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From June 1, 2006 Microsoft starting nagging pirate Windows XP users around the world to pay up for a genuine copy or suffer the consequences of continual annoying pop-up balloons.The pop-ups are part of Microsoft's clever Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program which, by the end of the year, will be extended to include most countries around the world. Under the program, WGA software will be downloaded to Windows XP computers with service updates, which then checks to see of the Windows copy installed is genuine. If it isn't, users can expect to get continually nagged by pop-up boxes until they click a "Get Genuine" button and pay the going rate for their country for genuine copy of Windows XP. The pirate users needn't worry about being carted off to jail. Microsoft has gone to pains to assure users that it does not intend to collect personal contact information about users.Original Story from http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/4498/53/