Is Not Genuine U May Be A Victim Of Software Counter
Sep 27, 2006
I am using window xp. but my windows is not licenced. One day by mistake i chose the option of windows update through internet. i did not get success to do so. Rather i am facing a problem from that day. The problem is that every time when i start computer i get a message that '' Your windows is not genuine, you may be a victim of software counterfeiting.'' and every time i have to wait for some time due to a countdown timer.An icon has also been automaticaly added in my system tray. if i click on this icon this gives the same message.
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Dec 16, 2009
my operating system is windows xp i tryed to update now its shows "you are the victim of counter feiting" how can i resolve this problam if the operating system remove and reinstal may work?
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Aug 13, 2009
This copy of Windows did not pass genuine validation. The product key found on this computer is not valid for use in your region. Began to appear after my friend returned home; his adult grand daughter had cared for his home, during his absence. Also, wallpaper is now black. Had been 1 of XP's standard wall papers. I can change it to an XP wallpaper, but after reboot, black wallpaper. My friend is unable to find his XP Pro CD; PC built by a family friend a few years ago. There is no COA on the computer [ exterior and interior surfaces ]. From my research, I have learned that the XP PID is frequently noted as to have been black listed.
"The particular Product Key you are using, which ends in 3R89F-D2KXW-VPK3J, is a widely pirated key, and it looks like it recently had a geographically block put on it to try to curb its use, which probably explains why it was showing as Genuine up until recently."
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Jan 3, 2008
I'm using a computer that was built by a friend (really, I promise) who installed non-genuine XP in it. I've never been a fan of pirated software, but the computer was free, so what's a boy to do?
OK, so I've put up with all the "non-genuine" reminders from Redmond figuring it was my penance, but now I'm thinking I should move on up to Vista (mainly for Media Center). And yes, the hardware is up to it.
Meanwhile, I had installed a genuine copy of XP on my previous computer before receiving this one (I still have the disks). One install, one machine. So, can I just install that genuine XP over the non-genuine one?
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Sep 7, 2005
I want to know how to diable the Welcome screen Message counter.
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Dec 8, 2008
I have an HP 6P laser printer that always prints three copies of everything. I have tried going into the advanced settings, clearing cache and nothing seems to work. In the mean time, I press Ctrl-P and set the copies to 1, but all too often I wind up forgetting about the glitch and make two extra copies that aren't needed. Any ideas of how to set the counter back to one by default?
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Nov 4, 2007
I am running on a non genuine copy of Xp professional and would like to know if I install a genuine copy of Windows 98 will I then be able to take advantage of Microsoft .com upgrades ? Like could I upgrade to XP ?
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Jan 2, 2006
i have been recently trying to play counter-strike source, this is what caused me to take a look at this when it would not load. it looks like something may be wrong with my video device
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Jul 14, 2006
this thing just apear,i have a real os win so how can i get out that anoing icon?
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May 9, 2006
"You may be a victim of software counterfeiting" My ex received this message on her WIN XP PC a few days ago. Seems her copy of XP is not the real deal. She is not very computer literate and the PC was a hand-me-down from her nephew. Needless to say this scared the @#!!@ out of her and she is convinced the PC police are on the way to her door. I have a legit copy of XP Home that I no longer use or need and can give it to her when I see her in about a weeks time. But until then my concerns/questions are Is she on some sort of counter that might prevent her from using the PC before I can get there and install the legit copy of XP that I have?
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May 22, 2006
I'm not that good when it comes to computer nway when turn my pc on. where i sign in to my personal setup it gives me this me message that say. you might be a victim of software counterfeiting.. and i don't know what it means. and my pc seem to be going very slow right now.
