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    This document provides information and troubleshooting steps for resolving the "Windows is not genuine" notification. It describes the notification messages users may see and explains that the notifications indicate the Windows copy has failed validation. The document then provides several methods to disable the notifications, including ending processes, deleting files, changing permissions, and clearing the data.dat file. Microsoft fixes and manual registry edits are also described.

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    This document provides information and troubleshooting steps for resolving the "Windows is not genuine" notification. It describes the notification messages users may see and explains that the notifications indicate the Windows copy has failed validation. The document then provides several methods to disable the notifications, including ending processes, deleting files, changing permissions, and clearing the data.dat file. Microsoft fixes and manual registry edits are also described.

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    This document provides information and troubleshooting steps for resolving the "Windows is not genuine" notification. It describes the notification messages users may see and explains that the notifications indicate the Windows copy has failed validation. The document then provides several methods to disable the notifications, including ending processes, deleting files, changing permissions, and clearing the data.dat file. Microsoft fixes and manual registry edits are also described.

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    Windows Not Genuine

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    Ankush Sharma
    This document provides information and troubleshooting steps for resolving the "Windows is not genuine" notification. It describes the notification messages users may see and explains that the notifications indicate the Windows copy has failed validation. The document then provides several methods to disable the notifications, including ending processes, deleting files, changing permissions, and clearing the data.dat file. Microsoft fixes and manual registry edits are also described.

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    Hi,

    Try this as well

    http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/04/26/disable-and-remove-windows-genuine-advantage-notifications-
    nag-screen/

    <<Popup - This copy of Windows is not genuine : You may be the victim of software counterfeiting>>

    Hi

    We have been receiving calls regarding the customer receiving error messages that " Copy of Windows
    not genuine and not eligible for all updates"

    In such cases we need to visit the following microsoft web page and validate windows manually
    -:

    1. Genuine Microsoft Fix

    http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx?displaylang=en

    On this link the customer has to click on the Vlidate Windows link and follow the onscreen
    instructions to validate windows.

    2. By Pass ( Work Around )

    If the customer still receives the issue then we can bipass the notification by using the following
    means :

    End the process wgatray.exe in Windows TaskManager and restart Windows XP in safe mode.
    Now delete the following files:

    Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\windows\system32


    Delete WgaTray.exe from c:\windows\system32\dllcache

    Start Windows Registry editor and delete the folder "WGALOGON" located in the following
    location:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows
    NT\CurrentVersion\WinlogonNotify. Delete all references in your registry to WgaTray.exe

    Another alternative suggest that three files are installed Windows XP System Folder:

    \WINDOWS\system32\WgaLogon.dll
    \WINDOWS\system32\WgaTray.exe
    \WINDOWS\system32\LegitCheckControl.dll
    The wgatray.exe process makes the check for genuine windows software. You can disable WGA
    by removing the execute bit on WgaLogon.dll. That way, winlogon can't call it as a notification
    package at boot, and since WgaLogon is responsible for running and maintaining WgaTray.exe,
    no more tray popups either.

    To change the execute bit of WgaLogon.dll, first turn off Simple File Sharing. Now right click
    the file in Windows Explorer and open the Security Tab. Hit the Advanced button, uncheck the
    Inherit box at the bottom, hit the Copy button, then hit OK. Go through each listed user/group
    and remove the "Read & Execute" permission for that file, leaving the "Read" permission as-is.

    Hit OK to apply the permission changes and close the file properties dialog. Restart the machine.
    You can now turn "Use simple file sharing" back on, if you want.

    A third alternative posted on the internet suggest that users clear the content of file data.dat
    located in the following directory:
    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine Advantage\data

    Save the data.dat empty file and change the attributes to "Read Only" - Restart you computer. Or
    start your PC in Safe Mode and delete the following files from Windows system32 folder -
    wgalogon.dll spmgs.dll wgatray.exe The WGA setup file is in
    C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\ Download\6c4788c9549d437e76e1773a7639582a

    If you don't use "Fast User Switching", you can disable the Windows XP Welcome Screen if you
    are logged in as an Administrator. This will remove the initial WGA Warning Screen:

    1. Click on Start -> Control Panel ->User Accounts


    2. Click on "Change the way users log on or off"
    3. Uncheck "Use the Welcome Screen" - Choose Apply
    4. Close the User Accounts window and the Control Panel
    5. The next time you reboot your computer, the classic login prompt will be used

    To enable Fast User Switching, you must also enable the Use the Welcome screen option. Also,
    Fast User Switching cannot be used when Offline Files are enabled.

