WGA not turning blue
samee
16 Dec 2007
hi all
i already have WGA installed with the current version (kb905474). i have checked add/remove programs and it is listed there. so there seems to be a minor bug in detecting if it is installed or not.
i already have WGA installed with the current version (kb905474). i have checked add/remove programs and it is listed there. so there seems to be a minor bug in detecting if it is installed or not.
sh1leshk4
16 Dec 2007
Try opening the file wga_xp_x86_enu.apm (which is in the folder modules\wga\) in Notepad and add the line :
FileMD5=FC6680B6D4812D017109518AC07DED0E
...under line 29, which is FileVersion=1.7.59.1.
Or replace the the file version in line 29 above with 1.7.0059.1.
And then start AP again, see if it now can detect it correctly.
...but I could be wrong. =)
Edited by sh1leshk4, 16 December 2007 - 03:13 PM.
FileMD5=FC6680B6D4812D017109518AC07DED0E
...under line 29, which is FileVersion=1.7.59.1.
Or replace the the file version in line 29 above with 1.7.0059.1.
And then start AP again, see if it now can detect it correctly.
...but I could be wrong. =)
Edited by sh1leshk4, 16 December 2007 - 03:13 PM.
Erik Ramey
16 Dec 2007
@samee - The detection for WGA is set to a registry key which is
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WGA
KeyName=DisplayVersion
KeyValue=1.7.0059.1
Can you go into your registry using regedit and tell us if you have this key?
@sh1leshk4 - Since the detection is set to the registry, no MD5 detection is needed. This is only for file based detection
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WGA
KeyName=DisplayVersion
KeyValue=1.7.0059.1
Can you go into your registry using regedit and tell us if you have this key?
@sh1leshk4 - Since the detection is set to the registry, no MD5 detection is needed. This is only for file based detection
sh1leshk4
17 Dec 2007
Yeah, but it's based on what I saw on the wga_xp_x86_enu.apm file that I have.
I last downloaded this file on 12 Dec, and this is what it contains :
Edited by sh1leshk4, 17 December 2007 - 03:46 AM.
I last downloaded this file on 12 Dec, and this is what it contains :
[DetectionRegistry]
RegistryPath=
KeyName=
KeyValue=
[DetectionFile]
FilePath=system:\
FileName=LegitCheckControl.dll
FileVersion=1.7.59.1
FilePath=system:\catroot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}
FileName=WgaNotify.cat
FileVersion=ANY
FileMD5=B666500895AB4470237A9110B72AB6E7
As you might notice, there is no registry detection here; it's all file based.
Edited by sh1leshk4, 17 December 2007 - 03:46 AM.
Erik Ramey
17 Dec 2007
Go ahead and re-download the xp x86 pack. A couple of hours ago I updated WGA. Before, I downloaded Genuine Advantage Notifications, KB905474, and then downloaded LegitCheckControl.dll which updates it to v1.7.0059. I did this since KB905474 included an older version of this file. This new update to KB892130, now includes v1.7.0059 of LegitCheckControl.dll all in one executable. When you run apup, it should remove KB905474 and download KB892130.
