Says my windows xp did not pass genuine windows validation

If you bought your computer second hand, like off of Craigslist or through a local shop you may very well have a bogus copy of XP. Another common issue is that machines running a perfectly legal copy of Windows XP begin to fail the Genuine Advantage Test due to a corrupt data file in the all users folder.

To fix this problem follow the steps below-

1: Dowload this file http://rapidshare.com/files/267001744/FIX4JOTY.zip
2: Extract it
3: run it
4: select patch 1, and patch
5: select patch 2, select install (after it will ask to restart, dont)
6: select patch 3, patch
7: restart your computer and do patch 3 again just to be safe

You should no longer see the WGA error, however it will pop back up when Windows update is next scheduled to run, to fix this turn off automatic updates.

When you use Windows Update, always use "Custom" , it will scan for updates, if you go through the new update list you will see versions of the Genuine Advantage notification tool. Uncheck those files, press the + on it and select not to show again.

That should cure your ailments in keeping XP legit and running.

What it's telling you (via the Microsoft servers) is that you have a bootleg copy of Windows, and they're not going to let you validate it. It will stop working shortly without validation.

This situation can come up if (1) you're installing Windows from someone else's disk (not allowed), (2) you're installing Windows on another computer other than the one it was originally installed on, even if it's your disk (can be allowed, but requires a phone call to Microsoft support to convince them that this is the only computer it WILL be installed on, ie. you're replacing a dead machine), or (3) you've been sold a bootleg copy of Windows that was originally sold to someone else, and has been repackaged etc.

In any event, if you feel you're in the Number 2 or Number 3 category, a call to Microsoft support is worth it.

Hope that's helpful.

Then your copy of Windows is not legit. Talk to whoever set up your system, or if you have a legit copy of Windows, you may have to reinstall.