May be a victom of software counterfeiting?


  1. CalebDK
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    Windows Vista Home Basic x32 OEM
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    May be a victom of software counterfeiting?




    what do i do? the link takes me here
    Genuine Microsoft Software

    which says this


    plz help me make it go away plox
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  3. Brink
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    Hello CalebDK,

    Did you use any hacks to remove the watermark on the desktop?
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  4. SIW2
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    You may need to follow the Validation steps here:

    Validate win 7
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  6. Dwarf
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    Hi CalebDK,

    Which version of W7 are you using? I tried to go through the validation process myself to see what would happen, but no success. I then noticed this:
    May be a victom of software counterfeiting?-capture.png
    So we can infer from this that W7 will only be added to the validation procedure when it is available as a retail product. Just to clarify the confusion, although W7 is now in its RC phase of development, it is still classed as a Beta product because it is still undergoing testing prior to being released as a fully-fledged OS.
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  7. CalebDK
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    I havnt used any hacks and it wasnt activated yet when i posted that and its x64 bit, but its activated now and havnt had it pop up since so :/
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  8. Brink
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    Caleb, I'm happy to hear that seems to have sorted itself out. :)
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