Windows Genuine Advantage
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I had WGA working fine for me a couple of months ago but my install of Windows XP Pro was from when I was still in University (about 18 months ago - and I'm positive that the license agreement allowed you to continue using the software after you leave) and now I'm finding the WGA claims my install of Windows is no longer "genuine" because I guess my old University have changed their volume license (I checked their website and they've moved from allowing students to download the OS to requiring them to buy a disk for $10). Has this happened to anybody else? What can you do about it? I still have the original OEM XP Home disk that came with my computer which is (presumably) still "genuine" but I really don't want to have to reinstall the whole operating system just to make Microsoft happy (especially with Vista only a few months away). I also just changed my video card, maybe that triggered the need to revalidate?
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I had WGA working fine for me a couple of months ago but my install of Windows XP Pro was from when I was still in University (about 18 months ago - and I'm positive that the license agreement allowed you to continue using the software after you leave) and now I'm finding the WGA claims my install of Windows is no longer "genuine" because I guess my old University have changed their volume license (I checked their website and they've moved from allowing students to download the OS to requiring them to buy a disk for $10). Has this happened to anybody else? What can you do about it? I still have the original OEM XP Home disk that came with my computer which is (presumably) still "genuine" but I really don't want to have to reinstall the whole operating system just to make Microsoft happy (especially with Vista only a few months away). I also just changed my video card, maybe that triggered the need to revalidate?
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I had WGA working fine for me a couple of months ago but my install of Windows XP Pro was from when I was still in University (about 18 months ago - and I'm positive that the license agreement allowed you to continue using the software after you leave) and now I'm finding the WGA claims my install of Windows is no longer "genuine" because I guess my old University have changed their volume license (I checked their website and they've moved from allowing students to download the OS to requiring them to buy a disk for $10). Has this happened to anybody else? What can you do about it? I still have the original OEM XP Home disk that came with my computer which is (presumably) still "genuine" but I really don't want to have to reinstall the whole operating system just to make Microsoft happy (especially with Vista only a few months away). I also just changed my video card, maybe that triggered the need to revalidate?
You might try this Windows XP Product Key Modifier. Of course you will need a valid product key to use with this utility... hey it's worth a try! :-D
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You might try this Windows XP Product Key Modifier. Of course you will need a valid product key to use with this utility... hey it's worth a try! :-D
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Hmmm....but the only key I have on hand is an XP Home code and I wouldn't want to try that only to find it doesn't work and I'm completely screwed.
No, you would need one from XP Pro so you may be out of luck there... Try this page for an alternative (read carefully the entire page before trying any changes) http://www.mike-devlin.com/windows/key.htm[^] -- modified at 21:32 Monday 10th April, 2006