agh. how do i get rid of this thing..

[candybar]

that has appeared on my computer. it notifies me that my windows may not be genuine and when i click on the pop up it takes me the microsoft page saying that they key i have was reported as lost or stolen. xp disk was prob a copy so this may be why. but now there us a blue star in the right hand task bar of my pc and theres no way to get rid of it! when i click on it it just takes me to a site. grrr. by any chance can anyone help?

[scatty mare]

Obviously the correct answer is to buy an original copy. This explains why the screen appears: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/04/26/disab le-and-remove-windows-genuine-advantage-notifi cations-nag-screen/

[candybar]

ahh silly. ive had this version on my pc for years though! i guess it should be a validated one, but i needed any copy to use when my old pc broke. thanks very much for your answer though!

[boobesque]

if in doubt, dont install the windows genuine advantage tool. my version is real, but i have used an image program and formatted my hard drive before then used the image to reinstal windows. windows sees this as a non genuine version now. i had the star thing but i cant remember how i got rid of it. no real help but there you go

[tommy39]

there is a wga removal tool at gigg-technology you can search for it on their site just download it and run

[candybar]

thanks everyone. ive now removed it :)

[The Cowboy]

Can you tell me how to get rid of this damn little blue star please?

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