Windows Genuine Advantage (KB892130) Failed in Windows Update

I tried the easier solutions to this problem..the ones microsoft themselves
told me to do, I ran that diagnostic test too....now the only thing left for
me to do is type some crap at the command prompt or go into the system
registry and do some things people have said to do on here. Since this is a
problem being had by lots of folks, I am more keen on doing nothing and
waiting for MS to fix the problem which they should do right? Or is that
wishful thinking?

Purchase a legitimate Windows XP license
and you won't have a problem.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"doc4life76" <doc4life76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:29E537C5-C975-4E9D-835A-7CFD638515CE@microsoft.com...
|I tried the easier solutions to this problem..the ones microsoft themselves
| told me to do, I ran that diagnostic test too....now the only thing left for
| me to do is type some crap at the command prompt or go into the system
| registry and do some things people have said to do on here. Since this is a
| problem being had by lots of folks, I am more keen on doing nothing and
| waiting for MS to fix the problem which they should do right? Or is that
| wishful thinking?

It's affecting plenty of legitimate and genuine users. This screwup
by Microsoft is the reason against the whole WGA program in the first
place.


On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:56:58 -0600, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
<cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote:

>Purchase a legitimate Windows XP license
>and you won't have a problem.

No, you are wrong. Only folks that "think" they have
a legitimate Windows XP license are affected.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Dr. Fever" wrote:

| It's affecting plenty of legitimate and genuine users. This screwup
| by Microsoft is the reason against the whole WGA program in the first
| place.
|
|
| On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:56:58 -0600, "Carey Frisch [MVP]"
| <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote:
|
| >Purchase a legitimate Windows XP license
| >and you won't have a problem.
|

Wake up and smell the coffee Carey .... preciously validated systems are
being affected; like mine. The only thing wrong with my licensees are
that they are Windows'2000, which until 10-days ago validated just fine
thank you very much, with each now simply returning that Validation
Failed because I'm using an unsupported Operating System!

So much for your wanting me to buy valid licenses.

I already own 10, or more, Windows'XP licenses, all valid, all purchased
at retail, but none of which I will ever use, excepting maybe as either
wall- or toilet-paper.

All I want is to be able once again to use, with impunity, either
Windows or Microsoft Update for each of my Windows'2000 licenses;
nothing more, nothing less. It was not my fault that I've foolishly had
to re-install the Os since each of my computers being wiped out by my
local Public Utility's Power Grid failure; and having paid for the damn
software once, I shouldn't have to beg to validate it either.

WjHat's wrong with you people.

You must all think you are God.

Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada


Toronto.Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

> No, you are wrong. Only folks that "think" they have
> a legitimate Windows XP license are affected.
>

In article <#qSihhaPGHA.1760@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>,
Carey Frisch [MVP] <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote:
>No, you are wrong. Only folks that "think" they have
>a legitimate Windows XP license are affected.

I have a Dell XPS that I bought for myself 2.5 years ago. It shipped
with Windows XP pre-installed. I have the installation media too! I
have been using Windows Update (via the Tools menu in IE) every Tuesday.

I have the KB892130 problem starting yesterday. It appears that your
statement (quoted above) is quite wrong. I have seen complaints about
this problem (dated ca 2006 March 1) all over usenet news and Google.

This problem might be more subtle than a simple permissions issue. I
have tried running IE from a SYSTEM account and the KB892130 still
fails. It appears to me that Microsoft has pushed out a new version of
their fraud detector software, and it is incompatible with some
Windows environments. I am continuing to work on this, and I hope that
Microsoft is too.

Because of this issue, I have started reading this ng for the first
time. I am amazed at the quantity of useless posts here, often from
various Microsoft professionals. Like you. Pathetic.
--
David Arnstein | Have fun with your spams:
arnstein+usenet@pobox.com | http://www.bluesecurity.com

Hello if you are experiencing this problem I would like to assist. The
update creates a log file in your windows directory called wga.log. If you
could email me that file at gacald@microsoft.com I may be able to determine
the cause of the problem.

Gary Caldwell
Microsoft - Windows Genuine Advantage


"doc4life76" wrote:

> I tried the easier solutions to this problem..the ones microsoft themselves
> told me to do, I ran that diagnostic test too....now the only thing left for
> me to do is type some crap at the command prompt or go into the system
> registry and do some things people have said to do on here. Since this is a
> problem being had by lots of folks, I am more keen on doing nothing and
> waiting for MS to fix the problem which they should do right? Or is that
> wishful thinking?

I guess, by looking at Carey's answers, that it doesn't take muchg to get
the MVP tag after your name. We all have genuine copies of XP (mine came
with my 2 Gateways). The update tool just does not work and gives no
explanation as to why. I do not know why we are all puzzled as this looks
like another "rush" job by our favorite software providers in Washington
State.
"doc4life76" <doc4life76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:29E537C5-C975-4E9D-835A-7CFD638515CE@microsoft.com...
>I tried the easier solutions to this problem..the ones microsoft themselves
> told me to do, I ran that diagnostic test too....now the only thing left
> for
> me to do is type some crap at the command prompt or go into the system
> registry and do some things people have said to do on here. Since this is
> a
> problem being had by lots of folks, I am more keen on doing nothing and
> waiting for MS to fix the problem which they should do right? Or is that
> wishful thinking?

I am in the UK, and am experiencing exactly the same update problem with
this stupid Validation Tool on my machine, which has a genuine copy of XP
SP2 installed, and which has updated perfectly until 20th February,
including the previous (and original) validation process..

I rather take exception to Mr Frisch who seems to suggest that I am a liar.

I would like this problem resolved - rather quickly, too.

Chris
"doc4life76" <doc4life76@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:29E537C5-C975-4E9D-835A-7CFD638515CE@microsoft.com...
>I tried the easier solutions to this problem..the ones microsoft themselves
> told me to do, I ran that diagnostic test too....now the only thing left
> for
> me to do is type some crap at the command prompt or go into the system
> registry and do some things people have said to do on here. Since this is
> a
> problem being had by lots of folks, I am more keen on doing nothing and
> waiting for MS to fix the problem which they should do right? Or is that
> wishful thinking?

In message <#qSihhaPGHA.1760@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, "Carey Frisch
[MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> writes
>No, you are wrong. Only folks that "think" they have
>a legitimate Windows XP license are affected.

Well that includes Microsoft, they think I have one. In my case, going
to

<http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/Validate.aspx>

said that I was validated.

I found that if I went to download:

<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...99d37c3-4013-4
8de-b950-ee01256aaa92&DisplayLang=en>

which is what I actually wanted in the first place, then it says
"validation required", does the validation & gives me the download.

I await developments with interest
--
Dave English Senior Software & Systems Engineer
Internet Platform Development, Thus plc