Caught by Microsoft of using Pirated Windows XP?
Jun 14th, 2006 Posted in Computer & Internet
Microsoft introduced Windows Genuince Advantage program (WGA) last month. It will pop up an annoying message to you (the pirates of carribean) if they find out that you are not using a licensed copy of Windows XP. If you are not like me who owned a licensed copy of Windows *cough*cough* you can follow the following instructions to remove the annoying message.
1. Download the file LegitCheckControl.dll and save it to c:\windows\system32\
You have to overwrite the existing file. Restart your computer and the message should be gone (temporary).
2. To permanently remove the message, you have to stop windows ‘Automatic Updates’. Go to control panel, double click on Automatic Updates, and select the option Turn off Automatic Updates. Remember to click OK to save your new settings dude!
3. Now you got another annoying message from a balloon tip telling you that Your computer might be at risk.
To turn this off, click Start Button and select Run… enter services.msc and click OK. Double click on Security Center. Select Manual from the Startup Type drop box. Click the Stop button. At last, click OK dude. The message will be gone forever.
