Windows Genuine Advantage + Javascript = Workaround

(July 28, 07:03AM EST) Thanks for all the emails, I updated the IE script with user-submitted scripts to resolve the freezing and also bypass WGA on Microsoft/Windows Update. Do not email me about "simpler" methods (eg. Manage Add-ons, javascript :)! I know about this already...

Continue. Continue. Click. Click. Click. Sigh, my fingers could do without the extra clicking, hence why I came up with greasemonkey and trixie scripts for bypassing WGA on Microsoft's download pages.

For Internet Explorer users:

• You'll need to download Microsoft .NET and trixie and the relevant user script [Thanks Mark S., MacMonkey]. Simply download the .js file and drop it into trixie's scripts\ folder.
  
• Fire up Internet Explorer (32-bit) and click Tools > Trixie Options. You should see WGA Workaround. If it's not already checked, check it. Uncheck the others if you don't want to use them (recommended).
  
• Visit Microsoft Downloads or Microsoft Update to test it out!

For Mozilla Suite/Firefox users:

• You'll need to download greasemonkey and the relevant user script. Simply download the .js file to a temporary location (like the Desktop), drag it onto a Mozilla Suite/Firefox window and click Tools > Install User Script. Keep the defaults.
  
• Visit Microsoft Downloads to test it out! NOTE: Microsoft Update does not support Firefox.

For Opera users:

• The script for Firefox above works as-is in Opera. Instructions later.

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