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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February 21st, 2007 09:19
i agree with miller, you don’t need to do all those tricks, just set the date to 2099 before installing vista and you will have no troubles
:)
February 16th, 2007 22:08
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February 9th, 2007 06:11
if have installed my copy of vista ultimate x64 with my bios date at max and then installed and changed date after.. i have been a week over my activate 30 day trial and have no problems.. i can dl and update everything an ddont have limited use. i have full use and everything. maybe u should try installing the way i did. worked for me
February 4th, 2007 06:34
Reply to 41:
You can replace those files using safe mode as long as you do it properly. I have done it many times!
February 4th, 2007 06:30
This saved the day on 32 bit RTM Ultimate when I installed WGA by mistake after getting tired of not being able to install any updates.
I am still unable to install any updates. I skip the WGA and select all other updates but I always get a failed message with a Error Code 80070020. I am using a RC1 key and winver shows “Evaluation Copy. Expires 5/31/2007 6:59 PM”. Any good ideas? The timer cracks don’t work for me since I have already installed the OS and not made the date changes.
February 1st, 2007 13:29
would it be possible to view the contents of the vista cd and then just delete the WGA file and burn onto a new one so that when you install vista it wont ever check its legitimacy?
January 26th, 2007 08:37
Ahh, thanks so much for this! Made mine genuine by using option 8.
January 10th, 2007 15:58
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January 10th, 2007 00:19
I removed all the files toward instructions above, and I have Genuine copy now, but I can not pass VGA when I wan-t to download something. Can someone help me?
January 3rd, 2007 07:46
Turns out I was trying to get into Safe Mode w/ Networking. That was my problem.
Now I have a new problem.
After replacing the tokens.dat file in Safe Mode with the cracked version, I’m getting a 0×80070426 error when trying to get into Vista on a normal Boot. This is after doing all the regedit steps as well.
So, after reading the comments, it seems I wasn’t supposed to replace tokens.dat in Safe Mode(although it says to in the steps). I then went back into safe mode to replace tokens.dat with the original and still no luck.
Suggestions?
January 3rd, 2007 05:40
So, in other words, I’m stuck @ step 6.1
January 3rd, 2007 05:37
I am also in limited functionality mode.
Cannot enter Safe Mode.
Can only use cmd prompt after booting from Vista DVD.
Am I totally out of luck?
December 27th, 2006 05:39
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December 26th, 2006 08:07
hhaha well i just tried it..
didnt get any of the popups it said,
and,
my control panel is now empty.
wtf.
December 25th, 2006 12:43
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December 21st, 2006 20:50
franklin, check your BIOS is first boot the DVD drive.
December 21st, 2006 20:14
well that is the problem. I can’t seem to be able to boot up the dvd
December 21st, 2006 20:08
If you want to reinstall Vista, just boot up with Vista DVD and format the HDD and start all over again.
December 21st, 2006 20:07
Try retype your product key, but you may need a new product key to do so. Check out here.
December 21st, 2006 20:04
how can I run slui.exe ? I can only use cmd right now. That is the only thing that works and it is only working in safe mode. Is there anything else that I can do? How can I reinstall windows vista with the limited functionality that I have?
December 21st, 2006 19:54
It comes up with a screen that gives me 3 choices:
1. Access your computer with limited functionality
2. retype your product key
3. activate windows online now
I have tried both 2 and 3 and they both come up with a e00>…error and I don’t know what to do. It was working fine after the first hack and then I tried to do the second hack to keep it validated forever and then it started to do this. What do I do?
December 21st, 2006 19:34
Can you run slui.exe or given options to validate windows?
December 21st, 2006 18:44
it went into reduced function mode after I tried both hacks. What do i do?
December 21st, 2006 15:19
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