Authentication issues

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A used machine. The seller had the machine built at a local shop 7 years
ago, has no OS CD, etc. Apparently, the shop copied a OS onto this machine
long ago.

When booted up, I am greeted with at least 4 separate screens to click, all
saying "this is not an authentic copy of XP, the sky will fall in
immediately". In particular, there is a star icon in the System Tray, that
does not show up in the Start Menu, so deleting it is not obvious.

If I keep closing the screens, XP runs, but of course it's irritating.
There are about 15 patches and Service Pack 2 already installed, so I don't
plan to go to the MS site for any more security downloads.

Kindly don't respond- buy a new XP CD and install it, that is not an
option. I am using this machine as it exists now.

I have been in W2K for several years on a different machine, IIRC, there
was awhile ago some help on how to remove the XP verification notices.

How to get rid of the Authentication screens?

ms
 
ms said:
A used machine. The seller had the machine built at a local shop 7
years ago, has no OS CD, etc. Apparently, the shop copied a OS onto
this machine long ago.

When booted up, I am greeted with at least 4 separate screens to
click, all saying "this is not an authentic copy of XP, the sky
will fall in immediately". In particular, there is a star icon in
the System Tray, that does not show up in the Start Menu, so
deleting it is not obvious.

If I keep closing the screens, XP runs, but of course it's
irritating. There are about 15 patches and Service Pack 2 already
installed, so I don't plan to go to the MS site for any more
security downloads.

Kindly don't respond- buy a new XP CD and install it, that is not an
option. I am using this machine as it exists now.

I have been in W2K for several years on a different machine, IIRC,
there was awhile ago some help on how to remove the XP verification
notices.

How to get rid of the Authentication screens?
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If you don't want the right answer and already know the right answer - why
bother asking the question?

ANYTIME you get a used PC - it is best to wipe it clean and install the
software anew. You have no idea what the last owner did, put on there, is
doing to track you, etc. (In this case - seems obvious some of the things
they did.)

Know that after SP2 there have been well over 80 patches. Are any of them
'necessary'? Nah - you could probably get away with a good hardware
firewall and common sense computing forever.

You either have to get a legitimate license for this computer or find some
other way to 'hack it' further than it already is - and I seriously doubt
you will find such help as needed to do the latter publicly posted here. ;-)
 
If you don't want the right answer and already know the right answer -
why bother asking the question?
Click to expand...

I will search for the data I saw a year ago, there is apparently a way to
do it.
ANYTIME you get a used PC - it is best to wipe it clean and install
the software anew. You have no idea what the last owner did, put on
there, is doing to track you, etc. (In this case - seems obvious some
of the things they did.)
Click to expand...

Having done this before, this machine was relatively clean, no real
problems.
Know that after SP2 there have been well over 80 patches. Are any of
them 'necessary'? Nah - you could probably get away with a good
hardware firewall and common sense computing forever.
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Yes, I have run "horribly unstable"- they say, W98SE for at least a year
on the net, as you say, a good firewall and common sense work fine. BTW,
my W98SE was always very stable, I use small no-install programs mostly.
You either have to get a legitimate license for this computer or find
some other way to 'hack it' further than it already is - and I
seriously doubt you will find such help as needed to do the latter
publicly posted here. ;-)
Click to expand...

ms
 
ms said:
I will search for the data I saw a year ago, there is apparently a way
to do it.

Having done this before, this machine was relatively clean, no real
problems.

Yes, I have run "horribly unstable"- they say, W98SE for at least a
year on the net, as you say, a good firewall and common sense work
fine. BTW, my W98SE was always very stable, I use small no-install
programs mostly.

ms
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Forgot to mention, ran W98SE w/o patches, worked fine on the net.

ms
 
ms said:
A used machine. The seller had the machine built at a local shop 7 years
ago, has no OS CD, etc. Apparently, the shop copied a OS onto this machine
long ago.

When booted up, I am greeted with at least 4 separate screens to click,
all
saying "this is not an authentic copy of XP, the sky will fall in
immediately". In particular, there is a star icon in the System Tray, that
does not show up in the Start Menu, so deleting it is not obvious.

If I keep closing the screens, XP runs, but of course it's irritating.
There are about 15 patches and Service Pack 2 already installed, so I
don't
plan to go to the MS site for any more security downloads.

Kindly don't respond- buy a new XP CD and install it, that is not an
option. I am using this machine as it exists now.

I have been in W2K for several years on a different machine, IIRC, there
was awhile ago some help on how to remove the XP verification notices.

How to get rid of the Authentication screens?

ms
Click to expand...

Get a retail copy of XP & reinstall from scratch deleting & reinstating the
partition, then formatting.
 
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