Windows Update Genuine Advantage Turned Me Down!

I have a legit copy of WinXP Pro with SP2 embedded. It's an OEM copy I
bought about 5 months ago. I just installed it about two months ago. I have
been getting updates just fine. I just got a new video card and was having
problems with it, so to make sure it was or wasn't the card, I reformatted.
I activated it and that was fine and then I went to Windows Update and it
says "The product key associated with your copy of Windows was never issued
by Microsoft."

Really? Well if that's so then why have I been using their Genuine Piece of
SH*$ for the last month or so WILLINGLY to get updates. Besides the new
video card, I also have a new DVD burner as well. Is it refusing me because
of the two new components I've added?? How do I get this to validate again?
Thanks!

Call 1-866-727-2338

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Kevin" wrote:

| I have a legit copy of WinXP Pro with SP2 embedded. It's an OEM copy I
| bought about 5 months ago. I just installed it about two months ago. I have
| been getting updates just fine. I just got a new video card and was having
| problems with it, so to make sure it was or wasn't the card, I reformatted.
| I activated it and that was fine and then I went to Windows Update and it
| says "The product key associated with your copy of Windows was never issued
| by Microsoft."
|
| Really? Well if that's so then why have I been using their Genuine Piece of
| SH*$ for the last month or so WILLINGLY to get updates. Besides the new
| video card, I also have a new DVD burner as well. Is it refusing me because
| of the two new components I've added?? How do I get this to validate again?
| Thanks!

Why should a paying customer have to call this number? Why should a paying
customer be forced to use a flawed software?

It doesn't stop piracy. It only inconveniences paying customers and makes
Linux look better and better.

Alias
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote

> Call 1-866-727-2338
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Kevin" wrote:
>
> | I have a legit copy of WinXP Pro with SP2 embedded. It's an OEM copy I
> | bought about 5 months ago. I just installed it about two months ago. I
> have
> | been getting updates just fine. I just got a new video card and was
> having
> | problems with it, so to make sure it was or wasn't the card, I
> reformatted.
> | I activated it and that was fine and then I went to Windows Update and
> it
> | says "The product key associated with your copy of Windows was never
> issued
> | by Microsoft."
> |
> | Really? Well if that's so then why have I been using their Genuine
> Piece of
> | SH*$ for the last month or so WILLINGLY to get updates. Besides the new
> | video card, I also have a new DVD burner as well. Is it refusing me
> because
> | of the two new components I've added?? How do I get this to validate
> again?
> | Thanks!

Believe me, I understand your frustration. After going through many Microsoft
support "professionals" no one would admit there was a problem with the
validation software. After browsing the internet I found a solution that
worked for me. Open internet explorer go to tools/internet
options/programs/manage add-ons and disable Microsoft Genuine Advantage
Active X control. Close explorer and click on the Windows Update icon. I was
able to update with no problem after this. Although it is not a permanent
solution; it will do until Microsoft comes up with a fix for this apparently
flawed program.

"Alias" wrote:

> Why should a paying customer have to call this number? Why should a paying
> customer be forced to use a flawed software?
>
> It doesn't stop piracy. It only inconveniences paying customers and makes
> Linux look better and better.
>
> Alias
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote
>
> > Call 1-866-727-2338
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP - Shell/User
> > Microsoft Newsgroups
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > "Kevin" wrote:
> >
> > | I have a legit copy of WinXP Pro with SP2 embedded. It's an OEM copy I
> > | bought about 5 months ago. I just installed it about two months ago. I
> > have
> > | been getting updates just fine. I just got a new video card and was
> > having
> > | problems with it, so to make sure it was or wasn't the card, I
> > reformatted.
> > | I activated it and that was fine and then I went to Windows Update and
> > it
> > | says "The product key associated with your copy of Windows was never
> > issued
> > | by Microsoft."
> > |
> > | Really? Well if that's so then why have I been using their Genuine
> > Piece of
> > | SH*$ for the last month or so WILLINGLY to get updates. Besides the new
> > | video card, I also have a new DVD burner as well. Is it refusing me
> > because
> > | of the two new components I've added?? How do I get this to validate
> > again?
> > | Thanks!
>
>
>

"jerryrock" <> wrote in message
news:03350BCD-97D0-4229-88F0-...
> Believe me, I understand your frustration. After going through many
> Microsoft
> support "professionals" no one would admit there was a problem with the
> validation software. After browsing the internet I found a solution that
> worked for me. Open internet explorer go to tools/internet
> options/programs/manage add-ons and disable Microsoft Genuine Advantage
> Active X control. Close explorer and click on the Windows Update icon. I
> was
> able to update with no problem after this. Although it is not a permanent
> solution; it will do until Microsoft comes up with a fix for this
> apparently
> flawed program.

That method works now but why should a paying customer have to use it? Of
course, the new and "improved" WGA that will come with the new updates next
week will have something to prevent you from doing that. Fortunately, the
crackers will come up with something, so those that are not validated, even
though they paid good money for their XP, will have to wait maybe one day
for the cracks to come out.

