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Windows is activated, WGA says otherwise.

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I'm having issues with a copy of Windows XP Pro installed in a VM (under VMware 6). It took a while for me to activate it, because I hadn't decided on final VM specs yet. When I decided to activate, the activation procedure went without a problem.
The issue I'm having now is that the WGA system keeps bugging me about how "not genuine" this copy is, especially while logged off. I tried re-activating, but the activation tool doesn't go further than "is already activated'. Please find my output of MDAdiag below. I'm posting this now because lately I've been getting more elaborate dialogs insisting me to activate my copy.
I have an MSDN subscription license which entitles me to install this product in a VM for development/testing purposes, which is exactly what I'm using it for.
Sincerely,
Dave Van den Eynde
Diagnostic Report (1.7.0069.0):
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WGA Data-->
Validation Status: Genuine
Validation Code: 0
Online Validation Code: N/A
Cached Validation Code: N/A
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-RKT3F-XVCH4-BGK4Q
Windows Product Key Hash: PXDIcuuGd20Eq2JwrLQ4G7i25Nk=
Windows Product ID: 76487-338-4741856-22879
Windows Product ID Type: 5
Windows License Type: Retail
Windows OS version: 5.1.2600.2.00010100.2.0.pro
CSVLK Server: N/A
CSVLK PID: N/A
ID: {C2B6FF6A-6858-4E72-818E-9146473FC089}(3)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
WGA Version: Registered, 1.7.69.2
Signed By: Microsoft
Product Name: N/A
Architecture: N/A
Build lab: N/A
TTS Error: N/A
Validation Diagnostic: 025D1FF3-171-1
Resolution Status: N/A
WgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A
Version: N/A
Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: 1
File Exists: Yes
Version: 1.7.18.7
WgaTray.exe Signed By: Microsoft
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: Microsoft
OGA Data-->
Office Status: 109 N/A
OGA Version: Registered, 1.6.28.0
Signed By: Microsoft
Office Diagnostics: B4D0AA8B-470-80070002_025D1FF3-171-1
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-->
Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{C2B6FF6A-6858-4E72-818E-9146473FC089}</UGUID><Version>1.7.0069.0</Version><OS>5.1.2600.2.00010100.2.0.pro</OS><Architecture>x32</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-BGK4Q</PKey><PID>76487-338-4741856-22879</PID><PIDType>5</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-606747145-796845957-725345543</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>VMware, Inc.</Manufacturer><Model>VMware Virtual Platform</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>Phoenix Technologies LTD</Manufacturer><Version>6.00</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="31"/><Date>20070410000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>D8633E8701841659</HWID><UserLCID>0409</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>Romance Standard Time(GMT+01:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><BRT/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/></Office></Software></GenuineResults>Monday, April 7, 2008 7:20 AM
Answers
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I fixed the problem by re-installing the WGA Notifications plugin/add-on/update/whatever manually. I read the message '-read before posting-' before I posted, just didn't think of trying it out too.
Regards,
DaveTuesday, April 8, 2008 7:25 AM -
GroovBird,
We're glad to hear that it is working.
Lori MS
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:13 PM
All replies
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I fixed the problem by re-installing the WGA Notifications plugin/add-on/update/whatever manually. I read the message '-read before posting-' before I posted, just didn't think of trying it out too.
Regards,
DaveTuesday, April 8, 2008 7:25 AM -
GroovBird,
We're glad to hear that it is working.
Lori MS
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:13 PM