How to Bypass Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (WGA) on Windows XP
To help you make sure that you use a genuine Office, Microsoft offers a quick and easy online validation process.
The validation takes only a few moments, and allows Microsoft to create a balance between your PC and hardware profile 25-character Product Key (located on the Certificate of Authenticity), which stores and controls Microsoft against future attempts of activation and validation. We do this to ensure that your key to the product is not being used by another person in a malicious manner, such as the activation of a counterfeit or non-genuine copy of Office.
WGA, Windows genuine advantage notifications occur when the computer does not pass the validation test. The validation test can be broken due to be sold a pirate (not authentic) copy of XP, or because you have changed your product key to XP software generated key, or sometimes it happens just for anything . The validation failed installs three types of notifications on your computer: one on the login screen, a connection timer, and a balloon. It also defines the updates to Microsoft and disables your ability to install Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media Player 11. This solution can get rid of these three notifications, even though you will still not be able to update via Windows Update. You will not be able to download it from Microsoft, which requires a valid license either.
Here’s the guide on how to bypass Windows Genuine Advantage check on Windows XP.
1. If you have just installed Windows Genuine Advantage notifications, simply restore the system
by using the function will delete the program. Then refuse to accept the updated WGA next
time updates to Windows … Otherwise, proceed as indicated below. (NOTE: If you try these
steps when you are in safe mode “, the stage is unnecessary .
2. Try following the first:
3. Open a window CMD == line by clicking Start> Run ==> type CMD and press OK.
4. Changes in the directory System32 folder (as Cd c: \ Windows \ System32)
5. Open a window Notepad and type the following lines:
6. Taskkill-IM wgatray.exe
7. Del wgatray.exe
8. Del wgalogon.dll
9. Highlight and copy to the clipboard, the three lines above
10.Now the Paste the contents of the clipboard at the window CMD
11. That should kill the process wgatray.exe of the taskbar and immediately delete the two files
wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll without the need to go through all the steps below.
12. If that does not work, and then continue to follow the same steps –
13. Opened by System32 either A or B of the following methods:
* A) Click “Start”, “Run”, then type in “System32″. Click “OK”.
* B) Find System32 manually by clicking “Start”> “My Computer”> “(X)” (Replacing “X” with
the drive letter of hosting Windows)> “Windows”> ” System32. ”
14. In “System32″ click “Tools”> “Folder Options”> click on the “View”> Deselect “Hide extensions
or known file types.” You can now begin …
15. Make sure the window that appears has a full screen of various files. The files are in
alphabetical order, making it easier to locate the specific file.
16. Find “WgaLogon.dll” and rename it “WgaLogon.dll.bak.”
17. Create a copy of WgaLogon.dll empty:
* Right-click an empty space in System32 and select “New”> “Text Document”.
* Leave blank text document and label it “WgaLogon.dll.” Press Enter (on your keyboard).
* You can get a warning from the above step, which says: “If you change a file name
extension, the file may become unusable. Are you sure you want to change it?”.
Click “Yes” to this warning.
18. Be prepared to finish the next two steps very quickly! Find “WgaTray.exe” in “System32″ and
delete it. You will have 5 seconds to find “WgaTray.exe” in the Task Manager (the next step).
NOTE: If you delete the files mentioned above while you are in safe mode, “Step 8 is
unnecessary.
19. Immediately open the Task Manager. You can do this by pressing the Ctrl, Shift, and Esc keys
simultaneously by pressing the Ctrl, Alt and Delete simultaneously, or right click the taskbar
and select “Task Manager” . Click on the tab and click process process terminates
when “WgaTray.exe” is selected. Note: If you take more time, do not panic! All that will
happen is that “WgaTray.exe” reapearing held in the list of processes (ie you will not be able
to remove it if necessary). To remove the notifications later return to system32. You will find
two files: “WgaLogon.dll.bak” (the one you renamed), and a request for extension (0KB)
called “WgaLogon.dll.” Delete the request for an extension, rename “WgaLogon.dll.bak”
to “WgaLogon.dll” and repeat steps from the fifth starting (at higher speeds!).
20. Restart your computer once you are finished. All notification messages should be passed.
[ source wikihow.com ]
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