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Dont know what it is - but---
Katykat
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Had to have a new hard drive on my laptop-( son dropped it). It seemed Ok at first, but I kept getting a window telling me that I wasn't authorised to use this version of windows. I just clicked cancel and it disappeared. Today, my desktop picture was completely black, with just the descktop icons on. I reistalled my usual background, but when I turn the laptop off, it disappears again. Also, there is now a message in the bottom right hand of the screen saying that this is not a genuine version of windows. Could it be that the shop where I had it fixed has put a pirate copy of windows on it? any opinions?
:smileyhea A SMILE COSTS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
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Almost certainly, the silly thing is, you almost certainly have a licence for windows (probably on a sticker under the lappy). if the version you have on now is same as on originally, phone microsoft and they should be able to sort it (i think)Could it be that the shop where I had it fixed has put a pirate copy of windows on it? any opinions?Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.0 -
Had to have a new hard drive on my laptop-( son dropped it). It seemed Ok at first, but I kept getting a window telling me that I wasn't authorised to use this version of windows. I just clicked cancel and it disappeared. Today, my desktop picture was completely black, with just the descktop icons on. I reistalled my usual background, but when I turn the laptop off, it disappears again. Also, there is now a message in the bottom right hand of the screen saying that this is not a genuine version of windows. Could it be that the shop where I had it fixed has put a pirate copy of windows on it? any opinions?
Id contact the shop back. They put it on and you PAYED them for it. Let them sort it:idea:0 -
I'd contact Microsoft and tell them the shop has installed pirated version of windows :-)My suggestion and/or advice is my own and it is up to you if you follow it, please check the advice given before acting on it.0
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Use this to change the serial to the one on your certificate of authenticity.0
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Paid my dear friend
My english sucks sometimes
hmmmm ~ having said that, BOTH can be used cant they??
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thanks for replies. I realised that when I was getting this window, I was just cancelling it, so now, I activated it and registered the product key ( I can be a bit dumb at times ). Hopefully, it will right itself now, although I've still got that little message in the right hand corner saying that this is not a genuine copy of windows vista. I'm going to contact the shop:smileyhea A SMILE COSTS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING0
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You usually have 30days to register your OS, has it gone beyond that? or the shop could have used the wrong OS for your keycode (retail/OEM)?"Well, that sounds like a pretty good deal. But I think I got a better one. How about I give you the finger, and you give me my phone call"
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