Hi Roger, Go to the following for full information. http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/whyValidate.aspx George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of roger south Sent: 04 May 2006 20:27 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Microsoft Genuine Advantage I have need to make adjustments to my registry and remove certain applications. After this I can re-install them again and one application is Microsoft Genuine Advantage. It seems from a search on Google to be to ensure the Microsoft version is used and not an imitation. No problems with that at all but where does it come from? How do I re-install it? Is it automatic from installing a MS product. One of the files to be re-installed is MS Office 2003 XP Professional. Will this give me a copy of the Genuine Advantage software? Many thanks Roger Man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to. Mark Twain ** 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 ** 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