 | | Welcome to Windows 7 Forums. Our forum is dedicated to helping you find solutions with any problems, errors or issues you are experiencing with Windows 7. The Windows 7 forum also covers news and updates and has an extensive Windows 7 tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks. | Windows 7 - Phone activation called me a pirate :D
|
07-31-2010
|
#11 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - OEM Service Pack 1 |
Do not be tempted to install a cracked copy of Windows 7 there have been reports of all kinds of nasties hidden in there, key loggers, Trojans, Malware etc as my neighbour found out to his dismay. I did a scan on it for him and forgot how many different infections I found 
Steve | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Over Clockers Ultima Viper 2.80Ghz
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - OEM Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core i7 930 2.80Ghz Bloomfield Socket LGA 1366
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 Socket 1366 DDR3
Memory Patriot Viper 6GB 3x2GB DDR3 PC3-1200C9 1600Mhz Tri Channel
Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 5770 CuCore 1024MB GDDR5 PCI Express
Sound Card Realtek ALC889 @ Intel 82801JB ICH10 - High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 920N 19"
Screen Resolution 1280*1024
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Optical USB
PSU Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi
Case Antec 902 Ultimate Gaming Case Black
Cooling Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler Socket 775/1156/1366
Hard Drives 1 x OCZ Vertex2 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-II SSD
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA-II 64 MB Cache
Internet Speed ADSL24 FTTC 34.2 Mbps Down 7.1Mbps Up
Other Info OcUK 22x DVDSATA ReWriter Black
Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan
Printer Epson Stylus Photo R300
Scanner Canon Canoscan 8000F
|
07-31-2010
|
#12 | |
|
Quote: Originally Posted by steve-pressman  Do not be tempted to install a cracked copy of Windows 7 there have been reports of all kinds of nasties hidden in there, key loggers, Trojans, Malware etc as my neighbour found out to his dismay. I did a scan on it for him and forgot how many different infections I found
Steve More infections than a dodgy 'clinic' eh?  I really don't use pirated anything, hopefully I can get this sorted but they sure do make it hard to get through to where you need to go to get it sorted  lol...Patience is a commodity that has shrunken dramatically over the last 10 years eh? I'll call them Monday and see what's what. | | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 64bit
CPU AM3 Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.8Ghz
Motherboard Asus M4N98TD EVO
Memory 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card ENGTS250 DK 1GB SLI
Keyboard Razer Arctosa
Mouse Razer Imperator
PSU Toughpower 650 8+1 and SLI
Case Coolermaster Elite 3300
Cooling 2 x 120mm, 2 x 80mm, Noctua Dual Radiator CPU
|
07-31-2010
|
#13 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by mischievousape
Quote: Originally Posted by steve-pressman Do not be tempted to install a cracked copy of Windows 7 there have been reports of all kinds of nasties hidden in there, key loggers, Trojans, Malware etc as my neighbour found out to his dismay. I did a scan on it for him and forgot how many different infections I found
Steve More infections than a dodgy 'clinic' eh? I really don't use pirated anything, hopefully I can get this sorted but they sure do make it hard to get through to where you need to go to get it sorted lol...Patience is a commodity that has shrunken dramatically over the last 10 years eh? I'll call them Monday and see what's what. I've never called MS, but on other voice mail usually pressing zero will get you to a person. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU Pentium 4 3.0 Ghtz
Motherboard ECS 671T-M
Memory Kingston 4 GB DDR2 667
Graphics Card Zotac GeForce 9400 GT 512MB
Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master 940 = 19 inch
Screen Resolution 1440 X 900
Keyboard Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
PSU 500 watt
Case NZXT Apollo - Silver
Cooling Air Cooled
Hard Drives Western Digital 160 GB == Western Digital 500 GB
Internet Speed AT&T DSL Wireless Network
|
08-01-2010
|
#14 | |
win7 ultimate / virtual box |
Quote: Originally Posted by mischievousape Well I don't know if this is a pirate or corporate copy or not. It looks like all the other copies in the shop that I bought it from.
I sent MS Support an email and I also found a UK number to call, the opening hours are mon-fri 8-6 so maybe that's why the automated service won't put me through to a human, because there is nobody there. I don't know. The UK number is 0844 800 2400.
