Posted August 23, 200816 yr "Muddog41" wrote: > Hey folks I got the fix from Eden Wang at microsoft.. It worked great for me.. > Step 1: Reset permissions > =================== > This step will reset the permission settings on this system, which may take > us some time, your patience is highly appreciated. > > 1. Please click the link below and download the tool. > http://www.ecs-safe.com/Reset_subinacl.zip > > Please Note: The third-party product discussed here is manufactured by a > company that is independent of Microsoft. We make no warranty, implied or > otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. > > 2. Save the file to your desktop. > 3. Right click the Reset_subinacl.ZIP file and choose Extract > 4. Follow the instructions and there will be two files (reset.cmd and > subinacl.exe) > 5. Double click the reset.cmd file > 6. You will see a DOS-like window processing. > > (NOTE: It may take several minutes, please be patient. When it is finished, > you will be prompted that "Finished, press any key to continue") > > After completing the above steps, please refer to the Windows Update website > to install the WGA toll again. If it still cannot be installed, let's move on > to the steps below to manually install it. > > Step 2 Install the WGA engine manually > =========================== > 1. Download the ActiveX cab file from the following link and then save it to > the Desktop. > http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/f/9/4f9730c0-2061-4028-bca9-3d6e652a5cc8/LegitCheckControl.cab > > Open the downloaded cab file and we will find the following two files: > > LegitCheckControl.dll > LegitCheckControl.inf > > 2. Click "Start", click "Run", type: "%windir%\system32" (without > quotations) and press Enter. Copy the LegitCheckControl.dll files into the > opened system32 folder. > > 3. Click "Start", click "Run", type: "REGSVR32 LegitCheckControl.dll" > (without the quotations) and press Enter. We will see a popup message stating > this process succeeded. > > 4. Click "Start", click "Run", type: "inf" (without quotations) and press > Enter. Copy the LegitCheckControl.inf file into the opened inf folder. > > 5. Right click on the copied LegitCheckControl.inf file in the inf folder, > and then choose Install. The WGA engine will be installed automatically. > > After we finish the above steps, please restart the computer and try to > validate Windows again. > "Gary Caldwell" wrote: > > > The WGA diagnostic tool has been updated to correct this problem seen by some > > customers. Please download and execute it from: > > > > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 > > > > After running the tool, please return to Windows Update and try it again. > > > > We will be posting a support article describing the problem. If you > > experience any issues with this tool or it does not fix your problem, please > > use the "Copy to Clipboard" button on the tool to send me > > (gacald@microsoft.com) your results so I can investigate it further. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Gary Caldwell > > Microsoft > > installing the WGA engine manually was the only solution that worked for me, so thank you very much for posting this alternative!!
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