XP home is activated and verified as genuine, still notification

[Oscar Alvarez]

I recently bought a copy of Windows XP Home (swedish version). I installed it
and put in the product key and everything. I had some problems activating it
trough internet, I had to speak to a person at Microsoft in Sweden, to be
able to activate it.
When I finally had activaded XP i went ahead to Winwows Update (I have auto
updates off), and it could verify my copy as genuine, and download stuff...
Still however, I get a note when windows starts up, that i need to activate
my copy of windows. The strange thing is that this notification is in english
(when my copy of XP is in swedish)....

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

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://social.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/genuinewindowsxp/threads/

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

 

[Peter Foldes]

Oscay

Obviously you will be having this issue if you activated your XP in Sweden. North
America has no record of this. Europe does . Since European versions of XP are
version N and your activation took place in Sweden then you need to use the WU site
which is located in Europe . There you will not have any issues at all using Windows
Update since they have the record of your activation there and you will be able to
update your system.

Using the Windows Update will always tell you to activate first since you are doing
it in N America.