From: "Rich Gauszka" 

It's up now. Note it's an 11 step process with 3 reboots

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;921914

Manually uninstall WGA Notifications
      1. Log on to the computer by using an account that has administrative
permissions.
      2. Make sure that the WGA Notifications version that exists on the
computer is a pilot version. The version format for the pilot version is
1.5.0532.x. In this case, you can uninstall versions 527-532 only. For
example, 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, and then click Control Panel.
            b.  Double-click Add or uninstall Programs, locate and 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:.
Rename %Windir%\system32\WgaLogon.dll to %Windir%\system32\WgaLogon.old
            . Rename %Windir%\system32\WgaTray.exe to
%Windir%\system32\WgaTray.old

      4. Restart the computer.
      5. Unregister LegitCheckControl.dll by using Regsvr32. To do this,
follow these steps:a.  Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
            b.  At the command prompt, type the following, and then press
ENTER:
            Regsvr32 %Windir%\system32\LegitCheckControl.dll /u

      6. Restart the computer.
      7. Click Start, click 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.dll
            . Del %Windir%\system32\WgaTray.exe
            . 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\WindowsNT\
CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\WgaLogon
            . HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\removeremove\WgaNotify

      11. Restart the computer.



"Geo"  wrote in message
news:44a1f574$3{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:44a1a659$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> The asnwer I received form Phil Liu MSFT is ( he ignored my question abot
>> the normal monthly update cycle ). I wondow what the 'full release' is
>> capable of
>
> they also say the instructions for removal of WGA notifications are in kb
> article 921914 but a search for that on microsoft's website comes up
> empty.
>
> Geo.
>
>

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