Bypass WGA?

Hi - My new Sony PC didn't have an XP recovery disk in the box. When I reinstalled XP recently- I borrowed a friends disk thinking no biggie. Turns out his was a crack copy & now I'm having trouble getting updates from Microsoft cause it's not passing Windows Genuine Advantage. This is so stupid to begin with because every computer comes with XP anyway. Anyhow - is there a way around it? (PS - I don't use SP2) Many thanks, Deca

 

u can still get updates from other sites and sources, but u wont get any help bypassing WGA.

I also suggest you look at teh Genuine Microsoft software FAQ

 

If you are meaning WGA validation....Wilders will not help people bypass the WGA Validation Check to download patches outside of the Microsoft license agreements as WSFuser alluded to.

I would suggest contacting Sony PC in regards to sending you a copy for your XP installation.

Bubba

 

Even if not a "cracked" copy, it wouldn't have passed muster, can't install the same XP on more than one system.

Regards - Charles

 

IMHO Sony PC/Laptops normal come with a recovery partition wich can be accessed by your Control panel. This allows you to reinstall a valid OS

 

Your system should also have the license sticker on the side of the case (or bottom of the laptop). Regardless of the disk used to install, you should use that license key, which would keep your install legal.

 

The problem I have is that the key on my Dell laptop only works with the Dell oem version of win XP - might get a similar problem with this machine.
The key that MS gets is a hash of your installation key and a xp version key (eg home, pro, various oems, generic oem, vlk versions etc), and if you use the wrong disc then even though you have a legit licence and key, you fail wga.

I phone microsoft and they tell me that I have to go to Dell as its a special oem version (but Dell wont support me as a 2nd hand user).
I had to resort to bypassing WGA using a cooperate version of XP (which we use at work).

Decapad, when I get home I will provide you with information that will help.

 

Usually, a "Generic OEM" installation should work with a "vendor-specific OEM" installation key. I remember a long time ago that it was indeed possible to modify the Windows XP installation files to convert the Windows XP installation to the package of your choice (OEM installation, Upgrade installtion, VLK installation etc). I would not call this modification illegal because you have acquired a wrong disk and you want to use your legal CD-key to activate Windows. I'll see if I can dig that information up.

 

True, if you have an OEM key then you do need to have an XP OEM install disk to use the same key, but if you can get such a disk then you can use the same key.

 

I found this, I hope it helps:

http://www.freepctech.com/pc/xp/xp00066.shtml

It is an article on what you need to do to make your current Windows installation CD into an OEM/Retail/Volume License installation CD.

 

I tried this a while ago - I had an oem version installed with a recovery disk so I tried to use my retail disk with oem key and these changes to complete a repair install never managed to get it to work always rejected the key.


Acer and Microsoft said talk to the other. In the end I just used the recovery disk.

 

if you need updates,then goto autopatcher's website and download the update.
i think your problem will be solved.

 

Thanks Firecat !