local - 4:10 am on Jan 28, 2005 (gmt 0)

This doesn't look any different than the validation process they are using with the new Anti Spyware tool.

It doesn't require REGISTRATION. I think it simply checks your Windows product ID against a list of known-bad ones, and asks for user validation if something doesn't look right. It's worth noting that ACTIVATION!= REGISTRATION, and no personal information is sent. I don't expect this will change that. If you're legal, it is totally harmless.

In my case, on all the computers it was run on it simply proceeded automatically without any user interaction at all, which I suspect is due to the fact that all of my our systems are running Volume License copies of XP, as many businesses do.