Windows Message - is it a hacker?

Ahmed

I had the same message on acer laptop, a quick reinstall solved the problem. I had legit OS but the windows genuine software never picked it up, typical MS

DatabaseError

best bet maybe to phone microsoft, if the keycode matches the version of windows on your machine (home/media centre/professional) then they should be able to sort things out for you.
There are alternative ways of removing the message, which i can't put publicly (but can pm) but the best way is definitely to do it properly through microsoft, you have a licence, use it.

Browntoa

When a copy of Windows fails validation, the user is directed to a customized Web page with details about what caused the failure and recommendations for how to fix the problem. This page contains a section with troubleshooting steps. One of these steps will let you check to see whether you can use the online Product Key Update Tool. If your computer came with a genuine product key, but Windows was improperly installed using an invalid product key, the Product Key Update Tool helps convert your computer to a genuine status without having to purchase a new copy of Windows.