This article is not to promote illegal use or piracy of Microsoft Windows XP...you are fully encourage to buy the real thing. RFUZ does not encourage piracy...this guide is meant for those that have the real thing but are left hanging because this glitch bug affected their website! 

Go to your "C" drive then open the "Windows" folder. Inside there is a folder called "System32", go in there and find the files named WgaTray.exe and wgalogon.dll.

Right click on them and click rename and then rename them to WgaTray1.exe and wgalogon1.dll.

Now hit CTRL, ALT, DELETE to start up your Task Manager. Click on the tab called "Processes" and right-click on the process called WgaTray.exe. and click "End Process". A window might come up asking you if you're sure you want to end the task or process, just click "OK" if it does.

Now restart your computer and the Windows
Genuine Advantage Notifications will magically disappear.

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Mr
written by soheyl, January 06, 2007

Hi

Just to say thank you. you are star! Thank you very much again. It works perfectly.

dummy
written by dave Roesch, January 09, 2007

Do I need to run windows update 1st? I can't find files in sys32 folder on xppro older edition

follow this
written by Agent Rado, January 10, 2007

the system32 folder is inside the windows folder. It's definitely there....maybe it's a hidden folder so make sure you show hidden files... let me know if this helps.

Blue Star Removal
written by Phil, January 14, 2007

Just to say thanks for your great info and patience. Worked a treat.

thanks for the kind comments everyone
written by Agent Rado, January 22, 2007

I appreciate the nice feedback you've all given me.

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written by null, February 13, 2007

I LOVE YOU.

very good
written by kaku, March 26, 2007

thanks man..it helped me alot.can u get one for vista.????

Good Work
written by hammer, March 30, 2007

I recommend this method 100%, it makes my PC alive again...Thanx

Nice one Blue star gone
written by CWoods, April 22, 2007

Thank's alot for this tip. It works no more start up notfication and no blue star in tool bar. Just to let all of you all know. I have a dell 3yr's old I brought oem copy new in the package
with the windows hologram I know for sure it an offical copy of windows xp pro. But Microsoft does not let you put this type of oem on a dell computer you have to use an oem copy from dell.
Thank you again for this tip.

Dell makes no sense
written by art, April 27, 2007

I got a Dell machine with Win XP Pro. The Original Dell Reinstallation CD is Service Pack 1a. Now with the SP2, I get this dumb blue star. So, is my 1a OEM and legal and the SP2 not ?!?

RE: art
written by Agent Rado, May 02, 2007

hey art.... are you using the CD that came with the system? Microsoft validation techniques are not always accurate and therefore mis-labeling your computer as "BOOTLEG". You can try the crack-tips in the forums.

friend
written by Keith, May 10, 2007

I opened Windows32 folder but could not find the files named WgaTray.exe and wgalogon.dll.
Please advise, thanks, Keith

friend
written by Keith, May 10, 2007

Sorry, I opened Windows folder and then System32 folder but could not find the files named WgaTray.exe and wgalogon.dll.
Please help, thanks Keith

to keith
written by Agent Rado, May 21, 2007

there's definitely there, have you tried doing a search? you can use the windows search.

Blue Star
written by Simmo, June 07, 2007

Thanks mate for this a bit of peice from that bloody annoying star and the pop ups

thanks in advane
written by dan, September 29, 2007

i will just restart my computer... expecting for the magic...

thanks
written by dan, September 29, 2007

i will restart my computer now... expecting the trick to happen

thanks
written by dan, September 29, 2007

and it actually works

neeeeed help
written by ton, December 04, 2007

hi man how r u
thanks for your copirate but i culdent finde that files WgaTray.exe and the other one i try to serch every where but no way ,,, what I do what I do?
thanx nad regards

thanks...
written by zila, January 12, 2008

my blue star on my pc was gone...thanks a lot 4 your tips....

