# Genuine windows? **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/genuine-windows/16096 **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic **Created:** [August 17, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/genuine-windows/16096 "2006-08-17T19:31:58Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike) #### Post date: [August 18, 2006, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/genuine-windows/16096/5 "2006-08-18T08:11:05Z")
> [@Jon](#): > > You installed the WGA windows update,that you are supposed to un-check LOL. > > I had that problem too,then one of my spyware programs took it off or I might have deleted it when using hijack this.I re-booted it and the startup WGA screen was gone. Oh yea and you can no longer do that, before you can update you have to pass a WGA scan. Supposedly there is a way around it by pasting in a javascript line that turns off the WGA check. Didnt work for me when I tried. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/genuine-windows/16096)._