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Wednesday, Mar 28, 2007
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Operation Iraqi Freedom, Clear Skies Initiative, Microsoft Genuine Advantage
Microsoft Genuine Advantage is spyware that's supposed to make sure you have a happy and healthy Windows experience by letting you know if someone nefarious has installed counterfeit software on your machine.
It started out as optional. You could just decline to install it, and go about your merry way. I just reinstalled Windows on a laptop machine (the old hard disk is now a nifty little rattle), and can't upgrade from Service Pack 1 to Service Pack 2 without Microsoft Genuine Spyware Advantage installed. Also, I noted that Windows Media Player 11, won't install without said spyware.