Defeating WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) Validation

1. Visit the Microsoft download link to download a copy of Windows Anti-Spyware.

2. After clicking on the “Windows Anti-Spyware” link in the download section the following screen will appear with a “Continue” button in it. Click on the “Continue” button to go to the next screen.

3. The screenshot below is the next screen that appears after step 2. Select the first option and click on the “Continue” button.

4. The screenshot below is the next screen that appears after Step 3. Scroll down to the “Alternative Validation Section” and click on the link “Genuine Windows Validation, Alternate Method”.

5. The following page appears after clicking on the “Genuine Windows Validation, Alternate Method” link. To download a copy of “GenuineCheck.exe”, click on the “Continue” button.

6. After downloading “GenuineCheck.exe”, run it on the machine running a genuine copy of Windows XP. It will generate a code which is used for WGA validation. Copy the code and use the same code to validate a pirated copy of Windows XP and bypass the WGA.

7. The code generated in the above step can be copied and pasted on to the WGA validation page on a machine running a pirated copy of Windows XP. Then click on the “Validate” button to continue. Since the code was generated on the machine running a genuine copy of the OS, the online validation fails to identify the pirated copy of the OS and allows the software to be downloaded and installed.

8. After the code is “Validated” on the machine running a pirated copy of Windows XP, the following download screen appears. Now the software can be downloaded and installed on the pirated copy of Windows XP without any problem.