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Old April 9th 18, 11:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
NoonMoon
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Default Validate Windows

The MS validate keeps popping up on my Win XP pro laptop.

I have a valid key.

When I click on the link it takes me to MS Validate but I do not get a
web page in Firefox (latest for Win XP), it is blank.

How do I resolve this ?
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Old April 10th 18, 12:40 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul in Houston TX[_2_]
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NoonMoon wrote:
The MS validate keeps popping up on my Win XP pro laptop.

I have a valid key.

When I click on the link it takes me to MS Validate but I do not get a web page in Firefox
(latest for Win XP), it is blank.

How do I resolve this ?


Call Microsoft validation via phone?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/lice...n-centers.aspx

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Old April 10th 18, 04:58 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul[_32_]
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wrote:
On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 01:19:18 +0100, Good Guy
wrote:

On 09/04/2018 23:17, NoonMoon wrote:
The MS validate keeps popping up on my Win XP pro laptop.

I have a valid key.

When I click on the link it takes me to MS Validate but I do not get a
web page in Firefox (latest for Win XP), it is blank.

How do I resolve this ?

You must be complete brain dead to not know that WindowsXP is no longer
supported by Microsoft. If you haven't activated your copy of Windows
XP then your only option is to buy a new machine with Windows 10. You
will struggle trying to activate WindowsXP and/or Windows Vista and/or
Windows 7.

The only products actively supported a

Windows 8.1
Windows10

Again Windows 10 has many versions so the users have to use the current
versions only. Microsoft is providing Windows as a Service and so the
products are retired pretty quickly.

Please go and buy a new machine from DELL or HP and your problem is
solved for the next 10 years.

Good luck.

/--- This email has been checked for viruses by
Windows Defender software.
//https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/comprehensive-security/


They were still validating windoze XP a couple months ago. You just
need to use Internet Exploder and you need to be at SP3.


Validation (caused by WGA) is slightly different than Activation as far
as I know, and was causing trouble back in 2010 (when WinXP was still a thing).
There was one item in Windows Update, that once installed, could end up
pestering you. Maybe that's what this is about.

"Can't get Windows XP to validate."

https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/...nuinewindowsxp

If the page doesn't work with IE6, sometimes you can install IE8,
carry out your transaction, then uninstall IE8 and fall back to
IE6 if you want. The idea being, that the failure could be because
the ActiveX plugin isn't able to load in IE6 for some reason.

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...XP-x86-ENU.exe

For other language choices for IE8, try the URL list here.

https://github.com/Explorer09/Ex-pit...rect-links.txt

The last time I reinstalled WinXP here (years ago), some page that
was part of activation wouldn't work, and I ended up temporarily
installing IE8, just to finish activation. Then I removed it,
as normally there's no reason here to be using Internet Explorer.
Only kooky stuff requiring ActiveX needs a trip back to IE.

Even the validation for hotfix downloads stopped working years
ago, well before the end of WinXP. At one time you could generate
a code using some EXE and paste it into a web page, to be able
to get a Hotfix download.

Paul
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Old April 10th 18, 06:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
No_Name
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Default Validate Windows

On Mon, 09 Apr 2018 23:58:42 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 01:19:18 +0100, Good Guy
wrote:

On 09/04/2018 23:17, NoonMoon wrote:
The MS validate keeps popping up on my Win XP pro laptop.

I have a valid key.

When I click on the link it takes me to MS Validate but I do not get a
web page in Firefox (latest for Win XP), it is blank.

How do I resolve this ?
You must be complete brain dead to not know that WindowsXP is no longer
supported by Microsoft. If you haven't activated your copy of Windows
XP then your only option is to buy a new machine with Windows 10. You
will struggle trying to activate WindowsXP and/or Windows Vista and/or
Windows 7.

The only products actively supported a

Windows 8.1
Windows10

Again Windows 10 has many versions so the users have to use the current
versions only. Microsoft is providing Windows as a Service and so the
products are retired pretty quickly.

Please go and buy a new machine from DELL or HP and your problem is
solved for the next 10 years.

Good luck.

/--- This email has been checked for viruses by
Windows Defender software.
//https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/comprehensive-security/


They were still validating windoze XP a couple months ago. You just
need to use Internet Exploder and you need to be at SP3.


Validation (caused by WGA) is slightly different than Activation as far
as I know, and was causing trouble back in 2010 (when WinXP was still a thing).
There was one item in Windows Update, that once installed, could end up
pestering you. Maybe that's what this is about.

"Can't get Windows XP to validate."

https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/...nuinewindowsxp

If the page doesn't work with IE6, sometimes you can install IE8,
carry out your transaction, then uninstall IE8 and fall back to
IE6 if you want. The idea being, that the failure could be because
the ActiveX plugin isn't able to load in IE6 for some reason.

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...XP-x86-ENU.exe

For other language choices for IE8, try the URL list here.

https://github.com/Explorer09/Ex-pit...rect-links.txt

The last time I reinstalled WinXP here (years ago), some page that
was part of activation wouldn't work, and I ended up temporarily
installing IE8, just to finish activation. Then I removed it,
as normally there's no reason here to be using Internet Explorer.
Only kooky stuff requiring ActiveX needs a trip back to IE.

