Possible to Remove from Computer ALL References to WGA?

[Cheryl]

Hi,

XP Pro SP2.

This is what was found after a search for wgatray.exe:

This folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[a bunch of numbers]
contains wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll files

This folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[another bunch of numbers]
contains wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll files

I also noticed that

This folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[a bunch of numbers]\update
contains wganotify.cat (catalog) and wgacustom.dll files

When I run "RemoveWGA.exe" (v1.1 from http://www.firewallleaktester.com),
This message is displayed:

"Microsoft WGA Notification Tool is not currently active on your system."

That's good; the Notification Tool was never installed on this machine. Is
there a way to remove from the computer ALL references to WGA?

Thanks,
Cheryl

 

[Yves Leclerc]

NO! Microsoft may, and would, place them back.

Hi,

XP Pro SP2.

This is what was found after a search for wgatray.exe:

This folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[a bunch of numbers]
contains wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll files

This folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[another bunch of numbers]
contains wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll files

I also noticed that

This folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[a bunch of numbers]\update
contains wganotify.cat (catalog) and wgacustom.dll files

When I run "RemoveWGA.exe" (v1.1 from http://www.firewallleaktester.com),
This message is displayed:

"Microsoft WGA Notification Tool is not currently active on your system."

That's good; the Notification Tool was never installed on this machine. Is
there a way to remove from the computer ALL references to WGA?

Thanks,
Cheryl

 

[Nevermind]

Hi,

XP Pro SP2.

This is what was found after a search for wgatray.exe:

This folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[a bunch of numbers]
contains wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll files

This folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[another bunch of numbers]
contains wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll files

I also noticed that

This folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[a bunch of numbers]\update
contains wganotify.cat (catalog) and wgacustom.dll files

When I run "RemoveWGA.exe" (v1.1 from http://www.firewallleaktester.com),
This message is displayed:

"Microsoft WGA Notification Tool is not currently active on your system."

That's good; the Notification Tool was never installed on this machine. Is
there a way to remove from the computer ALL references to WGA?

NO! Microsoft may, and would, place them back.

Not if you do not allow automatic update. Get the updates manually and
avoid WGA.

 

[Cheryl]

| Yves Leclerc wrote:
|
| >
| >> Hi,
| >>
| >> XP Pro SP2.
| >>
| >> This is what was found after a search for wgatray.exe:
| >>
| >> This folder:
| >> C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[a bunch of numbers]
| >> contains wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll files
| >>
| >> This folder:
| >> C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[another bunch of numbers]
| >> contains wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll files
| >>
| >> I also noticed that
| >>
| >> This folder:
| >> C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\[a bunch of numbers]\update
| >> contains wganotify.cat (catalog) and wgacustom.dll files
| >>
| >> When I run "RemoveWGA.exe" (v1.1 from
http://www.firewallleaktester.com),
| >> This message is displayed:
| >>
| >> "Microsoft WGA Notification Tool is not currently active on your
system."
| >>
| >> That's good; the Notification Tool was never installed on this machine.
Is
| >> there a way to remove from the computer ALL references to WGA?
| >>
| > NO! Microsoft may, and would, place them back.
| >
| >
| Not if you do not allow automatic update. Get the updates manually and
| avoid WGA.

Thanks for responding. I currently use Shavlik's NetChkPro to retrieve my
updates and deploy manually. Just wanted to rid my system of references to
WGA because it "bugs" me. Oh, well.
Thanks, again.

Cheryl