Meanwhile, the pirates aren't affected one iota.

Alias
>
> "Alias" wrote:
>
>> Why should a paying customer have to call this number? Why should a
>> paying
>> customer be forced to use a flawed software?
>>
>> It doesn't stop piracy. It only inconveniences paying customers and makes
>> Linux look better and better.
>>
>> Alias
>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote
>>
>> > Call 1-866-727-2338
>> >
>> > --
>> > Carey Frisch
>> > Microsoft MVP
>> > Windows XP - Shell/User
>> > Microsoft Newsgroups
>> >
>> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > "Kevin" wrote:
>> >
>> > | I have a legit copy of WinXP Pro with SP2 embedded. It's an OEM copy
>> > I
>> > | bought about 5 months ago. I just installed it about two months ago.
>> > I
>> > have
>> > | been getting updates just fine. I just got a new video card and was
>> > having
>> > | problems with it, so to make sure it was or wasn't the card, I
>> > reformatted.
>> > | I activated it and that was fine and then I went to Windows Update
>> > and
>> > it
>> > | says "The product key associated with your copy of Windows was never
>> > issued
>> > | by Microsoft."
>> > |
>> > | Really? Well if that's so then why have I been using their Genuine
>> > Piece of
>> > | SH*$ for the last month or so WILLINGLY to get updates. Besides the
>> > new
>> > | video card, I also have a new DVD burner as well. Is it refusing me
>> > because
>> > | of the two new components I've added?? How do I get this to validate
>> > again?
>> > | Thanks!
>>
>>
>>

Please refrain from making uneducated, inflammatory opinions which are
totally useless to someone seeking help! You are either part of the solution
or part of the problem! In your case, the later applies!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User


"Alias" ignorantly wrote:

> Why should a paying customer have to call this number? Why should a paying
> customer be forced to use a flawed software?
>
> It doesn't stop piracy. It only inconveniences paying customers and makes
> Linux look better and better.
>
> Alias

Can you answer the question or only hurl ad hominem attacks?

I am not the problem. PA and WGA are the problems. Your solution is to waste
more time on a problem created by MS!

Alias

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote
> Please refrain from making uneducated, inflammatory opinions which are
> totally useless to someone seeking help! You are either part of the
> solution
> or part of the problem! In your case, the later applies!
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>
> "Alias" ignorantly wrote:
>
>> Why should a paying customer have to call this number? Why should a
>> paying
>> customer be forced to use a flawed software?
>>
>> It doesn't stop piracy. It only inconveniences paying customers and makes
>> Linux look better and better.
>>
>> Alias
>

FYI, when WGA was offered voluntarily, over 40 million Windows
users opted to verify their installation. During the test period, not
one "false positive" was observed. If there was an issue, the issue
revolved around the fact the user "thought" they has a genuine version
of Windows installed, but in fact they did not!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Alias" wrote:

| Can you answer the question or only hurl ad hominem attacks?
|
| I am not the problem. PA and WGA are the problems. Your solution is to waste
| more time on a problem created by MS!
|
| Alias

On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 17:04:20 +0200, "Alias"
<aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> wrote:

>I am not the problem. PA and WGA are the problems. Your solution is to waste
>more time on a problem created by MS!
>
>Alias

I agree with Alias.

Alias,
Carey does not know what she is talking about. Carey and Jupiter
Jones have disagreed and both are mvps


Greg Ro

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> FYI, when WGA was offered voluntarily, over 40 million Windows
> users opted to verify their installation. During the test period, not
> one "false positive" was observed. If there was an issue, the issue
> revolved around the fact the user "thought" they has a genuine version
> of Windows installed, but in fact they did not!
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups

Bullsh*t. That is MS' spin, not the truth.

See:

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122058,00.asp

where it says:

"David Keller, founder of PC consulting and services firm Compu-Doctor in
Cape Coral, Florida, was able to change his Internet Explorer settings to
bypass WGA when he ran into a flaw in the program that flagged a legitimate
product key on a customer's Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 as
invalid.

"The customer was the original owner, no hardware was changed since
purchase, nor was Windows ever reinstalled on the system," Keller said in an
e-mail to the IDG News Service. WGA had rejected the operating system,
nevertheless, thereby preventing Windows Update from working, he said.

Keller wrote that he did not have much luck with Microsoft support
technicians, so he found a way to bypass the validation process on his own
and moved along with the update. He accomplished this by disabling the
Windows Genuine Advantage add-on within his browser's Internet Options. By
clicking on Tools/Internet Options/Programs/Manage Add-ons, Keller disabled
the WGA add-on. He then exited Internet Explorer and was able to do a
Windows Update without completing the validation step."

Start eating your words, Carey.

Alias
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Alias" wrote:
>
> | Can you answer the question or only hurl ad hominem attacks?
> |
> | I am not the problem. PA and WGA are the problems. Your solution is to
> waste
> | more time on a problem created by MS!
> |
> | Alias
>