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    Ive just installed Microsoft Security Essentials and it is saying my copy of XP fails Validation. I bought and had this copy installed by a PC shop. When i ran a validation check it says the key as been used to many times. Is this legal use by the shop? How do I get it to be valid? I have the key stuck to the side of the tower.
    Tuesday, November 15, 2011 2:01 PM

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    "martincooke2133" wrote in message news:681140fc-4027-4721-a7d2-6c02dd4c97e8...
    Ive just installed Microsoft Security Essentials and it is saying my copy of XP fails Validation. I bought and had this copy installed by a PC shop. When i ran a validation check it says the key as been used to many times. Is this legal use by the shop? How do I get it to be valid? I have the key stuck to the side of the tower.
     
     
    To properly analyse and solve problems with Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool (download and save to desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 )
    Once saved, run the tool.
    Click on the Continue button, which will produce the report.
    To copy the report to your response, click on the Copy button in the tool (ignore any error messages at this point), and then paste (using either r-click/Paste, or Ctrl+V ) into your response.
      - **in your own thread**, please
     
    Please also state the Version and Edition of Windows quoted on your COA sticker (if you have one) on the case of your machine, but do NOT quote the Key on the sticker!
    http://www.microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?pg=coa
    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    • Marked as answer by Darin Smith MS Monday, November 21, 2011 10:59 PM
    Tuesday, November 15, 2011 3:18 PM
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    "martincooke2133" wrote in message news:681140fc-4027-4721-a7d2-6c02dd4c97e8...
    Ive just installed Microsoft Security Essentials and it is saying my copy of XP fails Validation. I bought and had this copy installed by a PC shop. When i ran a validation check it says the key as been used to many times. Is this legal use by the shop? How do I get it to be valid? I have the key stuck to the side of the tower.
     
     
    To properly analyse and solve problems with Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool (download and save to desktop - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 )
    Once saved, run the tool.
    Click on the Continue button, which will produce the report.
    To copy the report to your response, click on the Copy button in the tool (ignore any error messages at this point), and then paste (using either r-click/Paste, or Ctrl+V ) into your response.
      - **in your own thread**, please
     
    Please also state the Version and Edition of Windows quoted on your COA sticker (if you have one) on the case of your machine, but do NOT quote the Key on the sticker!
    http://www.microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?pg=coa
    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    • Marked as answer by Darin Smith MS Monday, November 21, 2011 10:59 PM
    Tuesday, November 15, 2011 3:18 PM
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    No reply from the Original Poster.

    Issue is assumed to be resolved.

    Darin MS
    Monday, November 21, 2011 10:59 PM