Re: Genuine Windows ActiveX NOT Listed as Add-On

Thanks Carey. But as I stated in my original post, there was no Windows
Genuine Advantage folder in:

C: \ Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\

which I knew was a problem. There is an Office Genuine Advantage folder in
this directory, but no Windows Genuine Advantage folder.

I've been to the Validate Windows site about 50 times in the last three
weeks hoping I've tweaked something that would trigger the ActiveX component
to load into the browser. It doesn't and whenever I use the "alternate
method" it gives me the "Validation Not Completed: ActiveX Error" and the
diagnostics site always stalls on "Checking" Microsoft ActiveX controls
loading. (All the tests before that pass.)

I've scoured web sites for info. Not meaning to offend, but please re-read
my post if you don't mind and you'll see what I've done.

Thanks.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%232UyN8XsGHA.1632@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Locate the file:

C:\ Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine
Advantage\data\data.dat

and delete it. Reboot, send your browser to
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/
and click "Validate Windows".

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

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"Pete Beach" wrote:

| In the past month my Windows Update has stopped working. I get the
dreaded:
|
| Validation Incomplete: Unable to Perform Validation[0x80080299]
|
| Both of the following hotfixes/updates are reported as sucessfully
installed
| when I review my update history in Windows Update:
|
| Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130)
| Windows Genuine Advantage Notification (KB905474)
|
| However, when I go to Tools/Manage Add-ons, the Windows Genuine
Validation
| Tool is not listed AT ALL. I know it has to be there and enabled from
all
| the posts I've read. (Plus, it's there on my three other computers that
are
| updating fine.) I've gone to the Windows Genuine Validation site and the
| ActiveX bar does not appear. So I use the alternate method and get
| "Validation Not Completed: ActiveX Error". When I use the diagnostics,
| everything passes (active scripting, activex enabled) until it gets to
| Microsoft ActiveX controls loading and it stays stuck on "checking"
forever
| and goes no further. I have checked my security settings, uninstalled my
| Zone Alarm firewall/antivirus/antispyware, tried to register
| LegitCheckControl.dll manually with regsrv32 (it says it succeeds),
deleted
| my temp internet files, and on and on and on.....
|
| It is obvious to me that the problem is that the LegitCheckControl.dll
is
| not properly being registered with IE6 to communicate with the
validation
| servers. What to do??? I'm at wit's end.
|
| Something I find strange is that there is no Windows Genuine Advantage
| folder under \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data.
|
| Any answers for this poor tired soul? Thanks.
|
| Pete



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