Validation allows or stops you getting certain update patches and software like Window Media Player or Security Essentials. That’s all well and good, but you can’t even buy Windows XP any more even if you were using a pirated version and wanted to go legit!Īlthough Windows XP is nothing more than an afterthought for Microsoft these days and they want it killed off ASAP, WGA is still very much alive and can still cause problems for users.Īlso, there is Windows Genuine Advantage Validation and Windows Genuine Advantage Notification, these are 2 different things. Although it’s designed as an anti piracy measure, all too often WGA causes problems for legitimate users telling them their copy of Windows XP isn’t legal and they should go and buy a full copy to make their system a “genuine” one. The Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) has long been a major annoyance for a number of people.
