss at the mo. My system is currently on the 2 hour re-boot cycle so im looking for a solution.
If you're looking to temporarily offset the bi-hourly reboot cycle, you could try doing like I did and set the date back to February. It seems to have stopped restarting (in my case it was restarting every two hours). I'm hoping it'll hold until I've found a solution and have backed everything up.
you should get ur hands on W7U or WE cause is better just to run the final build since now you dont have to worry about your special needs and get on the bus. plus im sure u get upgrade to W7U without having to worry about the 2 hours bull***** good luck
Closer to a fix.. I am having problems getting my one desktop to work.. When I restore WAT I never get the popups etc.. Maybe Restoring WAT from RemoveWAT diddn't fully complete.. I never really restored before applying new versions ( I don't think ) so probably causing some problems.. When I sfc /scannow it completes but still doesn't prompt.. I read in one post you could download the WAT files to put them back to default but that doesn't seem to work either.. Any suggestions for completely restoring WAT and then using RemoveWAT to get rid of it again?
TO Computergeek: Did you apply RWAT to Win7 Enterprise before activating or after activating the trial ? You have only 10 days to activate the evaluation trial. Thanks
If your getting the 2hr restart nag then you probably have RC or your RTM has become unactivated. What loader did you use cause they're have been multiple updates for loaders, etc since october. If indeed you have RTM then get latest daz loader. More info would be appreciated as to the build your running dude