Even the validation for hotfix downloads stopped working years
ago, well before the end of WinXP. At one time you could generate
a code using some EXE and paste it into a web page, to be able
to get a Hotfix download.

Paul


I think I had to be on IE8 when I did it. If the OP never upgraded, he
might be in trouble. I am not sure if you can get 8 from a 3d party
site. I know I had trouble with some other XP things because "old
version" just linked me to a dead MS link.
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Old April 10th 18, 07:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)[_4_]
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Default Validate Windows

In message , NoonMoon
writes:
The MS validate keeps popping up on my Win XP pro laptop.

I have a valid key.

When I click on the link it takes me to MS Validate but I do not get a
web page in Firefox (latest for Win XP), it is blank.

How do I resolve this ?


Is this a newly or recently built (or modified) system, or one that has
been fine for some time and has just started doing this?
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Old April 10th 18, 08:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Ian Jackson[_4_]
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Default Validate Windows

In message , "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
writes
In message , NoonMoon
writes:
The MS validate keeps popping up on my Win XP pro laptop.

I have a valid key.

When I click on the link it takes me to MS Validate but I do not get a
web page in Firefox (latest for Win XP), it is blank.

How do I resolve this ?


Is this a newly or recently built (or modified) system, or one that has
been fine for some time and has just started doing this?


Quite. The OP doesn't say if this is happening with an existing
installation, or if it's a new installation (which is more likely).

It's over a year since I last did a new XP installation. [I like to do
one every so often 'just to keep my hand in', and every time I do one,
the procedure seems to be slightly different, and gets more difficult.]
However, if I remember correctly, for a long time IE6 has not allowed
you to access the validation server - and IE8 is essential.

To get IE8, I believe you need to have installed all the service packs.
[I think it comes with SP3, or if not, when you install SP3, it goes to
the internet and downloads IE8 as an update.] There are other things you
might need to do later to get the other updates - like install Update
Agent - but IIRC, you can't really get the updates until you get XP
validated.

Instead of ploughing through the normal Microsoft XP installation and SP
disks, it might be worth trying the 'SP4' route. Unfortunately, at the
moment. I've forgotten what you do!
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Old April 10th 18, 10:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul[_32_]
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Default Validate Windows

Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
writes
In message , NoonMoon
writes:
The MS validate keeps popping up on my Win XP pro laptop.

I have a valid key.

When I click on the link it takes me to MS Validate but I do not get
a web page in Firefox (latest for Win XP), it is blank.

How do I resolve this ?


Is this a newly or recently built (or modified) system, or one that
has been fine for some time and has just started doing this?


Quite. The OP doesn't say if this is happening with an existing
installation, or if it's a new installation (which is more likely).

It's over a year since I last did a new XP installation. [I like to do
one every so often 'just to keep my hand in', and every time I do one,
the procedure seems to be slightly different, and gets more difficult.]
However, if I remember correctly, for a long time IE6 has not allowed
you to access the validation server - and IE8 is essential.

To get IE8, I believe you need to have installed all the service packs.
[I think it comes with SP3, or if not, when you install SP3, it goes to
the internet and downloads IE8 as an update.] There are other things you
might need to do later to get the other updates - like install Update
Agent - but IIRC, you can't really get the updates until you get XP
validated.

Instead of ploughing through the normal Microsoft XP installation and SP
disks, it might be worth trying the 'SP4' route. Unfortunately, at the
moment. I've forgotten what you do!


You install IE8 separately.

I provided a couple URLs above, so you can find a copy.

You may not find a warm fuzzy web page welcoming you to a copy,
but they didn't kill the URLs where the downloads hide, so you
can still have a copy. And someone kindly put a single text
page with all the URLs, on a github page.

*******

As far as I know, this "validate" crap is part of some KB
install option in Windows Update. I had one in my Windows Update
on WinXP, which was in the not-recommended state, and the box
is unticked for some reason, but nothing prevents you from
ticking it and installing it.

"Windows Genuine Advantage falsely accuses millions
Since July 2005, one in five computers running Windows have failed WGA..."

https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2007/01/8690/

More links here.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/for...ed-both/page-3

"Q: What if a customer does not want the WGA Notification
application as part of their Automatic Updates?

Can customers remove the WGA Notifications permanently?

A: During the opt-in phase, users who have AU turned on will be
invited to participate through an opt-in process. Only users
who choose to participate will have WGA Notifications
installed on their machines. Once installed, WGA
Notifications becomes a permanent part of users Windows XP
system, and cannot be uninstalled. However, participants
will have the option to suppress all the notifications
for some length of time. Users will not have the option
of uninstalling WGA Notifications. Users who fail validation
will be taken to a Web page with a prominent option to
license genuine Windows."

"Q: What is the difference between WGA Validation Tool and
WGA Notifications?

A: WGA Validation determines whether the copy of Windows XP
installed on a PC is genuine and licensed. WGA Validation
was launched worldwide in July 2005. It is required for any
download on Windows Update, Microsoft Update and the
Download Center.

WGA Notifications is software that is distributed through
Automatic Updates that reminds users who fail validation
that they are not running genuine Windows and directs them
to resources to learn more about the "benefits" of using
genuine Windows software. WGA Notifications is currently not
required to use Automatic Updates."

Paul
 




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