geekzhang wrote: "When downloading software from the Microsoft website, you sometimes need to pass WGA verification because Microsoft installs a small piece of software on your computer that reports back to their servers. Slashdot provides a method to download all software without passing the validation. You just need to download (but not install) one of Microsoft's own softwares (ironically), mgadiag.exe -- the Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool. Run this software and find the value of 'Download Center Code' (for example, 1234567), and note it down. Now, if you want to download IE7, whose address is http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=94E5BF41-2907-4415-8F72-DA7C2C2ACE09&displaylang=en, simply add &Hash='Download Center Code' (without quotes, for example, &Hash=1234567) at the end of this address. OK, done. The yellow box on the download page turns green. Click 'Download' to start downloading!"