SubscribeHow to Uninstall Microsoft WGA Notifications
Posted on Nov 18, 2007 under Windows XP Tips |Your computer may be sending out Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notifications every time you restart your computer. There has been much in the news about Microsoft and WGA lately. You can read more about it here.
To uninstall Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notifications from your computer, perform the following steps:
1. Check WGA Notifications version that exists on the computer. You can uninstall versions that range from 1.5.0527.0 to 1.5.0532.2. To find the WGA Notifications version, follow these steps:
a. Click Start–>Control Panel.
b. Double-click Add or Remove Programs, locate and then click Windows XP - Software, then click Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, and then click Click here for support information.
c. In the Support Info dialog box, verify the version number, and then click Close.
3. Rename the following files by changing the extension to .old:
%Windir%\system32\WgaLogon.dll
to
%Windir%\system32\WgaLogon.old
%Windir%\system32\WgaTray.exe
to
%Windir%\system32\WgaTray.old
4. Restart the computer.
5. Do the following:
a. Click Start–>Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
b. Type Regsvr32 %Windir%\system32\LegitCheckControl.dll /u and press ENTER
6. Restart the computer.
7. Click Start–>Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
8. At the command prompt, delete the following files by typing the Del command. Press ENTER after you type each command.
Del %Windir%\system32\wgalogon.old
Del %Windir%\system32\WgaTray.old
Del %Windir%\system32\LegitCheckControl.dll
9. At the command prompt, type regedit.
10. Locate and then right-click the following registry subkeys. Click Delete after you locate each subkey.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\WgaLogon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WgaNotify
by Lam, on March 18 2008 @ 7:42 pm
Thank you very much for that tip.
It works.