Uninstall or Remove Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391) and Workarounds
Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391) has just been released and deployed to Vista computer that are what called by Microsoft as “frankenbuild” system that use the workaround of mixing files from RC and RTM build to activate the Windows Vista. As there is no official retail or OEM version of Windows Vista on sale in market yet, so practically all Vista installation by personal or home users is likely to be activated with pirate or crack methods. Your Vista will be de-activated after this update and with Aero feature disabled.
Unactivated Windows Vista will go into reduced functionality mode once the activation grace period expired, where Vista will provide only limited usablity. So if you want to continue using Windows Vista at least until theoretical expiry date of RC1 or RC2 product key in mid 2007, there a few methods that you can try, and should works on all editions of Vista (ultimate, business, enterprise, home premium and etc).
- Do not install KB929391 Windows Vista Validation Update. You can turn off Automatic Updates, or at least set it not to automatically install critical updates for you. But if you need to read this article, most likely you have installed it (or Microsoft has pushed it to you), so useless.
- Reinstall Windows Vista. Straight forward method, format your hard drive and install fresh Windows Vista again, activate it with various crack or workaround, and then remember the point 1 above.
- If you have made a ghost image of your hard drive which Vista is installed, roll back to the previous state of Vista by restoring the image. Also remember point 1 above.
- If you have made a CompletePC Backup, boot from Windows Vista DVD, and recover your system by restoring the backup. Remember point 1 above too.
- ronie reported the following steps will work to remove the KB929391 update:
- Boot from your Vista installation DVD.
- Select “Repair your computer”.
- Choose “System Restore” and pick a restore point that has been created before the validation update (KB929391) was installed.
- As usual, remember point 1 above.
- Try to disable, uninstall or remove Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391) in the hope to undone the ‘damage’ by using following steps. You will need the RC1 or RC2 files of tokens.dat and CPP product key (both is the same as what you used to crack Vista activation previously to make Vista validated and genuine. If you lost the files, download it here) plus Windows Vista DVD. You should backup your important files before trying this.
- Reboot Windows Vista, and boot into Safe Mode.
- Launch Windows Explorer, go to Folder Options and check (tick or select) “Show Hidden Files” and “Show protected system files” options. Then click OK.
- Zap the WPA encrypted store by deleting the following files (hidden by default unless you show hidden file as instructed above):
“C:\Windows\System32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-
2P-0.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0″
“C:\Windows\System32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-
2P-1.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0″ - Uninstall the WGA (Windows Vista Genuine Advantage) update by execute or run the following command:
regsvr32 /u c:\windows\system32\LegitCheckControl.dll
- Reset the Vista Software Licensing tokens file by copying back the RC1 or RC2 tokens.dat to
“C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\
Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing\”Replace the original tokens.dat.
- The following step is to remove the Windows Product Activation (WPA) data from the registry. It’s impossible to do this at normal Vista installation bootup, so restart the computer and boot with Windows Vista DVD. Choose to “Repair my Computer” and then select your appropriate Vista installation.
- Then select “Command Prompt”, and at command prompt window, type “regedit” (without quotes to run registry editor.
- Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry branch, and then click on File -> Load Hive.
- Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\config and choose the SYSTEM hive. Give it key name of “temp”.
- Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\temp\WPA\ registry branch and then delete and remove every registry subkeys or child nodes under it. Leave only WPA that is blank. If you already deleted the WPA key, re-create it by right click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\temp\, and choose New -> Key.
- Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\temp\ and then click on File -> Unload Hive.
- Exit from registry editor, exit from command prompt, and then restart the computer.
- After booting up normally into Windows Vista, the Vista will be in RFM mode (reduced functionality mode) with message of “Your copy of windows is not genuine.”
- Run slui.exe.
- Enter any CPP product key (serial key issued during Release Candidate 1 or RC2).
- Windows Vista should be activated as genuine.
- Log off (logout) and log on (login) again to reactivate Windows Aero interface.
- You can now run windows update, by remember point 1 above, uncheck the KB929391 WGA update and if you don’t want to see it forever, hide it.
- Create a new Windows Live account.
- Obtain a new Windows Vista Release Candidate (RC1) beta product key from here. You can also try out other product keys, if you have one. The existing RC1 beta product key used to activate Windows Vista is may has been blacklisted and banned by Microsoft already. Once generate and obtain the new product key, note it down.
