Hello,

I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these machines
were installed with a valid XP OEM key.

Since about over a month ago, they are now all stating they are
counterfeit windows and do not pass WGA.
It says windows license not valid for current location.

What's going on??

(E-Mail Removed)am wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these machines
> were installed with a valid XP OEM key.
>
> Since about over a month ago, they are now all stating they are
> counterfeit windows and do not pass WGA.
> It says windows license not valid for current location.
>
> What's going on??

Where did you purchase the XP licenses?

M

On Sep 23, 7:20*pm, "And...@community.nospam"
<And...@community.nospam> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these machines
> were installed with a valid XP OEM key.
>
> Since about over a month ago, they are now all stating they are
> counterfeit windows and do not pass WGA.
> It says windows license not valid for current location.
>
> What's going on??

Been there! It seems that those XP PCs might have been set up with a
VLK CD key that has now been "flagged" as "pirated."

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:O$(E-Mail Removed)
> Hello,
>
> I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these
> machines were installed with a valid XP OEM key.
>
> Since about over a month ago, they are now all stating they are
> counterfeit windows and do not pass WGA.
> It says windows license not valid for current location.
>
> What's going on??

Call Microsoft at the number activation provides. Either someone has
pirated your license or maybe you have and it was just discovered.
Either way it needs to be sorted out with Microsoft.
You say OEM key: Is that what you actually mean? Did you buy one
license and install XP on all 50 machines? Or did you actually buy 50 XP
OEMs rather than one license for multiple seats?

Check with Microsoft.

HTH,

Twayne`

AndyTC wrote:
> I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these
> machines were installed with a valid XP OEM key.
>
> Since about over a month ago, they are now all stating they are
> counterfeit windows and do not pass WGA.
> It says windows license not valid for current location.
>
> What's going on??

Clarify:

"All these machines were installed with a valid XP OEM key"

They were all installed with the same valid OEM product key?

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M wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed)am wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these
>> machines were installed with a valid XP OEM key.
>>
>> Since about over a month ago, they are now all stating they are
>> counterfeit windows and do not pass WGA.
>> It says windows license not valid for current location.
>>
>> What's going on??
>
> Where did you purchase the XP licenses?
>
> M

The machines were purchased in the US. However, they are located at a US
Embassy grounds in the middle east. Should that matter?

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
:M wrote:
: > (E-Mail Removed)am wrote:
: >> Hello,
: >>
: >> I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these
: >> machines were installed with a valid XP OEM key.
: >>
: >> Since about over a month ago, they are now all stating they are
: >> counterfeit windows and do not pass WGA.
: >> It says windows license not valid for current location.
: >>
: >> What's going on??
: >
: > Where did you purchase the XP licenses?
: >
: > M
:
: The machines were purchased in the US. However, they are located at a US
: Embassy grounds in the middle east. Should that matter?

He meant what *company* were they purchased from?

(E-Mail Removed)am wrote:
>>> I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these
>>> machines were installed with a valid XP OEM key.
>>>
>>> Since about over a month ago, they are now all stating they are
>>> counterfeit windows and do not pass WGA.
>>> It says windows license not valid for current location.
>>>
>>> What's going on??
>>
>> Where did you purchase the XP licenses?
>
> The machines were purchased in the US. However, they are located at a US
> Embassy grounds in the middle east. Should that matter?

Are you a US government employee or subcontractor?

(E-Mail Removed)am wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these
> machines were installed with a valid XP OEM key.

There's your problem. Only one of the 50 has the correct key. All the
others don't!

(E-Mail Removed)am wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a remote site that has around 50 XP machines. All these machines
> were installed with a valid XP OEM key.
>


WinXP was installed on all 50 machines using a single OEM Product Key?
That's the source of your problem. Only the original machine with
which that Product Key was purchased could possibly be "genuine."


> Since about over a month ago, they are now all stating they are
> counterfeit windows and do not pass WGA.
> It says windows license not valid for current location.
>
> What's going on??


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