Bypass and Disable Genuine Windows Validation Check
Update: The patch no longer working. For complete listing of more ways to bypass the new WGA update, check it out here.
As detailed in Bypass Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Check in Windows Update, Microsoft has made it harder for illegitimate, or for whatever reason, your copy of Microsoft Windows couldn’t be validated, users to retrieve updates via Microsoft Updates or Windows Update, and download programs from Microsoft Download Center.
If you just want to download and apply critical updates to your system, you will be still able to do that without any hack and crack. Just set your Windows’ Automatic Updates (found in Control Panel) setting to Automatic, and let Windows does the updating job in the background. The downside is, it won’t get for you the optional updates.
If you want to download optional components from Windows Update, or simply want to download Windows Defender, Windows Media Player 10, Photo Story 3, DirectX 9 and other application softwares from Microsoft Download Center that require WGA validation tool, you will need to apply a easy and safe hack to bypass the checking.
- Open Windows Explorer by clicking Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer.
- Browse to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine Advantage\data folder.
- Delete (or backup or move to another folder, if you want) data.dat file.
- Create a new empty data.dat: You can create a new text file by (make sure you are at the right folder at above) clicking File -> New -> Text Document or right clicking on Windows Explorer window then click New -> Text Document. Then, either rename the file to data.dat. The original .txt extention of the text file need to be changed too. You can disable the hiding of extension of known file types, or follow the following steps to create a new file out of the text file:
- Open the text document you just created.
- Click on File -> Save As.
- Change the Save as type to “All Files”.
- In the File name, type data.dat
- Click Save.
- Go back to the Windows Explorer, at folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine Advantage\data, check that data.dat exists.
- Delete the text file you created previously.
- Set the attributes of data.dat to Hidden and Read-Only. Attributes can be set by right click on the data.dat file, and then click on Properties.
- Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check has been disabled.
Note: The data.dat that are replacing the original data.dat can be blank text file or empty, or you may type whatever you want there.
With this hack (or crack if you want), Windows WGA piracy check will be bypassed and you can now download software from Download Center or apply updates from Microsoft/Windows Updates.
Note: The hack no longer able to remove Microsoft Genuine Advantage that pop-up “This copy of Windows is not genuine” warning message by telling you that WGA encounters error when trying to perform validation. More details and ways to bypass WGA available here.
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May 31st, 2006 22:38
Try this!
LegitCheckControl1.5.532.0.muiz.fixed.rar.html
May 31st, 2006 19:42
Tried everything. I can get rid of the nag screens etc ok but still can’t download anything from windows update. Get the same as A Moes does in post 41 above.
May 31st, 2006 18:40
Hi the crack from etho does not work anymore.. anyone has problems of today updated the wga please share how to overcome this thanks
May 31st, 2006 14:26
Hate to say this, but for those of you who are using Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2, this bypass no longer works.
May 31st, 2006 02:12
the dll workaround in post 40 works.
if you had disabled the WGA activeX, you have to turn it
on…
cge
batibot
May 29th, 2006 22:40
Ok people…
The easiest way to bypass this bloody WGA is to download the new .dll hack from post 40.
May 27th, 2006 13:48
a friend sent me a legitcheck.dll patcher which still works.
even on the newest update,
btw, that nagware doesn’t care what copy you have. it’ll install anyway.. so you’ve likely blocked its installation.
May 27th, 2006 00:41
Funny…I have the newest GMA installed, and I can’t validate on Windows Update, however I don’t get the nagware windows O.o
Is it because I’m running WinXP Pro Corp (keys of which can be used numerous times)
Well keep searchign for workarounds to let me use WinUpdate…there will eventually be a crack.
I notice there is no GMA for Win2K *heh*
May 26th, 2006 02:23
I keep getting stuck in a loop, Validate Xp. thinking the new 3.0 Engine for this is the problem. have not figured out what the bypass is yet. hoping someone eles has some insite to this.
May 25th, 2006 20:16
This trick with user.dat editing worked for a while, BUT today I had to install a windows-update and now i get this message when running microsoft update:
“Unable to validate this copy of Windows:
Follow these steps to resolve the issue and complete the validation process
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open field, type %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\ and then press ENTER.
Delete the Windows Genuine Advantage folder.
Click here to run the validation process again.
