892130 - WGA

[JD]

Windows Update gives me a message "To use Microsoft Update, you must
first install the latest version of some Windows components.", and
offers a download of kb892130. It does not install because WGA
is already installed. However, it does not allow me to
download/install the current April patches.

Any help in correcting this situation would be very much appreciated.
Thanks

John509

 

[kurttrail]

Windows Update gives me a message "To use Microsoft Update, you must
first install the latest version of some Windows components.", and
offers a download of kb892130. It does not install because WGA
is already installed. However, it does not allow me to
download/install the current April patches.

Any help in correcting this situation would be very much appreciated.
Thanks

John509

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/diag/

But between validation and using Windows/Microsoft Update, that adds two
unnecessary layers of code on top of the patching process, that can and
will go wrong.

Why waste time debugging MS's useless code, when you can update your OS
much more safely using Common Sense Computing.

http://comsense.microscum.com

--
Peace!
Kurt Kirsch
Self-anointed Moderator
http://microscum.com
"It'll soon shake your Windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'."

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Try the following workaround:

The WGA diagnostic tool has been updated to
to correct a problem seen by some users.
Please download and execute it from:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012

After running the tool, please return to Windows Update and try again.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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:

| Windows Update gives me a message "To use Microsoft Update, you must
| first install the latest version of some Windows components.", and
| offers a download of kb892130. It does not install because WGA
| is already installed. However, it does not allow me to
| download/install the current April patches.
|
| Any help in correcting this situation would be very much appreciated.
| Thanks
|
| John509

 

[JD]

Many thanks, Carey.


FYI, I'm not entirely unskilled, after actively using computers since
the days of punched card programming, but could not find anything on
the Microsoft site regarding the problem. Thank goodness for
helpers like yourself.

John509

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You're quite welcome, John! Glad to hear
your issue has been successfully resolved!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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:

| Many thanks, Carey.
|
|
| FYI, I'm not entirely unskilled, after actively using computers since
| the days of punched card programming, but could not find anything on
| the Microsoft site regarding the problem. Thank goodness for
| helpers like yourself.
|
| John509
|
|
|
| "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
|
| >Try the following workaround:
| >
| >The WGA diagnostic tool has been updated to
| >to correct a problem seen by some users.
| >Please download and execute it from:
| >
| >http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012
| >
| >After running the tool, please return to Windows Update and try again.

 

[Sparky Spartacus]

Try the following workaround:

The WGA diagnostic tool has been updated to
to correct a problem seen by some users.
Please download and execute it from:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012

What does this executable do?

 

[GHalleck]

What does this executable do?

Its MGADiag.exe. It is suppose to validate WGA by determining
whether or not the version of Windows XP is valid. MGADiag.Exe
over-rules WGA.