Hi Andy, firstly there is no such thing as xp home professional. It's either one or the other. If your version of windows is called xp home professional it is certainly dodgey. If you feel that WGA has made a mistake and your copy is genuine you can go to microsoft and do a test on the site. Lastly yes, you can stop the messages by removing WGA in Add/remove, but windows update will install it again.
John.----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 1:43 PM Subject: [access-uk] Genuin Windows Validation
Hi all.I purchased a second hand computer from one of our well-known lists a week or so ago. It had XP Home Professional on it. On about Wednesday of last week, I received, on boot up, without requesting it, a message from Microsoft, stating that many computers may have illegal softwear on-board and would I like to install their program which would check my computer for me.I could check the boxes titled, Yes or No, but no box saying, Don't show me this message again.So I selected no, as I don't believe in using illegal software.Unfortunately, every time since Wednesday, when I booted up, I was asked the same question and had to say Yes or No.On Friday night, I got so frustrated with this I answered Yes.My computer installed the software and rebooted and imediately informed me that my operating system did not pass the validation process, adding that I may have been the victim of software counterfitting.. It went on to say Click Resolve to get help with this problem or resolve later.This copy of Windows did not pass genuine windows validation.I was taken onto a Microsoft site and told that for the sum of ninty nine pounds, I could get a genuine product key for my computer.Obviously I quit this page and continued with my tasks.Unfortunately, every time I now boot up I get the same box telling me that I have been the victim of software counterfitting.Can anyone tell me how to stop this. I'm convinced that the OS is genuine, as I got a local engineer to re-install the OS and associated drivers and he would have advised me if the CD was not a genuin Microsoft product.Very best wishes. Andy. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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