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Hi All,
Recenly I've purchased new HP notebook with preinstalled Windows XP Pro
SP2.
When today I tried to update my copy of Windows using Microsoft update
service the Genuine Windows Validation program told me I'm using an
illegal version of MS Windows !!!
I've tried to reactivate my copy of OS by changing registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents
and running
%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
But when I entered the OEM license number (as per HP OEM sticker) and
attempted
to activate, I was politely informed that the key number was mistyped
(message number 45128) and invalid, yet the activation works when I'm
not change serial key !
The guys from HP customer support say it is Microsoft's problem.
Could somebody help me with that issue?

Thanks in advance,
Leonid Kvetnyi
 
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Compare here
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/windows/quiz_coa.mspx?quizType=oem&compareButton=Compare+Now

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"leonidk@rocketmail.com" wrote:

> Hi All,
> Recenly I've purchased new HP notebook with preinstalled Windows XP Pro
> SP2.
> When today I tried to update my copy of Windows using Microsoft update
> service the Genuine Windows Validation program told me I'm using an
> illegal version of MS Windows !!!
> I've tried to reactivate my copy of OS by changing registry key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents
> and running
> %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
> But when I entered the OEM license number (as per HP OEM sticker) and
> attempted
> to activate, I was politely informed that the key number was mistyped
> (message number 45128) and invalid, yet the activation works when I'm
> not change serial key !
> The guys from HP customer support say it is Microsoft's problem.
> Could somebody help me with that issue?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Leonid Kvetnyi
>
>
 
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One detial - I have no hologram CD. Just black-white CD with Windows XP
Pro SP2 and Hewlett-Packard copyright.
BTW I know many people who bought laptop from HP Israel and got the
same type of CD that I described before.
 
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First - for updating.
Second - this is a legal copy of Windows? As a honest owner I want to
have all rights that MS promised.
 
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leonidk@rocketmail.com wrote:
> One detial - I have no hologram CD. Just black-white CD with Windows
> XP Pro SP2 and Hewlett-Packard copyright.
> BTW I know many people who bought laptop from HP Israel and got the
> same type of CD that I described before.

What do you NEED WGA for?

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Then why are you waiting?
Report piracy for that cd to Microsoft.
Go here
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/windows/what.aspx

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"leonidk@rocketmail.com" wrote:

> One detial - I have no hologram CD. Just black-white CD with Windows XP
> Pro SP2 and Hewlett-Packard copyright.
> BTW I know many people who bought laptop from HP Israel and got the
> same type of CD that I described before.
>
>
 
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On 2 Aug 2005 06:47:18 -0700, "leonidk@rocketmail.com"

>Second - this is a legal copy of Windows? As a honest owner I want to
>have all rights that MS promised.

Well, being legal doesn't promise you the right to custom (re-)install
Windows the way you want it. As long as OEMs sell "legal" Windows
(i.e. pay MS), MS don't care if you don't even get an installation CD
at all, not even the usual crippled "factory restore" junk you get
when you pay "big brand tax" for Compaq et al.

IMO, this shoots the concept of "Genuine Advantage" to pieces.



>-------------------- ----- ---- --- -- - - - -
Tip Of The Day:
To disable the 'Tip of the Day' feature...
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On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 02:26:18 +0200, "cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)"
<cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote:

>On 2 Aug 2005 06:47:18 -0700, "leonidk@rocketmail.com"
>
>>Second - this is a legal copy of Windows? As a honest owner I want to
>>have all rights that MS promised.
>
>Well, being legal doesn't promise you the right to custom (re-)install
>Windows the way you want it. As long as OEMs sell "legal" Windows
>(i.e. pay MS), MS don't care if you don't even get an installation CD
>at all, not even the usual crippled "factory restore" junk you get
>when you pay "big brand tax" for Compaq et al.
>
>IMO, this shoots the concept of "Genuine Advantage" to pieces.
>
>
>
>>-------------------- ----- ---- --- -- - - - -
> Tip Of The Day:
> To disable the 'Tip of the Day' feature...
>>-------------------- ----- ---- --- -- - - - -

A mvp said this? I am very surprised
 
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I'm a legal owner and I keep getting a validation failure as well and can't
get free technical support. I'd like the rights that MS promised too. I
can't get any updates. and I have the legal product number as well.

"leonidk@rocketmail.com" wrote:

> First - for updating.
> Second - this is a legal copy of Windows? As a honest owner I want to
> have all rights that MS promised.
>
>
 
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What is "WGA"

"kurttrail" wrote:

> leonidk@rocketmail.com wrote:
> > One detial - I have no hologram CD. Just black-white CD with Windows
> > XP Pro SP2 and Hewlett-Packard copyright.
> > BTW I know many people who bought laptop from HP Israel and got the
> > same type of CD that I described before.
>
> What do you NEED WGA for?
>
> --
> Peace!
> Kurt
> Self-anointed Moderator
> microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
> http://microscum.com/mscommunity
> "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
> "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
>
>
>
 
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Windows Genuine Advantage Offers
http://catalog.microsoft.com/genuine/offers/default.aspx


Josh wrote:
> What is "WGA"
>
> "kurttrail" wrote:
>
>
>>leonidk@rocketmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>One detial - I have no hologram CD. Just black-white CD with Windows
>>>XP Pro SP2 and Hewlett-Packard copyright.
>>>BTW I know many people who bought laptop from HP Israel and got the
>>>same type of CD that I described before.
>>
>>What do you NEED WGA for?
>>
>>--
>>Peace!
>>Kurt
>>Self-anointed Moderator
>>microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
>>http://microscum.com/mscommunity
>>"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
>>"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
>>
>>
>>
 
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Bob I wrote:
> Windows Genuine Advantage Offers
> http://catalog.microsoft.com/genuine/offers/default.aspx


And "Windows Genuine Advantage Offers" should actually read:

Windows Genuine Advantage Valueless Bribes For MicroAssKissers!

Or WGAVBFMAK!

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"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
 
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Windows Genuine Advantage.

Alias
"Josh" <Josh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05407B30-A3B3-4480-8832-264BCBD1B24B@microsoft.com...
> What is "WGA"
>
> "kurttrail" wrote:
>
>> leonidk@rocketmail.com wrote:
>> > One detial - I have no hologram CD. Just black-white CD with Windows
>> > XP Pro SP2 and Hewlett-Packard copyright.
>> > BTW I know many people who bought laptop from HP Israel and got the
>> > same type of CD that I described before.
>>
>> What do you NEED WGA for?
>>
>> --
>> Peace!
>> Kurt
>> Self-anointed Moderator
>> microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
>> http://microscum.com/mscommunity
>> "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
>> "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
>>
>>
>>
 
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Alias wrote:
> Windows Genuine Advantage.

That's should really be "disAdvantage." As the program really seems to
be a means for MS to "dis" its paying customers!

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Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
 
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