- Restart computer and boot into Safe Mode.
- Launch Windows Explorer, go to Folder Options and check (tick or select) “View Hidden Files”. Then click OK.
- Ensure that you have full administrative access or full administrator rights. Turn off UAC is needed.
- Zap the WPA encrypted store by deleting the following files (hidden by default unless you show hidden file as instructed above):
“C:\Windows\System32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-
2P-0.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0″
“C:\Windows\System32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-
2P-1.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0″ - Reboot the computer and log on to Windows Vista normally.
- After you logged in, you will likely in RFM mode, with message of “There has been a change to your Windows Activation Process”, and requires you to activate Vista again or restart, with 2 options of either Validate Windows Online or Close.
- Click on “Validate Windows Online”, system will still prompt you with error message “Your copy of Windows is not genuine”, and return to the previous screen with 2 options again.
- Manually restart the computer.
- After the reboot (and login to Vista if applicable), system should prompt “There has been a change in the Windows product key”, and pop up a window for user to type in Windows Vista product key.
- Enter the new Vista RC1 product key.
- The Windows Vista Ultimate edition should be activated again.
- Remember point 1 above, turn off Automatic Updates now, and check out what is the updates before installing. Note that this method doesn’t remove or uninstall KB929391, but should works to make your Vista as genuine again.
Note: If you go to Genuine Microsoft Software website for validation, you will get validation results of “This copy of Windows does not pass genuine validation. The Windows product key installed on this computer has been blocked.”
You can now also permanently activate your Windows Vista with StopTimer.sys hack.
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December 21st, 2006 14:53
Awesome, I followed all the steps in section 6 (1-18) and it worked! For 6.4 I had to delete LegitCheckControl.dll instead of uninstall command as it didn’t work. But I could delete from console just fine.
Thanks so much
December 21st, 2006 08:13
cheers for that … I’ll have another go at it tonite … like the look of Vista intend to purchase once they get drivers to support all my dam hardware … at the moment thou it’s gotta a long way to go …
December 21st, 2006 07:56
hi leadsinga, u no need to use any key, just install, and use this crack to “activate” it permanently.
December 21st, 2006 06:50
Guys I just formated drive after the update tool killed my Vista … can I re-install fresh using same RC2 key I have and re-activate or do MS blacklist used keys????
Ta Muz
December 20th, 2006 18:08
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December 18th, 2006 15:25
Somebody needs to create a script that does it all for us..
Damn only if this was in Mac OSX or Linux.. the scripts would work, but its hardly found for windows
December 18th, 2006 13:57
System repair from RTM does indeed work.
Fortunately my system had done a restore point 5 hours before KB929391 was installed.
Painless too!
Thanks
December 18th, 2006 08:27
MAn now im stuck after i added an empty key vista boots up and asks to reinstall and just logs off
December 18th, 2006 08:03
cheers Mate!!
thank a lot, i was wondering how Microsoft could get rid of you
hehe… just now i recovered my vista back from that cracking update with your help, most interesting part is that…i don’t have to go through the full process, i mean i took process 1-7 and than 12-18 only…and you know what? it works as it was…good works, keep it up !!
December 18th, 2006 05:47
WORKING GREAT!!!!
What’s for further updates i have no clue right now… we’ll see if that works… I guess until Genuine advantage you can update… the rest probably not.. but let’s just hope there will be another crack for that soon.
ENJOY!
December 18th, 2006 00:33
For people who lost the object in control panel, it was related to deleting the WPA Key from the System HIV,
The work around is to Boot again from the DVD, and follow the steps from #6, but this time after loading the system HIV file, Add a Blank Key called WPA
HTH
December 17th, 2006 17:07
pls help now it says to reinstall windows to activate.
December 17th, 2006 16:06
OK, almost everything on this page worked. Thanks for the system restore tip, that would have been much easier. Some of the commands didnt work, but what seems to be most important is Deleting those 2 files in safe mode, removing the child nodes in that WGA registry key, and re-copying tokens.dat from the crack.
