Windows 7 "This computer is not running genuine Windows"

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Erbavore

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Any time I go to the control panel (or open a text document,) that's what I get. Clicking on the 'Resolve' link doesn't do much good, as it just takes me Link Removed - Invalid URL. I'm running the RC (or 7100) build of the operating system. Is there any way I can actually resolve this?
 
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I've been following this thread but haven't intervened simply because reghakr and whoosh seemed to have things under control.. however, I feel I should at least suggest an alternative.. Which is as reghakr suggested.. a clean install.. If all your trying to do is apply a key to your copy of win 7 than just reinstall (clean install) and put the key in during the installation than once the installation has finished go and activate Win 7 as you would normally do..

When you installed build 7100 did you choose 'Windows 7 Ultimate' from the list of versions to install? I know if you don't choose ultimate then the keys won't work.... So make sure you choose Ultimate when you reinstall and the key should work fine.. it...
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Well, it did save my personal files. Everything I have branches from my Documents folder, and that was automatically backed up by the installation. I think it might have made the installation take lots longer, too.
 
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Erbavore said:
Everything I have branches from my Documents folder, and that was automatically backed up by the installation. I think it might have made the installation take lots longer, too.
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Are you saying that information was saved by doing a re-install?

I don't believe this will save that particular directory with a "clean" install.

Talk about taking a long time, I recently re-formated and took my Vista Machine back to the state when I bought it. It took 4 DVD's and took about 5 hours to complete.
 
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After telling it to reinstall, it created the Windows.old folder, which stored the Users directory, which had the Eric directory, which kept all my personal things.
 
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HMM,

That's news to me, I never knew it saved that particular infortmation.

So, did you perform the "clean" install and are you up and running?
 
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reghakr said:
HMM,

That's news to me, I never knew it saved that particular infortmation.

So, did you perform the "clean" install and are you up and running?
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What, you mean tonight? No, I haven't. I probably won't have enough time to do so until Saturday. =[
 
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Holy moly, I think I fixed it.

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I migrated all of my files and folders to a separate drive, and decided I was ready to reinstall. I went to control panel, pressed "recovery", and rebooted. I was greeted by the Windows install screen, and then I suddenly remembered I had forgotten to write down a serial key (I wanted to try entering one at installation,) so I pressed cancel, and the computer restarted. I launched PlusPatch version 10, and grabbed a serial key. Then my mom came in the room, and started to yell at me for something negligible. I accidentally jerked, and clicked the mouse.

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The option right below "Activate online", which is what I've been trying to use for the last several weeks. Without any hesitation, it activated my system. Hells to the yes.

Going to System also tells me that my Windows is activated and has a serial key. *squee!*
 
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theses are the RC keys! they worked for me try one!
 
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Then my mom came in the room, and started to yell at me for something negligible. I a

Hey ! It was ment to be . All down to your mom
 
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reghakr said:
No evaluation copy here:
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That is odd. I went into the PlusPatch, and tried to use "Activate Online" again, and this time it worked successfully. I already removed the watermark, so I can't see whether it still says that or not. However,

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No, yours won't show up like that.

I used Resource Hacker (which also you to modify dialog boxes, menus, and String Values) inside of .exes and .dlls

So I modified the user32.dll.mui file.

You can modify it to say anything you prefer.
 
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reghakr said:
No, yours won't show up like that.

I used Resource Hacker (which also you to modify dialog boxes, menus, and String Values) inside of .exes and .dlls

So I modified the user32.dll.mui file.

You can modify it to say anything you prefer.
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Oh, I see. I thought you were saying that it shouldn't show up as "Evaluation Copy". My apologies.
 
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Got XPmode working

Silly me too much alcohol I owe MS a big apology . It was a doddle when sober
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I had actually tried to run it using a Vista virtual machine ! Oops me bad
 
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