How to prove my copy of Window is Genuine

[Guest]

I bought a copy of Window Xp ~5years ago form my College. It is a full
version of XP Professional. I used in on a computer I built back than but it
has been out of commission for a long time.

I am currently builting a new one and try to install the same copy of XP on
it. But I am getting a message that saids I might be a victim of software
piracy and everything lock up. I can't even get pass the login page at this
time. I tried to reinstall window but boot form disk won't get me anywhere.
Can someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks

Ed

 

[--Alias--]

Please follow this simple troubleshooting procedure, courtesy of MS MVP Carey Frisch:

1. Download and install the WGA Diagnostic Tool
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56062

2. After running the WGA Diagnostic Tool, click on the "Windows" tab and then click on "Copy to Clipboard".

3. Next, visit the following website and create a post in the "WGA Validation Problems" forum and paste the results of the WGA Diagnostic Data in a detailed post: http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/default.aspx?SiteID=25

4. A WGA troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend an appropriate solution.

How is he going to jump through the "courtesy" hoops of copy and paste
Carey when he wrote, and I quote:

"But I am getting a message that saids I might be a victim of software
piracy and everything lock up. I can't even get pass the login page at
this time."?

And WHY SHOULD A PAYING CUSTOMER HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH THESE HOOPS? Does
Gates need more money to give to Africa to increase his tax write offs
and assuage his guilty, greedy conscience?

Cody

 

[Ghostrider]

I bought a copy of Window Xp ~5years ago form my College. It is a full
version of XP Professional. I used in on a computer I built back than but it
has been out of commission for a long time.

I am currently builting a new one and try to install the same copy of XP on
it. But I am getting a message that saids I might be a victim of software
piracy and everything lock up. I can't even get pass the login page at this
time. I tried to reinstall window but boot form disk won't get me anywhere.
Can someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks

Ed

The question is just what was gotten from the College, around 5
years ago. IOW, what version of Windows XP? For example, it was
quite common for the IT department to issue VLK-versions. If the
particular volume license key has been rescinded and reported to
Microsoft, then this copy of Windows XP is reported as invalid.
Even with retail academic versions of Windows XP, reporting of
stolen keys or over-used keys that result in such a report.

Visit the Microsoft site for WGA. If the Windows XP cdrom does
not look like anything shown and the product key is not on an
orange sticker or the holographic COA, then stop wasting time and
buy a new, genuine copy of Windows XP.

 

[Guest]

-PA Bear

I can restore it back to a point where window would work to run your
procedure and see. But I don't know how much it will help since window is
runing fine at that point. Once window start freeze up, it won't work.

-Ghostrider

It is a retail academic version. Everything are genuine, Holographic print
on CD, orange CD-Key sticker, and holographic COA. I only used it on one
computer long time ago. Unless it has been stolen back than. It has been
sitting at the bottom of my draw since the initial installation until I try
to use it on my current computer.


I want to know if there is a way to verify with microsoft that my copy is
genuine if the key has been stolen. If the key is stolen, checking with WGA
will only lock up everything again. Can I talk to someone form microsoft
about this?

I am not going to pay for the same thing again so someone else can use what
I paid for. I have procedure and program that can get around it but I want
to do it the right way. But if microsoft won't do anything about it, I won't
lose any sleep on using the hack. After all I do paid and own a genuine copy
of window.

 

[Ghostrider]

edlo78 wrote:

-Ghostrider

It is a retail academic version. Everything are genuine, Holographic print
on CD, orange CD-Key sticker, and holographic COA. I only used it on one
computer long time ago. Unless it has been stolen back than. It has been
sitting at the bottom of my draw since the initial installation until I try
to use it on my current computer.

I want to know if there is a way to verify with microsoft that my copy is
genuine if the key has been stolen. If the key is stolen, checking with WGA
will only lock up everything again. Can I talk to someone form microsoft
about this?

I am not going to pay for the same thing again so someone else can use what
I paid for. I have procedure and program that can get around it but I want
to do it the right way. But if microsoft won't do anything about it, I won't
lose any sleep on using the hack. After all I do paid and own a genuine copy
of window.

Follow along with me as there is something I don't understand.
If this is a genuine Academic version of Windows XP, it should
have activated normally over the Internet. Is the original cdrom
being used for the installation or is this an altered one, such as
one that has SP2 and other updates slipstreamed into it? Next, did
this Windows XP installation ever pass activation in this computer?
If so, then follow PA Bear's original response referencing Carey
Frisch and follow-through on it. (Are you still eligible to use an
Academic version?) Was this computer ever running XP properly before
doing a Windows update during any time this month?

 

[Guest]

I was able to activate normally over the Internet.
The CD used for installation is the original CD but without SP1 or SP2.
It pass activation on this computer and I was able to download updates form
Microsoft's windows update.
The academic version I have is a full retail version just like the ones from
stores. the difference is it does not have a box or any of the booklets,
marked as not for resale and it is cheaper.
I started to install XP a week ago. I am still in the process of installing
all the video and sound cards. In between, I was able to in download current
drives for my video card, and sound card, update bios, update windows and
install anti-virus . Than it start to freeze up on last Tues. I use a
backup copy and roll back a few steps to see if it is cause by software
conflict. But Window would freeze up around 10:30-11:00 during different
point of installation and said "This window needs to be Activate." Then kick
me out to login screen.

 

[Ghostrider]

I was able to activate normally over the Internet.
The CD used for installation is the original CD but without SP1 or SP2.
It pass activation on this computer and I was able to download updates form
Microsoft's windows update.
The academic version I have is a full retail version just like the ones from
stores. the difference is it does not have a box or any of the booklets,
marked as not for resale and it is cheaper.
I started to install XP a week ago. I am still in the process of installing
all the video and sound cards. In between, I was able to in download current
drives for my video card, and sound card, update bios, update windows and
install anti-virus . Than it start to freeze up on last Tues. I use a
backup copy and roll back a few steps to see if it is cause by software
conflict. But Window would freeze up around 10:30-11:00 during different
point of installation and said "This window needs to be Activate." Then kick
me out to login screen.

That is what I thought. There have been reports of issues with
the updates of August 8 and 15, referred to as "Black Tuesdays".
And as for the WGA notifications, look up the solutions in Google.
You might have wanted to be very selective of the updates that
were released on and after June 6, 2006, and eschew automatic
updates entirely, when Microsoft sprung the fake critical update
known as WGA Notification on the unwary.

 

[--Alias--]

And do you have anything else to add which edlo78 may actually find helpful?

No, but you didn't either, being as the OP couldn't do what you suggested.

Alias

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I will check all the update files

That is what I thought. There have been reports of issues with
the updates of August 8 and 15, referred to as "Black Tuesdays".
And as for the WGA notifications, look up the solutions in Google.
You might have wanted to be very selective of the updates that
were released on and after June 6, 2006, and eschew automatic
updates entirely, when Microsoft sprung the fake critical update
known as WGA Notification on the unwary.