December 17th, 2006 13:45
Hey, guys i have a few problems i could with doing the hack. Step 4 dosent work and step 14 gives me a 0×800~ some thing error. i tried admins way but had problesm doing these steps:
net stop slsvc
del “C:\windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing\tokens.dat”
(it’s ok to delete it now)
net start slsvc
slmgr -uilc (will reset tokens.dat with RTM data)
slmgr -upk (will remove RC1 key)
for the service start it gives me an error that the service cant be started, and stopping it too. It gives a runtime error for the:
slmgr -uilc (will reset tokens.dat with RTM data)
slmgr -upk (will remove RC1 key)
Some visual basic runtime error. And yes my control panel locks up hard too. As you can see something is definately wrong. Admin or anyone else pls help me with my problem. MAny thanks in advance and any help will be greatly appreciated.
December 17th, 2006 10:53
hehey guys… 10X a looooooooooot.
for those who are unable to enter control panel and run slui the solution is vvv simple:
run regedit, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM and create a new key “WPA”, log off and log on, the thing is that you deleted the wpa instead of its content. it works 1000000%!!!
THANKS AGAIN!!!!
December 17th, 2006 06:52
i may have found an easier way:
- boot from your installation DVD
- select “repair your computer”
- choose “system restore” and pick a restore point that has been created before the validation update was installed.
this method works for me and i now have a fully working and activated frankenbuild again.
i have verified this method by reinstalling the KB929391 update and doing a system restore as described again.
please report back if this also works for you.
December 17th, 2006 05:43
Work 100 %
December 17th, 2006 04:06
slmgr -uilc is an invalid command. all you need to do is run slmgr -rilc (to reinstall all the files) and then copy over the tokens.dat from the RC1 again in safe mode, reregister with your key and you should be fine
it’s fine if you zapped all the WPA keys and did not leave an empty one. just put back an empty WPA key using the vista CD bootup.
December 17th, 2006 03:41
If i zapped already all the WPA keys and did not leave an empty one, is there a way to do the steps you just mentioned, or do i need to reinstall my whole windows?
Will reinstalling windows and disabling updates fix this problem completely?
Keeping in mind, I have the same problem mentioned above of control panel locking up and I cant run slui.exe
Thanks for you help
December 17th, 2006 01:46
Going from frankenbuild back to RTM w/o reinstall:
You’ll need the Default RTM key (see above)
follow the proceure at the top, but replace pkeyconfig.xrm-ms with the RTM one.
Do NOT DELETE TOKENS.DAT FROM SAFE MODE!
If you delete it and reboot, you will kill your install unless you can replace it with a clean RTM one!
Delete the two hidden files in system32, then boot from the DVD and zap the WPA registry keys. Make sure there’s an empty WPA key left.
When you reboot and login you may be forced to the “enter your key and activate” box. If so, use the online link to get a browser.
Either way, get admin cmd.exe up and do the following:
net stop slsvc
del “C:\windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing\tokens.dat”
(it’s ok to delete it now)
net start slsvc
slmgr -uilc (will reset tokens.dat with RTM data)
slmgr -upk (will remove RC1 key)
enter the default RTM key from Jellybean finder in the next step
slmgr -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX (Key should be accepted!)
slmgr -dlv (verify info, you’re back to clean-install state)
cancel activation and restart.
you have RTM with 30×3 grace periods!
December 17th, 2006 01:02
no luck for me too. Same errors in step 4 and step 14
now i cannot see control panel anymore there are no objects in it.
and i cannot see systempreferences.
hmm…what to do now?
December 17th, 2006 00:18
Hi ronie, are you sure that Vista has installed with KB929391?
December 16th, 2006 21:43
no luck for me. i tried this method on my WinBeta RTM (Vista Ultimate x64) installation, which i had patched and activated with a rc2 key.
things that did not work for me:
-step 4: there is no LegitCheckControl.dll anywhere on my system.
-step 6: when i boot the installation dvd and choose repair, i get an error saying ‘this method is not compatible with your installation’.
but, if you close the repair window, you’ll get dropped on the command prompt so i could proceed from there.
- step 14: slui.exe will not start. it gives me some kind of ‘unexpected error occurred’.
hope this info can be of use for someone.
any help to get my vista fully up and running again would be greatly appreciated.
December 16th, 2006 20:27
i did what you said and it works and the funny thing is that i update windows and now there is no problem anymore and he accepted the code i enterd
SO MANY TNX MATE !!!