http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2006/07/31/106290.aspxVlad links to a way to "disable" WGA but I'd strongly recommend that if your machine is failing WGA authentication and you beleive that you are a legal owner of MS software that you make your voice heard. 1. The WGA folks talk about a WGA "roadmap"..enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2006/07/31/106290.aspx#106335Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:01:53 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:106335indyI'd understand WGA if the checks were say every 6 months, or every year. &nbsp;Right now it's spyware, it's a &nbsp;malware for my legit customers, and false positives now or in the future effect their bottom line and are embarrassing all around. <br> <br>We have WSUS crits now on hold, we don't want this rolled out because we imaged OEM based boxes, only to find out later that that isn't &quot;kosher,&quot; even though they have different OEM stickers all over them. &nbsp;Will we be tagged?<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=106335" width="1" height="1">