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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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 Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 7:44 am Post subject: Can I buy Windows XP anywhere in Itaewon? |
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Yongsan scares me as I speak basic Korean and my computer knowlegdge is still at the kindergarden stage.
I understand that basic editions go for about 110 thousand at Yongsan, but is there anywhere in Itaewon that sells them for roughly the same price or cheaper?
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Can I buy Windows XP anywhere in Itaewon? |
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| endo wrote: |
Yongsan scares me as I speak basic Korean and my computer knowlegdge is still at the kindergarden stage.
I understand that basic editions go for about 110 thousand at Yongsan, but is there anywhere in Itaewon that sells them for roughly the same price or cheaper?
Thanks. |
ebay. Buy a legit copy. Shipping to South Korea and everything ~$90USD. |
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StAxX SOuL
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: London
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 6:51 am Post subject: |
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Yea, don't get it from Itaewon or places over here the chances of getting a legal copy from anywhere but a big chain such as GS Mart, E-Mart etc etc is low.
I know my schools PCs aren't running legit Windows systems, lol. The irony is that you could fool Microsoft into thinking you have a legit copy with a little trickery after installation and update it through the Windows Update facility, but the vendors aren''t doing it. |
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Gord
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| StAxX SOuL wrote: |
Yea, don't get it from Itaewon or places over here the chances of getting a legal copy from anywhere but a big chain such as GS Mart, E-Mart etc etc is low.
I know my schools PCs aren't running legit Windows systems, lol. The irony is that you could fool Microsoft into thinking you have a legit copy with a little trickery after installation and update it through the Windows Update facility, but the vendors aren''t doing it. |
THe only patch I know of (which made the circuit last month in most of the tech sites) is a short-term fix and is undone during the next auto-update. And it doesn't really fool Microsoft as you still won't be able to download anything that requires validiation from them, but simply turns off the newly added nag screens. |
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magicwolfman
Joined: 01 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Gord wrote: |
THe only patch I know of (which made the circuit last month in most of the tech sites) is a short-term fix and is undone during the next auto-update. And it doesn't really fool Microsoft as you still won't be able to download anything that requires validiation from them, but simply turns off the newly added nag screens. |
So just because you dont "know of one" does that make one not exist? Have you ever worried your head would get too big and explode? I might if I were in your situation |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Here's one:
| youreallygonnadoallthisinsteadofjustbyingit? wrote: |
End the process wgatray.exe in Windows TaskManager and restart Windows XP in safe mode. Now delete the following files:
Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\windowss\ystem32
Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\windows\system32\dllcache
Start Windows Registry editor and delete the folder "WGALOGON" located in the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinlogonNotify. Delete all references in your registry to WgaTray.exe
Another alternative suggest that three files are installed Windows XP System Folder:
\WINDOWS\system32\WgaLogon.dll
\WINDOWS\system32\WgaTray.exe
\WINDOWS\system32\LegitCheckControl.dll
The wgatray.exe process makes the check for genuine windows software. You can disable WGA by removing the execute bit on WgaLogon.dll. That way, winlogon can't call it as a notification package at boot, and since WgaLogon is responsible for running and maintaining WgaTray.exe, no more tray popups either.
To change the execute bit of WgaLogon.dll, first turn off Simple File Sharing. Now right click the file in Windows Explorer and open the Security Tab. Hit the Advanced button, uncheck the Inherit box at the bottom, hit the Copy button, then hit OK. Go through each listed user/group and remove the "Read & Execute" permission for that file, leaving the "Read" permission as-is.
Hit OK to apply the permission changes and close the file properties dialog. Restart the machine. You can now turn "Use simple file sharing" back on, if you want.
A third alternative posted on the internet suggest that users clear the content of file data.dat located in the following directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine Advantage\data
Save the data.dat empty file and change the attributes to "Read Only" - Restart you computer. Or start your PC in Safe Mode and delete the following files from Windows system32 folder - wgalogon.dll spmgs.dll wgatray.exe The WGA setup file is in C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\ Download\6c4788c9549d437e76e1773a7639582a
If you don't use "Fast User Switching", you can disable the Windows XP Welcome Screen if you are logged in as an Administrator. This will remove the initial WGA Warning Screen:
1. Click on Start -> Control Panel ->User Accounts
2. Click on "Change the way users log on or off"
3. Uncheck "Use the Welcome Screen" - Choose Apply
4. Close the User Accounts window and the Control Panel
5. The next time you reboot your computer, the classic login prompt will be used
To enable Fast User Switching, you must also enable the Use the Welcome screen option. Also, Fast User Switching cannot be used when Offline Files are enabled.
Disable wgatray.exe - Some users are claiming that removing the WGATray.exe (or killing the WGATray.exe process) are working for them. Here's how to search for WGATray.exe file - Screenshot
None of these methods are guaranteed to work and people are just experimenting. Meanwhile Microsoft is not willing to relent to crackers this time and are planning to release an update of WGADiag2.exe utility in the next few days.
WGADiag2 will also fix the problem with registry key permissions may cause the installation of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications KB905474 to fail from Windows Update:
Here's a manual fix provided by Microsoft. These permissions can be repaired using Registry Editor as follows:
1. Click Start, and then click Run
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK
3. Expand HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
4. Locate the subkey HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LegitCheckControl.LegitCheck
5. Right-click the subkey and select Permissions�.
6. Ensure that Administrators allowed Full Control permission
7. Repeat steps 3-6 for the subkey
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LegitCheckControl.LegitCheck.1
Microsoft has also published a kB article if the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check process does not validate successfully on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, and you receive one or both of the following error messages:
Product Key Inaccessible 0x80080212
This problem occurs when you do not have the appropriate permissions for the Windows Genuine Advantage\Data folder. In the Permissions for Users section, make sure that Read & Execute, List Folder Contents and Read permissions are given. If the previous steps fail, start the computer in Safe Mode and rename the %allusersprofile%\Application Data\Windows Genuine Advantage directory.
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So easy, I'm surprised my dad doesn't know about it.
H@V3 Phun m@5+3R H@XXoR!
Yet more most excellent ideas here |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| PM me. I just arrived two weeks ago from the U.S. I have more than one legal copy of XP that I could sell you for much cheaper than buying one on Ebay. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:36 am Post subject: |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
| PM me. I just arrived two weeks ago from the U.S. I have more than one legal copy of XP that I could sell you for much cheaper than buying one on Ebay. |
Alternatively, go to the 7th floor of Yongsan station to the MICROSOFT kiosk and get a real, legal, licenced copy. OEM winXP home for 110k, pro for 170k. They speak English and are helpful. No worry about being a computer neophyte. |
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