How to Remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Rename Method

Rename Method

1. 1
   Open a CMD window by clicking on Start -> Run -> type CMD and click OK.
2. 2
   Open a Notepad window (Start -> Run type NOTEPAD click OK) and type or copy (select the lines, and then press Ctrl-C) the following lines and paste (Ctrl-V) into the Notepad window:
   • CD %systemroot%\system32
   • rename wgatray.exe wgatray.exe.bak
   • rename wgalogon.old wgalogon.old.bak
   • rename LegitCheckControl.dll LegitCheckControl.dll.bak
   • taskkill /F /T /IM wgatray.exe
   • del wgatray.exe.bak
   • del wgalogon.old.bak
   • del LegitCheckControl.old.bak
3. 3
   Make sure there is a blank line at the end of the text document, right after the last line.
4. 4
   Select all the text (Ctrl-A) and copy to the clipboard (Ctrl-C)
5. 5
   Paste the clipboard into the CMD Window (right click -> Paste)
6. 6
   This should kill the wgatray.exe process and delete the files it uses.

• • • if the there are not the above files(wgatray,...) in your system32 folder, then simply search for wga in the windows folder .you will find wga related files in a folder with the name "KB905474" that has been added during a windows update.delete the said folder and restart your PC.

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Here is my steps: Same as above "CMD" and go to c:\windows\system32 steps A). tpye in command:

  taskkill -IM wgatray.exe      "Enter" to run the command 

B). Under Windows to delete files: wgatray.exe, wgalogon.old because access denied

Mouse point go to "Start" --> right click --> Explore --> go to C:\windows\system32 Find the files: wgatray.exe wgalogon.old

Select those two files by left tick first one and hold shift key down left tick second file

Then right click mouse and a menu will pump up, select "CUT"

Go to desktop, and right click mouse, select "Paste". The files wgatray.exe wgalogon.old have been moved to desktop.

Select wgatray.exe wgalogon.old on desktop and delete files.

editTips

• This process will only get rid of the notifications, and will not validate your copy of XP. It will remove the timer at the beginning of your XP log on, the white notice on the log on screen, and the annoying yellow star that appears in the bottom right corner of the screen.
• This is easier to do if you have someone reading the steps to you while you do it.
• You may need to Find Hidden Files and Folders in Windows to get to System32 manually.
• If task manager processes are moving, click the title of the "image name" row to freeze them.
• If you are having problems after this, disable the updates before rebooting.
• There is a program called RemoveWGA which does all of this for you. Just run the program, click yes, and you're done. (See External Links, below.)
• If you have problems changing files in the system32 directory, you will have to turn off System Restore. Go to "Start" -> "Control Panel" -> "System" -> "System Restore" and check the "Turn off system restore" check box.
• You will not be able to use Automatic Updates anymore; instead, you have to manually update them. In External Links, there is a program that will allow you to update any system, regardless of if it is genuine or not.
• You can also rename WgaTray.exe to WgaTray.exe.bak if you can't remove WgaTray.exe from your Taskbar. Press Ctrl+Shift+Escape to do so.
• It will be useful to have Task Manager open first before deleting WgaTray.exe
• Unlocker is a free program that can assist in removing WGA notifications.

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editWarnings

• Do not edit anything but what is told in system32, or it could cause system start up failure.
• If you are new to computers, do not attempt this because if you modify the wrong file you may crash your computer.
• This is not required for systems older than Windows 2000, as older versions of Windows do not have WGA installed. This list includes Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT 3.51, and NT4. (WGA now installs for Windows 2000 searching for the most commonly used pirated keys.)
• If you don't have a genuine version of Windows, it's better to get it because you will be eligible get non-critical updates, IE7/8, and Media Player 11.
• If you are not using a genuine version you will still receive critical updates.