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Hi there, right now I have a non genuine version of Windows 7 Ultimate installed, I'm looking to replace it with a genuine copy of Windows 7 home premium. Could I do this with an upgrade disc or would I need to buy the whole OS? I'm trying to avoid paying 200$ to activate Ultimate.

I remember with XP on my laptop i purchased in England where i live, however spent a few months abroad for work reasons & got a notice from Microsoft stating my OS was not Genuine & the key as been blocked because its not for the Geographic location i was using it in & it took some hours on the...

Hi, I built my first custom PC about 4 months ago. I bought windows 7 ultimate off Ebay, installed it, entered my product key, installed Microsoft Security Essentials and everything worked fine. At the time it said my copy of windows 7 was genuine. Now 4 months latter my computer...

I am at my wits end with this. I have had my Asus laptop for almost a year with no problems with the OS. After weeks in hospital finally got home and turned on the laptop. Now I am getting repeated error messages saying my OS is not genuine. ANY advice or thoughts are much appreciated.

Hi Folks, I already have a genuine version of windows 7 installed on my main PC but would now like to instal it onto the other PC's I have at home. On searching the net to buy new licence keys I came across a site which claims to offer genuine unique keys for vastly reduced prices...

So I decided to buy Windows 7 from eBay. I didn't trust the people selling product keys only, so I purchased a brand new retail package. When I shop on eBay, I always look for sellers that are really close to me so shipping is fast. So I found a seller, said to be located in Maryland (which...

Credit source: Microsoft quietly shuts down Office Genuine Advantage program | ZDNet Late last week, with absolutely no public announcement, Microsoft quietly retired one cog in its antipiracy machine. An anonymous tipster informed me on Friday that Microsoft had shut down its Office Genuine...

I have a Win7 ultimate 64bit I recieved from a friend. I assumed it was one of his Microsoft apps he gets in his MSDN subscription for free. Anyway, every now and then I would get these pop-ups from Microsoft saying its not genuine. He would give me a script to run that would fix it, until it...

Want a white iPhone 4? Then find yourself a buddy at Apple's Cupertino campus. That's how one - probably the only - lucky US punter got his. The unnamed gent was spotted waving his white one around at an event in New York last night. A flabberghasted Link Removed where the heck he got it...

Hi all, I bought this acer one with windows xp installed from factory, then after my windows crashed I decided to install win7 on it, everything seemed to go smooth, then i noticed that any time I tried connecting to the internet whether it was wired, wireless, or using my verizon usb modem, it...

i work on windows 7 and i have installed Kav workstation 6.0.4 on laptop the problem is that it does not update manually and automatically .what to do ? this problem is related with a laptop whereas i have anther desktop Pc which also has windows 7 but its updating process does not cause...

i have vista on my pc and want to upgrade to windows 7. ebay has listings for keys and download links claiming the keys to be authentic, genuine, pass wga etc.... however other listings contain the actual software with coa (certificate of authenticity) So... do i actually need to own the coa?

I puchased a windows upgrade for my two home computers (laptop and desktop) from Costco a few months ago. It had the 64 bit version which I needed for my laptop and the 32bit version for my desktop. The laptop was running Vista and the desktop XP . I upgraded both machines and all was well...

Hi everybody. I seek some help as of I am very confused. My Windows now says that "This copy of Windows is not genuine" and that is not true! I bought my Windows 7 at the very day it was released in a retail store! And i have never had any trouble with it before, it has always been saying that...

Hi everyone, I bought a computer with windows 7 already installed and ready to go. I asked a friend to put a virusscanner on this computer, but somehow he got me wrong. He has completely reinstalled windows 7 on my computer, but an english (i'm dutch) and not genuine version of windows 7. I...

Hi everyone, So today I logged into my computer to find that my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 has been deemed "not genuine". I was scammed by buying what I thought was a legit copy of Windows off ebay, for considerably less than what it was selling retail. Yes, I was greedy, no I don't need...

Long story short, I've bought a used laptop over eBay that comes pre-installed with W7 Ultimate. Been using it for 2-3 months without any problems. Today I tried to install something and I was asked to validate Windows. I then found out my copy isn't genuine! So I paid around £160 for the...

Link Removed Microsoft announced the imminent release of a new Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows. This update, which targets Windows 7, is the latest evolutionary step in the technologies that started with Windows Genuine Advantage in 2006. For most Windows users in the...

A few months ago, i heard about the student Windows 7 Upgrade deal, and decided to take advantage of it. I had Vista Home Premium 32-bit and tried to upgrade to 7 Home Premium 32-bit, but it didn't work properly. I downloaded the upgrade and tried to install it, but before it finished...

I legally purchased my Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit from Newegg.com and installed it about two or three months ago. At the time it has passed the Genuine Advantage and validated that it was Genuine at the completion of installation. Just two days ago I got a dialog box that has the message "you may...