Disable wga microsoft office 2007

With this hack, Windows still treat OGA as installed, and will not prompt user to install again. Disable or remoev the OGAAdmin. Repeat above steps for each and every Office applications installed. Go to each and every of the following registry keys, and any other which contains OGAAddin. Share This Post. All Rights Reserved. Delete the OGAAddin. Extract OGANotifier. Right click on OGANotifier. Remember to block the update from been installed again in WU.

There is also an official Windows Installer method of uninstalling OGA, Belt-and-Braces approach submitted by one of the reader, shown below:. Edit Registry Navigate to WgaLogon folder 1. HKey Local Machine 2. Software 3. Microsoft 4. Windows NT 5. Current Version 6. The answer to that question is a resounding Y.

Berlind also is concerned, along with many others, that users are "becoming Microsoft's guinea pigs" because the software is in a pre-release test stage. He devotes an entire blog post to the subject. He also posted a most informative image gallery of the WGA installation process. The other huge concern with WGA is that it phones home daily , or each time you boot up the machine. In fact, some, including Lauren Weinstein, have gone so far as to question if it is spyware.

Weinstein got a response from Microsoft on that one, which is posted here. It was never entirely clear to me exactly what information was being sent back to Microsoft. Microsoft responded saying they will change the software so that it checks in only every 14 days instead of each boot up and by the end of the year it will stop pinging Microsoft. Update: I found this link that tells what information is sent to Microsoft. I don't have a problem with Microsoft checking to see if the OS is legal -- once.

But why over and over? Once my machine has been validated, why is it necessary to check repeatedly? Microsoft posted the answer to that question here. A: The pilot version of this software periodically contacts Microsoft after validation.

The software checks whether a newer settings file is available and downloads the file if one is found. The settings file gives Microsoft the ability to update how often reminders are displayed and to disable the program if necessary during the test period.

Unlike validation, which sends system information to Microsoft, this operation is limited to the download of the new settings file. No additional information is sent to Microsoft.