Out of date Windows 7 Product Key.

Notmyrealname

10_66 wrote: »

No it didn't throw me, it's custom built (a standard Chillblast Palomino, with some changes to it), so not sure how helpful it'd be.

One wonders whether or not its a legitimate version of Windows or one of the many Chinese knock offs with product keys that are being killed on an almost daily basis.

Go back to who you bought it off and get them to solve the problem.

10_66

Notmyrealname wrote: »

One wonders whether or not its a legitimate version of Windows or one of the many Chinese knock offs with product keys that are being killed on an almost daily basis.

Go back to who you bought it off and get them to solve the problem.

Yeah, I'll certainly be speaking to them tomorrow about it. If it's not legitimate though, how would they expect to provide a useless Product Key as they would obviously know that this sort of problem would arise, and customers will go back to them to find out what's going on?

TakeThis

Let's not jump to conclusions at this stage.

Notmyrealname

10_66 wrote: »

Yeah, I'll certainly be speaking to them tomorrow about it. If it's not legitimate though, how would they expect to provide a useless Product Key as they would obviously know that this sort of problem would arise, and customers will go back to them to find out what's going on?

I know of at least two shops in my next town who put dodgy copies of Windows 7 on every laptop they sell. They quite frankly don't give a stuff.

10_66

Having got in touch with company I bought from today, I was told to just skip and to send a photo of the Product Key off the side of the case so they can check it to see if a character substitution has occurred. I typed in exactly as on the label (even used a magnifying glass to make sure!). After skipping the intro, it then came up with a warning saying the product was not a genuine Windows product (although I was told today that it was). I'm a bit concerned now. Has this warning only come up because the Product Key wasn't input, or can it detect if it's not a genuine product?

danthemoneysavingman

did you try the telephone activation line yet?

10_66

danthemoneysavingman wrote: »

did you try the telephone activation line yet?

Yes, I rang them this morning, but I couldn't make the CSR understand what the problem was, he just put the 'phone down when he got bored! I rang back, and the same happened again (same man, I had difficulty understanding his strong accent too). Wasn't the slightest bit interested in being able to help, and as soon as it got a bit too complicated he gave in. Putting the 'phone down's easy for them as they know there's no come back, however, call me old fashioned, but manners don't cost anything! I'm well and truly FED UP with this bl**dy thing (can you tell technology's not my thing? ).

Notmyrealname

10_66 wrote: »

Having got in touch with company I bought from today, I was told to just skip and to send a photo of the Product Key off the side of the case so they can check it to see if a character substitution has occurred.

ALARM BELLS ARE RINGING

I typed in exactly as on the label (even used a magnifying glass to make sure!). After skipping the intro, it then came up with a warning saying the product was not a genuine Windows product (although I was told today that it was). I'm a bit concerned now. Has this warning only come up because the Product Key wasn't input, or can it detect if it's not a genuine product?

If it is one of the Chinese keys or abused volume keys which have been blacklisted yes it can. If the installation files have been hacked to circumvent product activation, yes it can.

Find someone with a geniune Windows 7 installation disc. Doesn't matter what version. Install from scratch AND DO NOT PUT IN A PRODUCT KEY - leave it blank and then select the version of Windows your supposed licence sticker says it is for and install it.

Once that is in and if you get no warnings about it being genuine then try to activate it. At that point you'll be asked to enter a product key. Put the one in from the sticker. If it fails then its most likely dodgy.

If its dodgy tell the people you bought it off you want £80 refund which is the cost of an OEM version of Windows 7 Home Premium plus a few quid for your petrol sorting it out. Don't let them give you one - get your own from Amazon.

TakeThis

Notmyrealname wrote: »

ALARM BELLS ARE RINGING


If it is one of the Chinese keys or abused volume keys which have been blacklisted yes it can. If the installation files have been hacked to circumvent product activation, yes it can.

Find someone with a geniune Windows 7 installation disc. Doesn't matter what version. Install from scratch AND DO NOT PUT IN A PRODUCT KEY - leave it blank and then select the version of Windows your supposed licence sticker says it is for and install it.

Once that is in and if you get no warnings about it being genuine then try to activate it. At that point you'll be asked to enter a product key. Put the one in from the sticker. If it fails then its most likely dodgy.

If its dodgy tell the people you bought it off you want £80 refund which is the cost of an OEM version of Windows 7 Home Premium plus a few quid for your petrol sorting it out. Don't let them give you one - get your own from Amazon.

To the OP: Further to this, let us know which version of Windows 7 is listed on the sticker.
We will supply you a link to the genuine disc.

Notmyrealname

TakeThis wrote: »

To the OP: Further to this, let us know which version of Windows 7 is listed on the sticker.
We will supply you a link to the genuine disc.

No need. All versions of Windows 7 are on one disc and what gets installed is determined by the product key entered. If you don't put in a product key you'll get asked which you want to install.

The only thing that matters is if it is 32 bit or 64 bit.