How to make good on WGA warning

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Todd and Margo Chester

Hi,

I am getting calls for all over town from
people that got caught by the WGA plug in.
(Editorial comment: now we now why I always loose
bids. Second editorial comment: ha ha ha ha)

Questions: With the legitimate copy of XP in
hand, how do I make the WGA plugin happy? Do I
have to reinstall the entire OS? Will they loose
everything?

-T
 
Hi,

I am getting calls for all over town from
people that got caught by the WGA plug in.
(Editorial comment: now we now why I always loose
bids. Second editorial comment: ha ha ha ha)

Questions: With the legitimate copy of XP in
hand, how do I make the WGA plugin happy? Do I
have to reinstall the entire OS? Will they loose
everything?
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With a legit copy, the same flavor (Pro/Home) you do a simple
repair/reinstall over the existing and enter the new key. I just did
this for 20 machines and not one had a problem.
 
Leythos said:
With a legit copy, the same flavor (Pro/Home) you do a simple
repair/reinstall over the existing and enter the new key. I just did
this for 20 machines and not one had a problem.
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Three follow up questions:

1) Did you boot off the CD or did you stick it
in on a running XP?

2) Did you have any conflicts with post SP2 patches (automatic
updates)?

3) After the install was complete, did you just let automatic update
rip?

-T
 
Three follow up questions:

1) Did you boot off the CD or did you stick it
in on a running XP?

2) Did you have any conflicts with post SP2 patches (automatic
updates)?

3) After the install was complete, did you just let automatic update
rip?
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Booted from the CD.

All of the computers were XP Prof SP1 initial, upgraded to SP2. I used a
OEM XP Prof with SP2 already in the OEM install, did the standard
repair/install method, and that's all I had to do.

After the install I had a BUNCH of updates to reinstall, but it all
worked without a loss of data, and they were all still connected to the
domain.
 
Kemco said:
screen hit R > during the repair install enter your valid key.

But why do a repair install when you can just go download the WGA key
changing tool or a key finder program.. here

WGA Key Changing tool
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409

or

Win Keyfinder 1.70
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Decrypting-Decoding/WinKeyFinder.shtml

It will save you some time and effort.

Joe

Kemco IT Professional
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use the key changing prog ...few minutes and you're good to go :>
 
Leythos,

Why did you not just use the WGA key changing tool or a keyfinder to convert
the windows to a proper key? It would have saved you several hours of labor.


WGA key changing tool
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409

or

Win Keyfinder 1.70
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Decrypting-Decoding/WinKeyFinder.shtml
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I tried it several times, even hacked the reg myself, and nothing
worked, when I tried to activate windows, or when I used the tool to
enter the new key, Belarc always reported the old key. Since this place
is audited, they use Belarc to determine compliance.

In the 50+ machines I've tried to change the key on, not one of them has
worked, not one. I've always had to do the repair/reinstall method.

I will check out the tools you show, although I've already used them and
several others, hoping there was an update, and see if they work the
next time (two more to do on Friday), and then post back.

L
 
Todd and Margo Chester said:
Three follow up questions:

1) Did you boot off the CD or did you stick it
in on a running XP?

2) Did you have any conflicts with post SP2 patches (automatic
updates)?

3) After the install was complete, did you just let automatic update
rip?
Click to expand...

Windows XP repair install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

When you do a Repair Install you *must* make a manual check with
Windows Update (once) to kick-start the automatic updates. Otherwise
the Windows Update software thinks the machine is up to date because
the download folders and install log files for them are present. If
you do not make a manual check for updates then no automatic updates
will be made until Microsoft releases a new critical update, one that
was not installed on the machine prior to the Repair Install. At that
time it will then catch up on all of the needed updates.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
I said I would follow-up on my post from Friday - where I had said that
the earlier change tool was not working on any of the machines we use it
on. I'm guessing I must have had an old version as the one I used from
the link above worked perfectly.
 
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