Re: My legit copy of XP is now telling me its counterfeit

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Well, your guess is incorrect. I still use the original
Microsoft software I purchased long before my MVP
award, and its all "genuine" legal software.

If you are eXPeriencing a problem with WGA,
it can be resolved easily:

Please follow this WGA troubleshooting procedure:

1. Download and install the WGA Diagnostic Tool:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012

2. After running the WGA Diagnostic Tool, click
on "Copy to Clipboard".

3. Visit the following website and create a post in the
"WGA Validation Problems" forum and paste the
results of the WGA Diagnostic Data in your post.
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/default.aspx?SiteID=25

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

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

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"George" wrote:

| Carey,
|
| My guess is that you have gotten all of your software directly from
| Microsoft as the MVP rules state! But for a simple man like myself who
| works hard for his money and then decides to go out and PURCHASE all that he
| has it would truly pee me off!!! If you were me and some simple peace of
| software that was shoved up your arse told you differently wouldn't that pee
| you off? Be honest now!!!!!
|
| It isn't like we are only talking about $20.00 or something, no we are
| talkign about a $200.00 peace of software here that my lifeblood depends
| upon....not counting the $2000.00 PC that it sits on and would be useless
| without that so-called good software that it uses to run on. You and Bill
| Gates both need to pull your head out of your arses so you can see the
| truth.
|
| I am glad I got a heads up and didn't install it on my machines. Oh, BTW,
| we are talking about WGA here :-)
|
| "it's just plain user ignorance" and because of that people are paying for
| Bill Gates greedy self....why?
|
| George
|
|
| "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:%23vQeCr3eGHA.4912@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > No one who has a valid, genuine Windows XP license is getting "ripped
| > off".
| > Many users have had an illegal, non-genuine version of Windows
| > XP installed by someone, be it an unscrupulous repair shop, a "friend",
| > or the user themselves. There is a specific Microsoft web site that
| > deals with resolving these issues. It many cases, it's just plain user
| > ignorance
| > that led to the problem in the first place.
| >
| > Windows Genuine Advantage Troubleshooting Newsgroup
| > http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=125&SiteID=25
| >
| > --
| > Carey Frisch
| > Microsoft MVP
| > Windows - Shell/User
| > Microsoft Community Newsgroups
| > news://msnews.microsoft.com/
| >
| > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­----------------
| >
| > "George" wrote:
| >
| > | Did you look at this site man? There are MANY people who are being
| > ripped
| > | off because of this, WOW! I am glad that I got a heads up as I would
| > have
| > | to beat soemone up who told me my copy of XP wasn't legit as I purchased
| > my
| > | machines from Circuit City. Listen to this little snip from that site
| > on
| > | one of the individuals who thinks his software isn't legit:
| > |
| > | "It's mildly irritating to have to get that message every time I turn
| > the
| > | computer on but I'll live with it. It's put me right of buying a new
| > | computer though. Next time I'll be going to ebay!"
| > |
| > | If that isn't mind boggling then I don't know what is. Some people just
| > | don't get it!
| > |
| > |
| > | George
| >
|
|

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