On its "windowsupdate.microsoft.com" site it launched a new piece this last July 27th or so.
When you goto the update site you have to put in your Windows Key from your License certificate or sticker.
Umm, Yep. Sure do. Very very aggressive.
Oh, hey looky this, they are using javascript.
When you first goto the update site, before you select anything (express or custom) just put this in, the address block above the webpage and press enter:
Personally, I don't like all this crap. I don't want them to know who, where or when I got my Licenses, being good, bad, legal, illegal or other shades of grey.javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')
They are STILL, using security through obscurity. You'd think that a company that has the sales of Microsoft's and the number of programmer's they have employed, they could have at least... at least came up with something more than Obscurity to secure things.
Get a clue Microsoft, you are about to lose the huge lead you have gained over the years.