Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Notification

Microsoft WIndows now auto-updates or installs the following files:
  • Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (KB905474)
  • Windows Genuine Advantage (KB892130)

In some cases, after these files have been loaded, you will see the following Windows notification when you reboot your machine.

Please download the Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostics Utility to check your Windows installation for authenticity.
 

Notification messages:

The following notification messages will appear on computers that are running a copy of Windows that has failed the Windows Genuine Advantage validation process:

  • Logon notification
    When you log on to a non-genuine copy of Windows XP, you receive the following logon notification error message:

You may be a victim of software counterfeiting. This copy of Windows is not genuine and is not eligible to receive all updates and product support from Microsoft.
Click Get Genuine now to get more information and resolve this issue.

When you receive this message, you have the following two options:

  • You can click Get Genuine to start the Get genuine Windows process.
  • You can click Resolve Later. If you use this option, an icon will be available in the notification area that you can double-click to start the Get genuine Windows process.
     
  • Balloon notification
    After you log on to a non-genuine copy of Windows XP, you receive a balloon notification message in the notification area that is specific to the validation failure. You can click the balloon notification or the notification area icon to open the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Failure Web page. This Web page gives you the specifics of the validation failure and the steps that you can take to make the operating system genuine.
     
  • Desktop banner text
    If you use the Resolve Later option, the following banner text appears on the locked desktop:

This copy of Windows is not genuine.
You may be the victim of software counterfeiting

Every time that a notification appears, you receive detailed information about the specific validation failure. The information includes steps that you can take to resolve the problem.
 

Every time I turn on my computer, a message saying that the Windows version is not genuine?

Please follow this simple troubleshooting procedure:

1. Download and install the Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostics Utility

2. After running the WGA Diagnostic Tool, click on the "Windows" tab and then click on "Copy to Clipboard".

3. Next, visit the following website and create a post in the "WGA Validation Problems" forum and paste the results of the WGA Diagnostic Data in a detailed post. http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/default.aspx?SiteID=25

4. A WGA troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend an appropriate solution.
 

If you receive this message on your system, please do not contact ASI Technical Support. ASI has no path to resolve this issue, it must be handled by Microsoft directly.
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