”
Seems like this user.dat method is not working anymore…
May 24th, 2006 16:17
PSnet, try the new dll hack to see if it works for you.
May 24th, 2006 16:04
Hey guys,
The LegitCheckControl.dll hack is not working now! You’ll be asked by Microsoft to install the original file.
HEY ARVIN,
MAMATAY KA
May 21st, 2006 22:18
i have small problem,, in my lower right of my monitor a message appear after i validate my OS, windows Xp Pro, for testing purposes only.build 2xxx.xpsp 06xxxx-1xxx (service pack 2).. any idea??? pls help me remove it…. sorry not fluent in english…
May 21st, 2006 21:58
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. cant relate.. im to dump for that… any filipino here??? how to update without the validating chuchu or sumthing to bypass that????…
May 21st, 2006 20:55
Hey guys.
The LegitCheckControl.dll hacked version in RapidShare is now dead, does anyone have a copy?
May 19th, 2006 20:33
[...] Another alternative suggested by dman is by using System Restore to restore the PC to a previous restore point that WGA Notifications hasn’t kicked in, and then carefully stop KB905474 from been applied to the system. To use System Restore, go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore. [...]
May 18th, 2006 15:02
[...] If you have already install the WGA update, you can use the hacked/cracked version of LegitCheckControl.dll (newer version suggestion by tyler) to remove the annoying nagging message. (For old version) But Windows Update will still ask you to install it since it’s a newer version which is 1.5.526, unless there is newer version of cracked LegitCheckControl.dll available. You may however try to ‘up’ the version of hacked LegitCheckControl.dll yourself by using the following method: [...]
May 17th, 2006 07:39
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May 13th, 2006 19:45
Hi, sorry that’s not working with recently available downloadable setup of IE 7 beta. I have download it but during installation it asks for the validation of xp.
Please reply me on email id.
May 12th, 2006 23:56
Use Ccleaner, tools option, to uninstall WGA, validation etc.
May 9th, 2006 18:58
The Method Works 4 Me Like a Charm!
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Reliquium
March 24th, 2006 10:08
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Try to download LegitCheckControl.dll from http://rapidshare.de/files/14475249/LegitCheckControl.dll.html
Replace the LegitCheckControl.dll inside C:\Windows\system32\ folder.
This worked a dream for me. It won’t overwrite the original if you’re in the middle of a GW Validation, so close that window and redownload. Once it overwrites properly, go back and download whatever you want! I suggest you save it, though.
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May 7th, 2006 11:41
Program : Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Remover
Version : 1.1.0.5 (Build 5)
Download :
http://rapidshare.de/files/19816559/WGANotify_Remover_v1.1.0.5.exe.html
Sorry for double post.
Regards,
Dhilip
May 7th, 2006 11:39
Program : Windows Genuine Advantage Remover
Version : 1.1.0.5 (Build 5)
Download : http://rapidshare.de/files/19816559/WGANotify_Remover_v1.1.0.5.exe.html
Regards,
Dhilip
May 7th, 2006 03:01
Here is a script for you
WGAFIX.VBS
Set FSO = WScript.CreateObject(”Scripting.FileSystemObject”)
hostsf = “C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\Hosts”
If (FSO.FileExists(hostsf)) Then
Set mfile = FSO.OpenTextFile(hostsf,
Else
Set mfile = FSO.OpenTextFile(hostsf, 2, “True”)
End If
mfile.WriteLine “127.0.0.1 Windowsupdate.microsoft.com”
mfile.Close()
Set rfile = FSO.OpenTextFile(”c:\wgafix.reg”, 2, “True”)
rfile.writeline “Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00″
rfile.writeline “”
rfile.writeline “[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\WgaLogon]”
rfile.writeline “”
rfile.writeline “[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\WgaLogon\Settings]”
rfile.Close()
set shell = createobject(”wscript.shell”)
shell.run “regedit.exe /s c:\wgafix.reg”
msgbox “Please reboot your computer now”
fso.DeleteFile(”C:\wgafix.reg”)
May 5th, 2006 17:44
I found a simple way to disable the installer of Windows Defender checking if your Windows is legit.
You can install Windows Defender on a pirated version of Windows this way:
http://techtics.iblogzz.com/2006/04/30/windows-defender-genuine-crack/