.... that the Tool no longer seems to function in this manner ... err, at
the least, with Windows'2000 Licenses it doesn't; although it does run
the Validation just fine, returning an appropriate Validation Code; but,
appears to now be unable to open the correct web-page to finish the
process as apparently Windows'2000 is no longer a supported OS under the
Windows Genuine Advantage Programme. Since what date, I have no idea.
Or why? Microsoft refused by telephone to confirm this during a
telephone conversation held with Microsoft Canada earlier this
afternoon; nor, would they confirm whether they were experiencing
difficulties with Windows Or Microsoft Update; nor, with the use of the
Windows Genuine Validation Tool.
Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada
Whether the tool will work with Windows'XP licenses, I have no idea;
this not-with-standing my owning at least 10 Windows'XP Licenses of one
flavour or another, none of which I will ever install on any computer I
own, or am likely to ever own in the future. Windows'2000 and
Windows'2003 Server are the end of the line for me.
Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada
Warren C. E. Austin wrote:
> The tool (genuinecheck.exe) was made available as a stand-alone download
> when the WGA Programme was first introduced well over a year, or more,
> ago. It had to be loaded from FILE/RUN under Internet Explorer, and
> upon successful Windows Platform validation it would open the
> corresponding web-page needed to insert the "Validation Code" and
> complete the process, with this information then being written to the
> Windows Registry, and an un-installer routine written at the following
> Registry Key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{63569CE9-FA00-469C-AF5C-E5D4D93ACF91}
>
>
> This entry does not show up, and never has, under the Control Panel's
> Add/Remove Programs Dialogues, being suppressed in some fashion or
> another. To date the existence of this Key in the Windows Registry is
> an end-user's only sure-fire proof that the Tool was actually ever run,
> and it having returned an authentic "Validation Code". This Key only
> gets written upon successful completion of the routine.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Warren C. E. Austin
> Toronto, Canada
>
>
>
>
> ..floricicia wrote:
>
>> Yes ..being able make a manual install would certainly help....I have
>> done this easily with one or two security patches in the past...but I
>> have looked in vain for this so called 'tool' KB892130.
>> I don't think they want us to have it!
>> I have also read some alarming work-arounds posted by MPV's(?)
>> involving all sorts of command prompting and registry stringing.
>> But I'm just an ordinary Joe!! The last thing I want to do is learn to
>> rewrite code and scripting!....my degree is in Music not computer
>> programming!!
>>
>> flo
>>
>> "David Arnstein" wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I cannot run Windows Update on my Windows XP machine because of this
>>> problem. I have seen many reports of this same problem on this ng, and
>>> recently too.
>>>
>>> To summarize, when I run Windows Update from Internet Explorer, IE
>>> tries to install a new copy of "Windows Genuine Advantage Validation
>>> Tool." The download succeeds, but the install fails. Perusing the web
>>> pages reveals that the install of KB892130 failed.
>>>
>>> The suggestions posted to this ng have been uniformly unhelpful. It
>>> would be really nice if I could download a complete copy of the
>>> KB892130 software, and try to install it myself, from a local .exe,
>>> ..msi, or .CAB file. I could experiment with running the software from
>>> a SYSTEM account, and so forth.
>>>
>>> So is this software available for manual download from Microsoft?
>>> --
>>> David Arnstein | Have fun with your spams:
>>> arnstein+ | http://www.bluesecurity.com
>>>
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