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Guest
i am having a problem downloading windows Defender Beta 2 because it is
saying that it can not validate my version of windows.
saying that it can not validate my version of windows.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
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Bill Sanderson
What steps does it give you to take further? Can you describe your version
of Windows and how you got it?
of Windows and how you got it?
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Guest
i have Windows XP Pro that i got through school using the microsoft accademic
alliance where i could get it for $10.00, i called microsoft and it is a
valid copy.
Originally it was saying that it cannot validate my version of
windows.Please contact your local product support team for further assistance
with this issue.
Now it is saying :Why did it not validate?
You have encountered an unknown error. Please contact your local product
support team for further assistance with this issue.
alliance where i could get it for $10.00, i called microsoft and it is a
valid copy.
Originally it was saying that it cannot validate my version of
windows.Please contact your local product support team for further assistance
with this issue.
Now it is saying :Why did it not validate?
You have encountered an unknown error. Please contact your local product
support team for further assistance with this issue.
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Bill Sanderson
That all sounds like it should be working. I've got a troubleshooting doc
around here somewhere, let me see if I can get you some leads.
This is not brand new information, and WGA changes, but here's the thing I
see to try:
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...53-3759-40cf-80d5-cde4bbe07999&displaylang=en
According to what I am reading, you aren't getting blocked because of a
pirated volume license key or anything like that--you'd get different
messages.
around here somewhere, let me see if I can get you some leads.
This is not brand new information, and WGA changes, but here's the thing I
see to try:
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...53-3759-40cf-80d5-cde4bbe07999&displaylang=en
According to what I am reading, you aren't getting blocked because of a
pirated volume license key or anything like that--you'd get different
messages.
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Guest
I got the same response when i tried the link you sent me.
G
Guest
If you aren't already, use Internet Explorer. The active x controls wont work
in Opera and other browsers.
in Opera and other browsers.
G
Guest
i am using Internet Explorer
kmillard92 said:If you aren't already, use Internet Explorer. The active x controls wont work
in Opera and other browsers.
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Bill Sanderson
actually--if you try in an alternative browser, you may get a different
method which might work differently for you, fwiw. I haven't heard or
tested with Windows Defender, but Microsoft Antispyware was definitely
downloadable via Firefox, with WGA validation.
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method which might work differently for you, fwiw. I haven't heard or
tested with Windows Defender, but Microsoft Antispyware was definitely
downloadable via Firefox, with WGA validation.
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Guest
aol explorer, realplayer, mozilla, opera, and Netscape browser all did not
work, gave me an error code of 0x80080299 with the unknown error message.
work, gave me an error code of 0x80080299 with the unknown error message.
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Bill Sanderson
I was afraid that might happen. I don't have any good contacts about WGA
issues.--if I get time later tonight I'll see if there I can find any
information.
It'd be nice to be able to refer you to Microsoft Product Support Services,
but you'd need to have a virus or spyware in place for that to be a valid
call......If you could point to spyware in place, you could call
1-866-pcsafety in the U S or Canada. They'd use Microsoft Antispyware or
Windows Defender as the tool of choice, and of necessity would have to get
you through the wga check to do that.
Security patches don't require wga. WD requires wga, and isn't supported.
Catch 22?
(Of course, I did just hear of an instance where they recommended Ewido
right off the bat--so you never know!)
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issues.--if I get time later tonight I'll see if there I can find any
information.
It'd be nice to be able to refer you to Microsoft Product Support Services,
but you'd need to have a virus or spyware in place for that to be a valid
call......If you could point to spyware in place, you could call
1-866-pcsafety in the U S or Canada. They'd use Microsoft Antispyware or
Windows Defender as the tool of choice, and of necessity would have to get
you through the wga check to do that.
Security patches don't require wga. WD requires wga, and isn't supported.
Catch 22?
(Of course, I did just hear of an instance where they recommended Ewido
right off the bat--so you never know!)
--
G
Guest
i just tried it through the genuin microsoft software site, and it gave me ....
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key found on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of installing and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some upgrades to it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new mother board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate saturday when i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed windows.
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key found on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of installing and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some upgrades to it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new mother board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate saturday when i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed windows.
B
Bill Sanderson
That might be enough stuff changed to require a re-activation.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be able to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe, that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be able to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe, that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
G
Guest
I'll activate by phone tomorrow when i re-install windows, because I have
already activated it on-line, but i just cant Validate.
already activated it on-line, but i just cant Validate.
Bill Sanderson said:That might be enough stuff changed to require a re-activation.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be able to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe, that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
--
Matt S said:i just tried it through the genuin microsoft software site, and it gave me
....
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key found on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of installing and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some upgrades to
it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new mother
board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate saturday when
i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed windows.
B
Bill Sanderson
FWIW--it looks like they just rev'ed the WGA tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130/
You might take a look at this and see whether any of the links get you any
further on this.
--
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130/
You might take a look at this and see whether any of the links get you any
further on this.
--
Matt S said:I'll activate by phone tomorrow when i re-install windows, because I have
already activated it on-line, but i just cant Validate.
Bill Sanderson said:That might be enough stuff changed to require a re-activation.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be able
to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe,
that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
--
Matt S said:i just tried it through the genuin microsoft software site, and it gave
me
....
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key found
on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of installing
and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some upgrades
to
it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new mother
board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate saturday
when
i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it
sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed
windows.
B
Bill Sanderson
If you go to MicrosoftUpdate, it should prompt to download the new WGA
code--and you can see whether it does any better for you.
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code--and you can see whether it does any better for you.
--
Bill Sanderson said:FWIW--it looks like they just rev'ed the WGA tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130/
You might take a look at this and see whether any of the links get you any
further on this.
