How to know if your windows 7 is pirated/illegal copy?

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    Mac OS X Yosemite
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    How to know if your windows 7 is pirated/illegal copy?


    not that i have an illegal copy but just wondering how can you tell from the original/legal copy and the pirated/bootleg one?
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  2. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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  3. Posts : 319
    Mac OS X Yosemite
    Thread Starter
       #3

    that one is xp version lol
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  4. Posts : 3,300
    Win7 Home Premium 64x
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    If you try to do any updates online

    Edit: if you do this microsoft verifies that you are running a valid OS
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  5. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    Just go here and in the left pane, select Validate Now.
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  6. Posts : 675
    Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 x64 Windows 8 Enterprise RTM x64
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    By having a disc and product key.

    There are already cracks around that claim to pass all these tests.... and make the copy seem genuine.
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  7. Posts : 3,300
    Win7 Home Premium 64x
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    Yeah, I dont think the geniune copies come with hacks to validate them. that should be a dead-givaway lol
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  8. Posts : 1,426
    7 Pro
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    it will say Service Pack 1
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  9. Posts : 675
    Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 x64 Windows 8 Enterprise RTM x64
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    Yes you would surely know if you have brought it or got it on a new pc, i guess the only time to be cautious is when buying second hand machines.
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  10. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
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       Note
    Be careful what you talk about, discussing cracks/hacks is not allowed at Seven Forums

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