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Jun 5, 2006
You may be a victim of counterfeiting ! My sons 2nd hand pc running XP is getting boxes with this message (You may be a victim of counterfeiting) there is also a 5 pointed starlike icon in the system tray which gives a yellow box with the same message ,when you switch on the pc there is a 16th screen box bottom right corner same message ,when you log in a 1/4 screen box comes up same message with buttons to resolve now(?) and resolve later,which by hitting resolve later allows you to log on and the pc seems to work fine.
It does appear to be from MS,anyone else encounter this? Whats the story? As well an unrelated occurance ,on the forum index for this thread when I run my mouse over the forum topics and get the little hint box that tells you a bit more I am getting in amongst the words (are you ready for this?) swastikas??? I do have a Japenese font called Kagijuuji that has swastika like symbols and it looks like one of these.
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Dec 20, 2006
I am having problems wen my computer starts up i get a message saying that i am a victim of conterfeit software and windows Xp isnt a genuine copy on my comp...i bought the comp with XP on it my tiny so it has to be now this only happened yesterday and i have had comp 3yrs.Also it wouldnt sign into interent wen this happened
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Jan 29, 2007
I am having problems when my computer starts up i get a message saying that i am a victim of conterfeit software and windows Xp isnt a genuine copy on my comp...i bought the comp with XP on it my tiny so it has to be now this only happened yesterday and i have had comp 3yrs.Also it wouldnt sign into interent wen this happened
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Apr 18, 2007
I naively downloaded a Microsoft Program which checks whether you have a genuine copy of Windows XP. The results came back that I don't have a valid, genuine copy. The fix is to spend $149 to get a genuine copy. In the meantime I have 2 warnings that come up every time I turn on my computer: "You may be a victim of software counterfeiting."
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Dec 12, 2006
I was a victim of consumer fraud where I paid someone that I got out of the yellow pages to erase my Dell 8200 Desktop (after crash of 4 years worth of data loss) and reload Windows XP Home Edition as was when purchased. Long story short, the "certified, licensed, Member of BBB and Chamber of Commerce." I have XP Pro un authenticated that Windows will not authenticate, update unless I pay them for a authenticated copy. First of All, I am not made of money. Secondly, I have a copy of XP Home Edition that came with the pc.
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May 31, 2006
Apparently I purchased a counterfeit version of Windows XP Pro. Recently I allowed my system to be updated as I have have many times in the past. This time I was asked to accept a user agreement. I did not read the user agreement in details but I think it did mention something about this counterfeit check. Now I have a star that appears on my desktop and is constantly bothering me with a pop-up balloon that states "You may be a victim of software counterfeiting". I would graciously pay the amount they want for a valid license which is $ 149 but the problem is I read on their "win xp boards" that in most cases you end up having to reload their acceptable version of Windows XP. We don't have the time to start from scratch. In my opinion, Microsoft needs to do a better job policing who is a valid dealer and who is not.
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Sep 24, 2006
I've been running a copy of XP for over a year that I purchased from newegg.com and it is just now telling me that my copy is not valid. I've been having some recent problems with my computer: one day I turned on my computer and tried to log in and it told me that my profile had become corrupt and that it was going to log me onto a temporary profile(ran very slow)... something along those lines. Decided to reinstall XP which fixed nothing, and then searched around online and decided to just make a new profile and copy my files over to this profile from the corrupt one. Computer ran very well for a while, until.
my computer to receive this error message: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <windows root>/system32/ntoskrnl.exe. Please reinstall a copy of the above file. I reinstalled this file by accessing the recovery console.
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May 4, 2006
A few days ago when he switched on his pc he got a message that said that his windows was not genuine and that he was the victim of Software piracy. There is a link on the page to a site that says it is a microsoft site and that he must buy a licence from microsoft to make his software geniune.
The software he uses is a geniune microsoft XP disk. It is however old because none of the service packs is installed and it must be installed seperately.
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Apr 13, 2010
I have XP pro on my computer that is not genuine. I have a legit copy of XP 64 bit.
Is there a way I can install my copy over top the existing one to solve my problem? Will it prompt me for a new key and I'll be good to go?
