WAT (antipiracy update) released unofficaly....official launch at 17/02

yes not anti wat and try again with the dell key please if possible

 

Wow!!! 256 users veiwing thread........

 

No i beg to Differ with you. M$ is full of professional amateurs idoits

 

will i need to reflash bio again??

 

*chuckles* well paid professional amatuer idiots at that

 

no not the bios

 

The only way to get Genuine Status back on a Wat(ed) PC (what a word) is to enter a Legal Retail / Non-OEM Key with Online Validation.

 

your bios will remain exactly the same until you reflash them.

Hence once they've been flashed successfully there is no need to flash again.

 

I'm using a BIOS mod, using HP cert (HPQOEMSLIC-MPC.XRM-MS) and HP OEM SLP key (ends with 2C9T3)

Is there any known 'precautions' I should take? like changing to a different cert and/or key? or is it irrelevant at this point?

I used the Lenovo key at first, then changed to the Dell key when I heard blacklisting rumors and now I'm using the HP key (because I have an HP cert)

 

And that will be the day, for cooljay_4.

 

As long as u are activated fine just leave it. Just don't download the WAT update. We are all still waiting for a resolution.

 

Truth be told, to them Linux is the rival. Dual booting allows users to become comfortable with Linux whilst still having windows for ease. They probably see killing grub as a good thing as it makes switching over to Linux more of a hassle.

 

Cooljay,
Right now nobody knows why your system is non-genuine. If MS had been after bios mods, most of us would have been in the dock. Also nobody's sure what WAT is detecting or even whether the darn thing is on or not.
I would suggest you wait for a while till the air clears up and people here understand whats going on. Then you can apply the right fix.
...of course if its something mission-critical you are doing on your machine, its a different matter.

 

hello all

Is there any way to change the date of mod bios?

 

But doing that will make a lot of linux users pissed off and M$ has no right to mess up user's grub system

 

Well if they kill a dual boot system with a legit windows install then MS is going to be in for a hell of a battle.

 

Alright,

after making an image of my entire system and installing WAT, I still remain genuine.
My setup : dell cert, dell key, dell slic. BIOS Date 2008

 

I am a .net developer, still I use linux for php development according to the customer needs and target.
I use linux to code for mono.
But I use windows for all my needs.
Many of my friends are using linux and windows; Some are considering seriously using only linux.
Killing grub will not only piss off illegitimate users, it will as well make legal owners fly away from ms.
Do they really want that ? Or do they prefer to have everyone, including illegitimate users, use Windows ?

 

What brand is your actual motherboard? is it also Dell?