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One more thing before your run the valadation again
If this is a file called LegitCheckControl.dll is there
regsvr32 /u c:\windows\system32\LegitCheckControl.dll
then delete it.
You might want to do this first.
Greg Ro
>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:25:12 -0500, Greg Ro <webworm11@yes.lycos.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:15:04 -0500, "Don Madsen"
><donald-madsen@uiowa.edu> wrote:
>
>>A few months ago I loaded Windows XP Pro on a computer that had been running
>>Windows ME. The XP
>>Activated without any problem. This week, while attempting to update, it did
>>a Validation check which failed. The error message was, "Validation Failure:
>>Invalid Product Key". If the Product Key was "Invalid", why did XP activate?
>>
>>Don
>>
>I think microsoft might have to give up the wga piracy protection. It
>becoming a pain even for preinstalled systems.
>
>I hope you xp your bought is legit.
>
>You key might have got messed up during install-it does happens. Use
>the same key you used to install windows xp.
>
>Create a system restore point (Just in case it does not work-you can
>restore this from windows safe mode-F8 twice)
>
>
>Don’t not do this in safe mode!
>Make sure you do this from an administrator account
>
>Connect to the Internet
>Click Start, and then click Run.
>In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
>
>In the left pane, locate and then click the following registry key:
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current
>Version\WPAEvents
>In the right pane, right-click OOBETimer, and then click Modify.
>Change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows.
>Click Start, and then click Run.
>In the run box, type the following command, and then click OK.
>
>%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
>
>Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to
>activate Windows, and then click Next.
>
>Click Change Product key to the key you installed.
>
>Type the product key in the New key boxes, and then click Update.
>
>If you are returned to the previous window, click Remind me later
>DON’T reboot.
>
>In the run box, type the following command, and then click OK.
>
>%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
>
>Chose internet than activate. You will need to allow connection from
>your firewall.
>
>In the run box, type the following command
>
>%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
>
>And you will see this message.
>
>Windows is already activated. Click OK to exit.
>
>reboot
>
>This should allow wga to work.
>
>
>Greg R
>
>
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