Blue Star returns
written by Doug, January 12, 2008

I used the solution you gave for getting red of that annoying thing (blue star)
AND SLIPPED UP AND DOWNLOADED THE THING AGAIN. cAN i RID MYSELF OF IT AGAIN????????????????

thank u
written by Ahmed, January 15, 2008

thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u thank u .

wpabalin.exe
written by ray, January 26, 2008

they changed the name to wpabalin.exe but the same still works for adding the 1.

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written by sowjanya, February 19, 2008

thank u very much for ur tips........
will this tips do any harm to the pc in the future?

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written by vendetta, April 30, 2008

RISING OF EVIL

Blue Star gone
written by Pam, May 31, 2008

Thanks so much. Was afraid to hit ok after changing the two items, thought I might screw up something useful on my computer, but star gone and all ok.

Thank dear I have removed.
written by Year2060, June 03, 2008

It works, before I have missed to re-name the files.!

Sorry and Thanks ..

You are 5 STARS *****

Not working ??
written by Wael, September 09, 2008

Hi
after chaing the file name >>> canot finded in windows task manager >>> Peocesses

wga
written by Johntt, October 02, 2008

After deleting WgaTray.exe and wgalogon.dll, i cant open office and any Internet explorer. It also uninstalled my mozilla firefox!

Please help!!

Pirated to legitimate
written by Elwood, October 23, 2008

I want to convert my pirated copy of windows xp to legitimate one using the EOM product key. Would it be possible?

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written by Philip, November 02, 2008

IDOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL... your the main man!!! thank's a lot...

big thank you
written by farheen, November 17, 2008

thank you sooooooo much tooo good

nid some little help..
written by hi there, November 18, 2008

i delete the wgatray.exe and the other one...now the problem is i just notify my automatic downloads then my question is what should must be properly download

wgatray.exe appears again in the taskmanager
written by tanu, November 28, 2008

I deleted the wgatray.exe from the taskmanager but it appears again and so the error has come back again. please help...

thnx....
written by raja101, December 01, 2008

wow!! faultless.... perfectly worked................ i was struggling 2 remove dis damn thing.. n yor method cud easily do dat!! wow!!

oh my god!!
written by lhong, December 06, 2008

youre so awsome!!

you helped me alot!
thank you very much for that wonderful suggestion!!
i can now do my work without anything in my mind bothering me!

thanks dude!

wtf
written by fuck u, December 07, 2008

you dident even tell me how to find c file or some shit

Problem solve
written by Xiao Ping, December 08, 2008

Tx a lot dude..you r my heroes...finally i can solve this crap..already haunted me over 5 years... such a simple but very very efectives trick...now i save every 5 second daily of my live when turn on my computer....way to go man....

ty?
written by problem bout to be solved, December 16, 2008

i hope this works!
if so, ty! :)

cant find it..
written by mobileburn, January 14, 2009

hi, i cant find wgatray.exe and wgalognon.dll in windows>system 32.. is it true that they've changed the name already? i already disabled my automatic update..

Please help me

thanks
written by e, February 11, 2009

after boggling search and couple of tryin with some wga removal & patch seem doesnt work!!!after i try with this its work perfectly.my office 2003 installed in vista have sucks with this scum msoft stuff!!!youre amaze for this job!!!thanks

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written by Blue star killer, February 25, 2009

Perfect ! You are Genius ! A Big hug and Big Thank You !

Boarding Officer
written by Blue star killer, February 27, 2009

It come back again after I perform update. Same method used to kill it :) after done, I delete it from system 32, is it okay ? will other program effected after I deleted it ?

THANX
written by Kokoshka, March 08, 2009

Thanks a lot, it worked, i recomend it. Cheers!

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written by battrey, March 09, 2009

thank bro you help me alot and hope you may help many people like me cannot afford a genuine software, thank you once again more power....

Worked a treat!
written by Jimbo, March 22, 2009

Thank you soooooooooooooo much, was very easy to do and quick.

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written by Lucy, March 24, 2009

excelent tip worked,and very simple

Thanks!
written by Sheila, April 23, 2009

Perfect! :) Now I can modify my desktop background again. Thanks so much!

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