Hilariously, my mate just said on the phone that he can get me a cracked copy of Win 7. How can it be easier to get an illegal copy rather than activate my legal one? haha...oh well I will post back here on Monday when the 'office' is open. If you have a retail version with the key on the box and a disc with a hologram then I am confident they will activate it for you when you get through  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number built my own
OS win7 ultimate / virtual box
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Six Core 3.2GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AMD 990X Socket AM3+
Memory Corsair XMS3 8gb 1600mhz
Graphics Card ASUS GEFORCE GTX 560TI
Sound Card onboard Nvidia HDMI audio
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VK222H 22" widescreen LCD monitor
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard logitech
Mouse logitech MX518
PSU Corsair HX 750W ATX2.2 Modular
Cooling Antec 25 Kuhler H2O 620
Hard Drives OCZ vetex 2 90GB SSD
500GB WDCaviar 16mb 5000KS
320GB WDCaviar 16mb 3200AAKS sata 2
1TB Samsung 16mb HD103SJ sata 2
Internet Speed 7mb adsl
|
08-01-2010
|
#15 | |
|
Quote: Originally Posted by ickymay If you have a retail version with the key on the box and a disc with a hologram then I am confident they will activate it for you when you get through They had better activate it, this wooden leg is killing me and the parrot isn't the cleanest of shoulder dwellers  I'll post back success or fail but yeh, its the holo-disk and the blue authentic sticker on the side of the box. I think I just installed it too many times in a month  | | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 64bit
CPU AM3 Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.8Ghz
Motherboard Asus M4N98TD EVO
Memory 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card ENGTS250 DK 1GB SLI
Keyboard Razer Arctosa
Mouse Razer Imperator
PSU Toughpower 650 8+1 and SLI
Case Coolermaster Elite 3300
Cooling 2 x 120mm, 2 x 80mm, Noctua Dual Radiator CPU
|
08-01-2010
|
#16 | |
|
Quote: Originally Posted by mischievousape I think I just installed it too many times in a month PROTIP: Never activate straight away  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Me // Clevo Sager P170HM
OS 7 Ultimate x64
CPU i5 2500K 4.6 Ghz // i7 2720QM
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
Memory 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz // 8GB 1333mhz
Graphics Card Asus GTX 580 DirectCU II // GTX 485M
Sound Card X-FI Forte 7.1 + ATH-AD900 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung // 17.3 Matte
Screen Resolution 1920*1200 / 1920*1080
Keyboard Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
Mouse Razer Imperator + Razer Lachesis
PSU Corsair AX1200W
Case Lian Li PC-V1020A
Cooling Noctua NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 1TB Seagate 7200.12 - Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0 // 120GB Crucial C300 * 500GB
|
08-01-2010
|
#17 | |
|
Yep, I was told to wait till I was happy and everything was working right, then activate.
I'm sure if you do too many on the same code they'll flag it then you have to jump through hoops to get it to work. | | My System Specs | | OS win7 ultimate 32 bit
CPU AMD 9600 quad core
Motherboard Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Memory 4 gig
Graphics Card 3870x2
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Acer "19 widescreen
Screen Resolution 900x1400
Keyboard Logitech MX-5000 bluetooth
Mouse mx-1000 bluetooth
PSU Nspire xtreme 750 modular
Case Stacker
Cooling stock
Hard Drives 500 gig WD server series boot
320 Seagate 7200.10
500 Seagate 7200.10
500 Maxtor 7200.10
Internet Speed 12 meg cable
|
08-01-2010
|
#18 | |
|
Well the first install was on a PC that I decided to upgrade, and it would have been fine if the new PC hadn't exploded into small pieces
The only thing that is annoying is that I can't get in touch with anyone. I'm as sure as I can be that this is a legal retail copy, so I reckon that it's gonna be ok. Just a complete pita. | | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 64bit
CPU AM3 Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.8Ghz
Motherboard Asus M4N98TD EVO
Memory 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card ENGTS250 DK 1GB SLI
Keyboard Razer Arctosa
Mouse Razer Imperator
PSU Toughpower 650 8+1 and SLI
Case Coolermaster Elite 3300
Cooling 2 x 120mm, 2 x 80mm, Noctua Dual Radiator CPU
|
08-01-2010
|
#19 | |
|
I believe that you get 30 days and can rearm and extend that. After 3 days it tries to AUTO activate...and that may fail...but after than it would say 26 days left to activate or something. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/1 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
|
08-01-2010
|
#20 | |
MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by mischievousape
Quote: Originally Posted by ickymay If you have a retail version with the key on the box and a disc with a hologram then I am confident they will activate it for you when you get through They had better activate it, this wooden leg is killing me and the parrot isn't the cleanest of shoulder dwellers I'll post back success or fail but yeh, its the holo-disk and the blue authentic sticker on the side of the box. I think I just installed it too many times in a month Cap' Ahab--good luck there mate. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite L305D laptop
OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64, 2100 Mhz, 2 Cores
Motherboard TOSHIBA Portable PC (Socket M2/S1G1)
Memory 4.0GB (2x2GB) DDR2 @ 333MHz 5-5-5-15
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics (Toshiba)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor @ 1280x800
Screen Resolution 1280 x 800
Keyboard standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410
Hard Drives 125.03GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device (IDE)
Depending upon testing, organized as 1,2, or 3 partitions with/without a 100mb system partition at the front.
Internet Speed What the local pub, local coffee shop offers.
Other Info Optical Drives HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N ATA Device
Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter
Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed.
Phone activation called me a pirate :D problems?
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:09 AM. |  |
