I guess you read the recent news about the mentioned tool from Microsoft? It phones home EVERY DAY and there is no easy way to uninstall it ... until now.
Download binary + source
I tried to post the source here, but the forum got an error... :-(
The script performs the first method mentioned here, but I added some things it should clean up.
Cheers,
-mARKUS
Uninstaller for Windows Genuine Advantage Notification
Started by
mbirth
, Jun 08 2006 07:53 PM
2 replies to this topic
#1
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Posted 08 June 2006 - 07:53 PM
I just added a firewall block to the program (for me it's c:\window\system32\wgatray.exe). I didn't want to uninstall the program, just in case it does other stuff.
I'm wondering if you uninstall it that MS won't just download another copy of the program when you download/install the next critical update...
But and however, thanks for the additional links. If I decide to uninstall the program in the future, I'll know where to look.
Them be my thoughts...
I'm wondering if you uninstall it that MS won't just download another copy of the program when you download/install the next critical update...
But and however, thanks for the additional links. If I decide to uninstall the program in the future, I'll know where to look.
Them be my thoughts...
#2
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Posted 08 June 2006 - 10:05 PM
I'm wondering if you uninstall it that MS won't just download another copy of the program when you download/install the next critical update...
For now it's optional - you can deselect it in WindowsUpdate or in that "New updates available"-dialog. You can even hide it from displaying using the specific options ("Hide this update" or "Don't notify again").
Cheers,
-mARKUS
#3
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Posted 08 June 2006 - 10:08 PM