K2 GTi
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Bascically get a box come up when turn the computer on and it says could be a victin of counterfeiting goods? And it also doesn't let me sign on MSN now because of it? I got a feeling my gay fucking brother has opened some stupid email like a thick twat and got a virus? I don't know what it is but computer was fine earlier  it's also gone really slow!
Any help please appreciated!!
Thanks!
Also theres a little star in the icon box in the bottom right and it says "you may be a victin of software counterfeiting:
i click vaildation failure details and it gives me this:
Validation Not Completed: Invalid Product Key[0x80080202]
Why did it not validate?
There are several reasons why a product key may not be valid.
You chose to validate by the alternative (non-ActiveX) validation method which requires a download of an executable. The executable needs to run in native mode and it was run in a special compatibility mode for another operating system.
The product key stored on your computer has been tampered with. If Windows came pre-installed on your computer, please see the steps you can take below.
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!
[Edited on 02-08-2006 by K2 GTi]
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abdus
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do you have any 'cracked' software/application installed?
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Russ
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buy a legal copy of windows...
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K2 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
buy a legal copy of windows...
its legal.
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K2 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by abdus
do you have any 'cracked' software/application installed?
not unless my bro has installed anything?
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jamied
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search google for windows genuine advantage
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abdus
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there must be something cracked/illegal software/application installed imo
check in Control Panel...add/remove software
btw download Windows Defender, installl it, then lauch application, go to tools, software explorer and see all the running processes 
might get an idea...
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Hammer
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I've got this on my office pc, which was bought from Dell with windows installed 
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John
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If somebody happens to have generated your ligit key for their non-legit install it will flag up as suspicious.
Microsoft are also quite good at assuming totally legal versions are counterfeit though.
Apparently you just phone up and they sort it for you.
Also a thread here with a link munch posted to a program that gets rid of the nag for you.
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Hammer
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I enjoyed their wording 'you MAY be a victim of software counterfeiting...this copy of windows is not genuine' 
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abdus
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James_DT
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quote:
Originally posted by John
If somebody happens to have generated your ligit key for their non-legit install it will flag up as suspicious.
Microsoft are also quite good at assuming totally legal versions are counterfeit though.
Apparently you just phone up and they sort it for you.
Also a thread here with a link munch posted to a program that gets rid of the nag for you.
Yeah, if it's genuine you can ring MS and they'll sort it; it happened to a mate. You can remove the little WGA notification program I think, you can certainly opt to NOT install it when Windows Update prompts you.
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abdus
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Do you use Firefox as default browser? try setting IE as default and see what happens...
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Jules
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First Google search about removing it came up with this:
http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/04/workarounds-to-disable-non-genuine.html
Hope it works.
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