"Windows 7 copy not genuine..."

You can actvate on line or by phone.
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I can't activate it online. When I try and activate it through System Preferences, this is in its place... http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9872/capture2as.png And when I try and activate it by phone, when I run the program to, this is what shows up... http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/7627/capture3o.png And I can't exactly upgrade install from the same OS.

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Petey7 said:

Did you try calling Microsoft?
Voice: 1-800-Microsoft (642-7676)
TTY: 1-800-892-5234

Eh... Im ight have to, I guess. I doubt customer service would tell me anything other than, "reformat and reinstall."

theog said:

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If you looked at my post, just above this one, you'd see that I had said, that in place of what you're indicating, it says, "Status not available."

Tews said:

It looks like your only option at this point is to reinstall an unmodified version of Windows... With the new WAT check, once it flags your system as modified, it is not going to activate ... Good luck...

Yeah... Guess I'm stuck with reformatting.
Aw well. Just have to get a hard drive to move my stuff to.
Thanks for your help.

I'd call M$ and I don't see why they can't assist on this, I'd suggest during EST business hours M-F to avoid getting someone that english is not their first language, and it shows.

Bare Foot Kid said:

Hello Duo Cultellus, welcome to Seven Forums!





Maybe I've lost something in translation; have you tried a repair install, then enter the key after the repair finishes?


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I tried that, yes. Mid-way it will tell me that the update failed, and it will restore my previous OS.

Faladu said:

I'd call M$ and I don't see why they can't assist on this, I'd suggest during EST business hours M-F to avoid getting someone that english is not their first language, and it shows.

Well customer service, Microsoft's in particular, is known for having stock-answers, with no actual computer knowledge that they weren't trained with FOR the job.
Essentially, they think closed-minded because their job training has taught them to do so. Their response would likely be the same as Microsoft's troubleshooting website. Just not worth wasting my time on.
Regardless, I've backed everything up, and I'm about to reformat. Given up on finding another solution. Will just have to deal with it, I guess.

Thanks again for everyone's help.