    Disable wgatray.exe - Some users are claiming that removing the WGATray.exe (or killing the
    WGATray.exe process) are working for them. Here's how to search for WGATray.exe file -
    Screenshot

    None of these methods are guaranteed to work and people are just experimenting. Meanwhile
    Microsoft is not willing to relent to crackers this time and are planning to release an update of
    WGADiag2.exe utility in the next few days.

    WGADiag2 will also fix the problem with registry key permissions may cause the installation of
    Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications KB905474 to fail from Windows Update:

    Here's a manual fix provided by Microsoft. These permissions can be repaired using Registry
    Editor as follows:

    1. Click Start, and then click Run


    2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK
    3. Expand HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
    4. Locate the subkey HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LegitCheckControl.LegitCheck
    5. Right-click the subkey and select Permissions….
    6. Ensure that Administrators allowed Full Control permission
    7. Repeat steps 3-6 for the subkey
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LegitCheckControl.LegitCheck.1

    Microsoft has also published a kB article if the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation
    check process does not validate successfully on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, and
    you receive one or both of the following error messages:

    Product Key Inaccessible 0x80080212

    This problem occurs when you do not have the appropriate permissions for the Windows
    Genuine Advantage\Data folder. In the Permissions for Users section, make sure that Read &
    Execute, List Folder Contents and Read permissions are given. If the previous steps fail, start the
    computer in Safe Mode and rename the %allusersprofile%\Application Data\Windows Genuine
    Advantage directory.

    Forwarded Message: Popup - This copy of Windows is not genuine : You may be the victim of
    software counterfeiting

    Popup - This copy of Windows is not


    genuine : You may be the victim of software
    counterfeiting
    Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:51 PM
    From:
    Mahendra_Mishra@Dell.com
    To:
    CHN_Teo_Members@Dell.com
    Hi Team,
     
    Already has couple of calls on this issue. Hope this info. would help.
     
    Description of the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications application

    INTRODUCTION
    This article describes the Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications
    application. This program notifies you if a copy of Windows is not genuine.

    MORE INFORMATION

    Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications notifies you if a copy of Microsoft Windows


    XP is not genuine. The notification messages only appear on computers that have failed
    the Windows Genuine Advantage validation process and that are running a copy of
    Windows XP that is not genuine. If you are running a validated, genuine copy of
    Windows XP, you will not receive notification messages.
     
    Notification messages
    The following notification messages will appear on computers that are running a copy of
    Windows that has failed the Windows Genuine Advantage validation process:

    Logon notification
    When you log on to a non-genuine copy of Windows XP, you receive the following
    logon notification error message:
    You may be a victim of software counterfeiting. This copy of Windows is not genuine
    and is not eligible to receive all updates and product support from Microsoft.
    • Click Get Genuine now to get more information and resolve this issue.
    When you receive this message, you have the following two options:
    • You can click Get Genuine to start the Get genuine Windows process.
    You can click Resolve Later. If you use this option, an icon will be available in the
    • notification area that you can double-click to start the Get genuine Windows
    process.
    Balloon notification
    After you log on to a non-genuine copy of Windows XP, you receive a balloon
    notification message in the notification area that is specific to the validation failure. You
    • can click the balloon notification or the notification area icon to open the Windows
    Genuine Advantage Validation Failure Web page. This Web page gives you the
    specifics of the validation failure and the steps that you can take to make the operating
    system genuine.
    Desktop banner text
    If you use the Resolve Later option, the following banner text appears on the locked
    • desktop:
    This copy of Windows is not genuine.
    You may be the victim of software counterfeiting
    Every time that a notification appears, you receive detailed information about the
    specific validation failure. The information includes steps that you can take to resolve
    the problem.

    Notes

    • The frequency of the notification messages is determined at installation time. The


    notification messages continue to appear until the non-genuine copy of Windows has
    been validated as genuine.
    Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications will be deployed by using Automatic
    •
    Updates.
     

    How to uninstall Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications

    You can use Add or Remove Programs to view Windows Genuine Advantage
    Notifications, but you cannot use Add or Remove Programs to remove the
    notifications.

    You can temporarily disable Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications. To do this,


    right-click the Notifier icon in the notification area and select Change Notifications
    Settings. Then, follow the prompts. This will disable the Notification Prompts until a new
    release of the Notification Update is released.

    For more information about Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, visit the
    following Microsoft Web site:
    http://www.microsoft.com/genuine (http://www.microsoft.com/genuine)
     

    APPLIES TO

    • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition


    • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
    • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
    • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
     
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474/

    Article ID : 905474
     
    Thanks & Regards
    Mahendra Mishra
    Technical Support Coach
    Dell International Services
    Extn. 58 - 80939
     

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