windows saying not real version

nutty1

my pc hasn't been on for about a month. we've been moving rooms. when we plugged it all back in with a new monitor windows update started and requested to verify my copy of windows and now it says its not a proper version. but we've never changed it. it came installed in pc when we brought it new about 3 years ago. its windows xp. what should i do

[Deleted User]

Where did you buy it from?

Bowling_4_Gold

Its quite difficult, but effective:



First Method

1. Lauch Windows Task Manager.
2. End wgatray.exe process in Task Manager.
3. Restart Windows XP in Safe Mode.
4. Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\Windows\System32.
5. Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\Windows\System32\dllcache.
6. Lauch RegEdit.
7. Browse to the following location:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
   Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify
8. Delete the folder ‘WgaLogon’ and all its contents
9. Reboot Windows XP.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/04/26/disable-and-remove-windows-genuine-advantage-notifications-nag-screen/

nutty1

Deleted_User wrote: »

Where did you buy it from?

i got it from currys

Money_Grabber13579

kathrynt wrote: »

i got it from currys

*Grumbles* Well knowing Currys, they aren't likely to fix it for you. Have you tried validating it again on the Microsoft website?

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/validate/?displaylang=en

Was there not somebody on a few weeks ago with the same problem? Maybe it's a security flaw?

[Deleted User]

Attempt to reactivate it, if it fails ring Microsoft on the details it gives you and explain the situation. They'll sort it out.

spud17

Wasn't there a WGA in the April updates for XP pro?

aliEnRIK

Bowling_4_Gold wrote: »

Its quite difficult, but effective:



First Method

1. Lauch Windows Task Manager.
2. End wgatray.exe process in Task Manager.
3. Restart Windows XP in Safe Mode.
4. Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\Windows\System32.
5. Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\Windows\System32\dllcache.
6. Lauch RegEdit.
7. Browse to the following location:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
   Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify
8. Delete the folder ‘WgaLogon’ and all its contents
9. Reboot Windows XP.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/04/26/disable-and-remove-windows-genuine-advantage-notifications-nag-screen/

Fascinating. And this definitely works?

Bowling_4_Gold

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Fascinating. And this definitely works?

Yep, did it on our main computer about 2 years ago which we bought from *grumble grumble* PC World who we can only assume didn't bother installing original copy or something?! Anyway, worked a charm.

aliEnRIK

Bowling_4_Gold wrote: »

Yep, did it on our main computer about 2 years ago which we bought from *grumble grumble* PC World who we can only assume didn't bother installing original copy or something?! Anyway, worked a charm.

I asked because the latest WGA works differently and a lot of the older fixes dont work