Windows vista is most frustrating software I ever use!

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  Hello,

   

    The error message "Unauthorized change made to ......" usually occures when Vista is suffering a Mod-Auth Tamper. here are 2 types of Mod-Auth tampers.

   

  1) A critical system file was modified On Disk - What this means is that the file, located on the hard drive, was modified in some way. This can be caused by random file corruption, a malicious program (spyware, malware, virus) or by manual file modification (by a user of the system). 

   

  2) A critical system file was modified In Memory - What this means is the file itself (on the hard drive) is un-modified, but the code, from that file, running in the system memory, was modified in some way. and is always caused by a running program that is incompatible with Vista.
  

  If you would like me to help Diagnose which type of Mod-Auth that is occuring in your Vista and provide help in resolving the issue, please download and run the Genuine Diagnostics tool at this link http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012. Click "Continue" click the Windows tab, click the "Copy" button, then paste the report into a response message in this thread.

  
  If you do not have access to the Start Button:

  1) Login to Vista and Click the option that brings up Internet Explorer.

  2) Type: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 into the browser address bar.

  3) A window will come up asking if you want to Run or Save, Select Run

  4) When the program runs, Click the Continue button, then click the Copy button.

  5) Return to this thread by Typing: http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2935781&SiteID=25 into the browser address bar.

  6) In a reply post, Paste the Diagnostic Report.  

   

   

  Thank you,

  Darin Smith

  WGA Forum Manager

  Monday, March 3, 2008 10:06 PM
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  Ok, here it is.
  
  Diagnostic Report (1.7.0069.0):
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  WGA Data-->
  Validation Status: Invalid License
  Validation Code: 50
  Online Validation Code: 0xc004d401
  Cached Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004d401
  Windows Product Key: *****-*****-4GV68-6D8JB-G6MF9
  Windows Product Key Hash: Ua+OBZ1y48sKA/bWkfKXiuCrOjY=
  Windows Product ID: 89578-OEM-7332157-00203
  Windows Product ID Type: 2
  Windows License Type: OEM SLP
  Windows OS version: 6.0.6000.2.00010300.0.0.003
  CSVLK Server: N/A
  CSVLK PID: N/A
  ID: {6314ACB0-9B51-41E1-96EF-B4187F8C30CD}(1)
  Is Admin: Yes
  TestCab: 0x0
  WGA Version: Registered, 1.7.59.1
  Signed By: Microsoft
  Product Name: Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
  Architecture: 0x00000000
  Build lab: 6000.vista_gdr.071023-1545
  TTS Error: K:20080301232605338-M:20080304063445689-
  Validation Diagnostic:
  Resolution Status: N/A
  
  WgaER Data-->
  ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002
  Version: 6.0.6001.18000
  
  Notifications Data-->
  Cached Result: N/A
  File Exists: No
  Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
  WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
  WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
  
  OGA Data-->
  Office Status: 100 Genuine
  OGA Version: Registered, 1.6.28.0
  Signed By: Microsoft
  Office Diagnostics: B4D0AA8B-531-645_025D1FF3-282-80041010_025D1FF3-170-80041010_025D1FF3-171-1_025D1FF3-434-80040154_025D1FF3-178-80040154_025D1FF3-179-2_025D1FF3-185-80070002_025D1FF3-199-3
  
  Browser Data-->
  Proxy settings: N/A
  User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Win32)
  Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
  Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
  Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
  Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
  Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
  Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
  Active scripting: Allowed
  Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed
  
  File Scan Data-->
  
  Other data-->
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  Spsys.log Content: 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  Vista is in, what we call, a 'Mod-Auth' Tamper state.  There are 2 types of Mod-Auth tampers.

   

  1) A critical system file was modified On Disk - What this means is that the file, located on the hard drive, was modified in some way. This can be caused by a malicious program (spyware, malware, virus) or by manual file modification (by a user of the system). There is also a very small chance that an Update may fail in mid-update and cause this type of issue. As a safety mechanism, Updates are made so that if they fail, they roll back any updating that was done before the failure, but there is an off-chance that the roll back did not occur.

   

  2) A critical system file was modified In Memory - What this means is the file itself (on the hard drive) is un-modified, but the code, from that file, running in the system, was modified in some way. and is usually caused by a running program that is incompatible with Vista.

   

  Because there are No Mismatched files listed under the "File Scan Data-->" line of your Diagnostic Report, your issue is a In Memory Mod-Auth and therefore caused by an incompatible program. This means there is a program install and Running that is trying to access parts of the OS that Vista does not allow which by definition means it is incompatible with Vista.

   

  In addition to why a Tamper occurs, it's also important to understand how Vista detects the Tamper event. There is a Service that runs in Vista that detects a Tamper to a Critical System file. But this Service runs randomly, so if you were to install an incompatible program and run it, Vista (most likely) would not immediately enter a Tamper State and it could take some time for the Tamper to be detected. The important point to note is that the moment Vista detects the Tamper, you know that the program that caused the tamper, is currently running.

  Below I have provided a number of steps to help you identify the program that is causing the tamper:
   
    First, go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931699/ and confirm that you do not have any of the programs known to cause this type of issue.
   
    Second, in your Diagnostic report above, you can see the line that starts with 'TTS Error:' followed by a bunch numbers: M:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- This is the Tamper Time Stamp and it breaks down like this:

   

      (year)  (month) (day) (time in 24format) (millisecond)
  M:2008       03         04          0634                      45689-

   

  Note, I also see a "K" type Tamper Time Stamp. The “K“ stands for Kernel Mode tamper. This is a minor tamper and is most likey directly related to the Mod-Auth tamper. Once you remove the program that is causing the Mod-Auth tamper, I believe that the Kernel mode tamper will stop as well.

  
  Now that you know the time of the tamper, you can now try to connect that time with a program.

  1) Login to Vista and select the option that launches an Internet Browser

  2) Type into the browser address bar: %windir%\system32\perfmon.msc and hit Enter

  3) When asked if you want to Open or Save this file, select Open

  4) In the left hand panel, click Reliability Monitor

  5) Click on the “System Stability Chart” above the date 03/04

  6) Below the chart, in the “System Stability Report” section look at the report titled "Software (Un)Installs for 03/04/2008 "

  7) Look for any program that shows "Application Install" in the 'Activity' column.

  8) Since the process that detects Tampers runs randomly, it can take up to 3 days for the process to detect the tamper and set Vista to a Tamper State. Because of this, please repeat steps 5) thru 7) for the dates 03/03/2008, 03/02/2008 and 03/01/2008 

    This could tell you what programs were installed on or around the Tamper date and should help you narrow down the possible programs that could be causing the issue . Unfortunately, if you installed the program (say) on 09/01/2007, but you didn't run (and, hence, prompted the tamper state)  till 03/04/2008, this process may not be helpful.  The removal of any application you may have installed recently could go a long way to troubleshooting this issues as well since it may fall outside of the 3 day time frame described above.

   

   

  Thak you,

  Darin Smith

  WGA Forum Manager

  Friday, March 7, 2008 10:39 PM