WGA problems

I've been using Vista since February without issue (including a reinstall in
April due to a failed HD). But, after an update failed two days ago, I've
been getting text at the bottom right of my screen that says my installation
is not Genuine. Clearly it is. I can get the text to go away if I go to
microsoft.com/genuine and activate windows that way then log out and log back
in; however, sometimes the text comes back. I also tried installing Microsoft
Calculator Plus because they have some checks to make sure your system is
Genuine before you can install it, and the install went flawlessly. Is
anybody else having these problems? I have since retried that update that
failed and it worked the second time. I'm really tearing my hair out having
to stop what I'm doing log out and back in because of some glitch in the WGA
system.

You can reset your Windows Vista activation by performing the following:

1. Click on the Start button and in the Start Search box type in: slui.exe 4

2. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

3. Select your Country.

4. Follow the instructions for phone activation (no charge).

5. Once completed, restart your computer.

6. Then visit: http://www.microsoft.com/Genuine/ and click on "Validate Windows".

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"Xavier" <> wrote in message news:A3E18E20-DEAF-4BE3-BAF5-...
I've been using Vista since February without issue (including a reinstall in
April due to a failed HD). But, after an update failed two days ago, I've
been getting text at the bottom right of my screen that says my installation
is not Genuine. Clearly it is. I can get the text to go away if I go to
microsoft.com/genuine and activate windows that way then log out and log back
in; however, sometimes the text comes back. I also tried installing Microsoft
Calculator Plus because they have some checks to make sure your system is
Genuine before you can install it, and the install went flawlessly. Is
anybody else having these problems? I have since retried that update that
failed and it worked the second time. I'm really tearing my hair out having
to stop what I'm doing log out and back in because of some glitch in the WGA
system.

How peculiar. This problem has been plaguing me for two days straight and now
it spontaneously works after I post on the forum about it. Thank you for the
reply though! I will definitely try that if WGA decides to spontaneously not
work again.