Windows Message - is it a hacker?

Ahmed · 24 August 2008 at 9:58AM

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 · 24 August 2008 at 10:00AM

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 · 24 August 2008 at 10:02AM

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.