--
Matt S said:I'll activate by phone tomorrow when i re-install windows, because I have
already activated it on-line, but i just cant Validate.
Bill Sanderson said:That might be enough stuff changed to require a re-activation.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be
able to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe,
that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
--
i just tried it through the genuin microsoft software site, and it gave
me
....
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key
found on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of installing
and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some upgrades
to
it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new mother
board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate saturday
when
i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it
sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed
windows.
G
Guest
i've tried going through windows update, the beta download, and directly
from the WGA site, and i get the "activated too many times error" so i dont
know what to do now.
from the WGA site, and i get the "activated too many times error" so i dont
know what to do now.
Bill Sanderson said:If you go to MicrosoftUpdate, it should prompt to download the new WGA
code--and you can see whether it does any better for you.
--
Bill Sanderson said:FWIW--it looks like they just rev'ed the WGA tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130/
You might take a look at this and see whether any of the links get you any
further on this.
--
Matt S said:I'll activate by phone tomorrow when i re-install windows, because I have
already activated it on-line, but i just cant Validate.
:
That might be enough stuff changed to require a re-activation.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be
able to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe,
that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
--
i just tried it through the genuin microsoft software site, and it gave
me
....
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key
found on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of installing
and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some upgrades
to
it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new mother
board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate saturday
when
i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it
sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed
windows.
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Bill Sanderson
Have you been to Windows Update today? They've just rev'ed the WGA code.
I do think that the ultimate fix for you will be activating by phone--when
you are in a position to do that.
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I do think that the ultimate fix for you will be activating by phone--when
you are in a position to do that.
--
Matt S said:i've tried going through windows update, the beta download, and directly
from the WGA site, and i get the "activated too many times error" so i
dont
know what to do now.
Bill Sanderson said:If you go to MicrosoftUpdate, it should prompt to download the new WGA
code--and you can see whether it does any better for you.
--
Bill Sanderson said:FWIW--it looks like they just rev'ed the WGA tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130/
You might take a look at this and see whether any of the links get you
any
further on this.
--
I'll activate by phone tomorrow when i re-install windows, because I
have
already activated it on-line, but i just cant Validate.
:
That might be enough stuff changed to require a re-activation.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you
to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be
able to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe,
that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
--
i just tried it through the genuin microsoft software site, and it
gave
me
....
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key
found on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of
installing
and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some
upgrades
to
it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new
mother
board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate
saturday
when
i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it
sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed
windows.
S
Steve Dodson [MSFT]
If you are still running into problems, open up a web based (free) case with
the WGA team:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?Gprid=9860
--
-steve
Steve Dodson [MSFT]
Windows Defender Beta Lead
MCSE, CISSP
http://blogs.technet.com/stevedod
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the WGA team:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?Gprid=9860
--
-steve
Steve Dodson [MSFT]
Windows Defender Beta Lead
MCSE, CISSP
http://blogs.technet.com/stevedod
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Matt S said:I'll activate by phone tomorrow when i re-install windows, because I have
already activated it on-line, but i just cant Validate.
Bill Sanderson said:That might be enough stuff changed to require a re-activation.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be able
to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe,
that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
--
Matt S said:i just tried it through the genuin microsoft software site, and it gave
me
....
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key found
on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of installing
and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some upgrades
to
it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new mother
board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate saturday
when
i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it
sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed
windows.
G
Guest
it did fix with the Revamped WGA
Bill Sanderson said:If you go to MicrosoftUpdate, it should prompt to download the new WGA
code--and you can see whether it does any better for you.
--
Bill Sanderson said:FWIW--it looks like they just rev'ed the WGA tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130/
You might take a look at this and see whether any of the links get you any
further on this.
--
Matt S said:I'll activate by phone tomorrow when i re-install windows, because I have
already activated it on-line, but i just cant Validate.
:
That might be enough stuff changed to require a re-activation.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be
able to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe,
that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
--
i just tried it through the genuin microsoft software site, and it gave
me
....
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key
found on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of installing
and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some upgrades
to
it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new mother
board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate saturday
when
i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it
sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed
windows.
B
Bill Sanderson MVP
Thanks--glad to hear it!
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Matt S said:it did fix with the Revamped WGA
Bill Sanderson said:If you go to MicrosoftUpdate, it should prompt to download the new WGA
code--and you can see whether it does any better for you.
--
Bill Sanderson said:FWIW--it looks like they just rev'ed the WGA tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130/
You might take a look at this and see whether any of the links get you
any
further on this.
--
I'll activate by phone tomorrow when i re-install windows, because I
have
already activated it on-line, but i just cant Validate.
:
That might be enough stuff changed to require a re-activation.
Can you see whether activation is "alive"--i.e. whether it allows you
to
attempt to activate?
I'm trying to actually to that on my machine, but can't get anything
associated with oobe to do anything useful. Probably a good thing!
What I'd aim for is being able to do phone activation--You should be
able to
activate via phone, laying out that sequence of events. And, maybe,
that'll
clear up the WGA issues.
--
i just tried it through the genuin microsoft software site, and it
gave
me
....
Validation Failure: Activation Limit Exceeded[0x80080209]
Why did my machine fail validation?
The number of times Windows can be activated with the product key
found on
your computer has been exceeded. This may be the result of
installing
and
operating a single copy of Windows on more than one computer.
I have only put it on one machine. and i have only done some
upgrades
to
it,
which I did brand new installs on and that's it. I put in a new
mother
board,
processor, memory and video card in december, didnt validate
saturday
when
i
went to download windows defender so i wouldnt have to download it
sunday.
Sunday i replaced the harddrive with a larger one, and installed
windows.