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May 7, 2006
Like alot of people that build their own systems or constantly upgrade and switch out parts, I use a cracked copy of Windows XP on some of my builds. These are my own builds and if someone wants a new PC, the price of a genuine Windows OS is included in the price and they are given the disk. It is because of Microsofts asinine activation feature and the fact that I have 4 desktops and 2 laptops that I use the cracked copy. Anyways, my girlfriends dad's (a cop )laptop recently had a hard drive failure, and because he bought it with Windows preinstalled(no disk) he needed an OS. He didn't know any better and when I went over there last night to check on his laptop, up pops the MS genuine notification that has recently gone around.
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Sep 13, 2006
I replaced a cd writer for a friend and all went well. Of course I had to power down the machine & in so doing so there were 5 MS updates for SP2 that ran. The updates installed sucessfuly & then I was prompted to install MS Windows Genuine Advantage; no problem. However following the install of Windows Genuine Advantage a notification flag appeared stating that he does not have a legit copy of windows.
The system is an HP 520W purchased new a few years ago and came with XP installed. The system is up to date running XP SP2 with all updates. Windows Genuine Advantage version 1,5,708,0 was the last update installed.
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Jun 21, 2005
My new Epson inkject printer has used up all the original inks supplied and I've fitted compatible cartidges. But I now get a message when I try to print saying that I'm not using genuineink! Does my new C86 now actually PREVENT me from using compatibles? If so, is this legal?
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May 28, 2006
Last year I had work done on my laptop and the shop replaced my old Windows 98 with Windows XP. Now I am told by MS my XP is not genuine and no updates can be sent to me. I get a message every 10 minutes asking if i want to "get genuine" or "resolve later". If I click get genuine, will I be charged a fee for a new XP? What should I do?
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Apr 11, 2007
A friends pc came with genuine XP home edition (have disc and serial no.) somehow it now has xp pro on it (probabley added by there son) and its not a legal copy.
Can i re-install the home edition and still keep all there files, programs etc?
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Sep 19, 2005
I hade to reformat my PC after 3 years, Own my pc sence 2002 with a bought a legit copy of WindowsXP pro. and i can not update my pc with the Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer for Windows XP, why i'm i ben treted like a crock when the CD has billgates kiss of
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Aug 1, 2006
I have a brand new Dell desktop, entering the world of XP for the first time. I was never prompted for any kind of validatio for the OS, though I did fill out a survey-like thing that seemed to confirm that my Windows software is legit. However, I have read here at the forums about people who don't properly "activate" their XP within 30 days, only to have Windows not work for them afterwards.
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Mar 19, 2008
We started to have problems, due to limewire. A relative told us he could fix this, and took our computer to his home. When he came back he had un-installed Windows XP and some how replaced it with Professional. We are now experiences probelms such as : Our computer is asking for genuine software, we have lost all sounds on the computer. I tried to re-boot it, did not work. We did not get a re-installation CD. Also I tried to change the product key back to the original found on the sticker on the computer but it did not work.
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May 18, 2006
I've always downloaded the "Windows Update" that pops up on the task bar, and it suspects that I'm using a non-genuine copy of windows.Can this be because I share the same copy of Windows with a couple other different people? Anyhow, my main point is, how do I uninstall those updates that I've installed so this "you may be a victim of a counterfeit copy of Windows" which appears at startup.I was going to try system restore, but if someone had a better solution, it'll be great.
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Nov 18, 2007
I installed WindowsXP, and when I did Windows Update, It failed at Windows XP Genuine Validation Result. I than purchased a key, but I dont know how to update it.How do I update the key to a differen one.
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Jul 13, 2009
I was having problems with my old computer freezing up,being slow,etc...A freind gave me an xp gold cd and said it would fix my problems so I installed it and it works fine but now my windows genuine validation is telling me that my copy of windows is not genuine.
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