I have a problem with windows
Well, the problem that I have is that it appears that my copy of windows is not genuine (think somebody has changed the windows on this laptop since i bought it 2 yrs ago :mad:) I have the genuine key thingie on a windows sticker on the bottom of my laptop (am guessing that this is what was on it when i bought it) Is there an easy way to put this key in so i stop getting this message and windows asking me to authenticate the version that I have?
I have backed up what i can think of onto a memory stick but dont really want to loose everything - programmes, microsoft office etc. Any help would be appreciated, and please keep it simple :D tia |
Re: I have a problem with windows
just google " latest wga fix" and follow the instructions
your xp will no be able to go back to how u like it |
Re: I have a problem with windows
click where it says WGA 1.9.9.1 Fix (960.9 KiB, 40,607 hits)
download and extract the file then runn as it says to in the instructions ( right clickselect extract) Latest Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) 1.9.9.1 Fix Download | Be Techdated with Technize |
Re: I have a problem with windows
Get IT Done: Change the product key on Windows XP
obviously needs you to be a little brave in editing teh registry or get one of teh local helpfuls with time to pop round to do it for you. |
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Will i loose what I already have on my laptop? - Programmes, drivers etc
Sorry, am a bit simple when it comes to these kinds of things And Will i be able to use the key on the bottom of my laptop eventhough its been registered before (but was too my laptop) ? Told you i'm pants lol |
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on the key sticker it shoud say wether its for home or professional if it says home and you have profesional installed dont bother messing with the registry it wont work regardless if you use the wga fix you will get updates and its a lot easier to do yourself if your in a hurry either way you wont loose drivers or data but if you screw teh registry up thats when you will start getting problems |
Re: I have a problem with windows
It says its windows XP media centre edition 2005 = Means absolutely nothing to me :o
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Re: I have a problem with windows
Just hand the laptop over to the twins and I bet they have it sussed in no time. hahaha
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Re: I have a problem with windows
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It aint good |
Re: I have a problem with windows
Hi Emzy
I'm having the same problem and windows XP was pre-installed onto my laptop when I bought it from Comet over 2 years ago. I have tried to 'fix this problem' through the link that keeps popping up on my screen but the only option is to buy another version of windows for over £90. It's driving me NUTS! :idunno: |
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My sticker says windows XP media centre edition 2005 yet my computer says windows XP professional version 2002 service pack 2. How can this happen? |
Re: I have a problem with windows
yep, someones 'upgraded' you.
I'm pretty sure that to fix it 'correctly' you need to re-install windows using the correct recovery partition/disk. not particularly fun but TBH in most cases you will see a perf benefit as you will only re-install teh stuff you currently use rather than teh crap that you have accumulated over teh years. this will seem to make windows much quicker. Such is teh joys of different levels of Windows with different features. You see with Linux you get teh full fat, fully featured version irrespctive of what you install or what you install it on. :D |
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Who would have upgraded me and why would they 'upgrade' me to an older version?
Sometimes.... I really hate computers. |
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just do as i said above and your set to go ask emzy it takes 2 mins some people get a warning and it turns their desktop to picture to plain black , once you have used teh wga fix you can put it back to how you like it also teh majority of shops that pop up repairing computers use pirate copies especially those down blackburn road etc so if you bought one there then %90 chance your gonna need teh wga fix if they havnt put it on already theres a guy on here suffering because he bought a laptop which went faulty and also had a pirate copy of vista on |
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