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MomoCC   04-29-2009 at 02:12:21 PM

A friend keeps on getting nagged by those damn notifications. Is there a quick and easy way to disable them?

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MrLinux   04-29-2009 at 02:29:37 PM
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Buya genuine build of Windows.

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Scotteq   04-29-2009 at 03:26:39 PM
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He's getting the warnings because he's using a pirated copy. Don't pirate, and there's no problem.

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MomoCC   05-04-2009 at 05:07:25 AM
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Sorry sorry, I need to clarify: my friend has a genuine copy of Windows XP. But suddenly, he's been getting those notifications. When he tried contacting Microsoft support, he was told that his product key was blacklisted as pirated. Support told him to send a copy of the receipt to prove authenticity, but of course he already threw it away. So... any attempts to bypass WGA are legit in this case, right?

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pat mcgroin   05-04-2009 at 05:15:45 PM
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show them a picture of the disk

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Bronze Win XP badge aford10   05-05-2009 at 04:24:44 PM
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Make sure the PC has SP2, then turn off auto updates.

control panel-->security center-->on the left there is a link to 'change the way security center alerts me'-->uncheck the boxes.

It will no longer download WGA, and won't give annoying notifications.

Your friend could also go through the WGA authentication process. It should validate his copy of windows without needing the original key. If it fails the test, he can report it to microsoft.

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