Desktop notice telling me I am running illegal Win. 7 software


  1. angster
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    Desktop notice telling me I am running illegal Win. 7 software


    Hello,
    I did a complete new rebuild a few months ago. I ordered Windows 7 home premium from the Microsoft website and installed it no problems. I have been very happy with my snappy new computer.

    A few days ago, upon booting up, my desktop background came up black, and down by the tray was a little message telling me I was running illegal Win. 7 software. I thought maybe I hadn't verified my software.

    About that time, my 'Fire Fox English UK' kept coming up 'English US'. I went into settings and the settings were for UK as they always had been. I finally wound up down loading Chrome which works sluggishly but OK. I uninstalled Fire Fox.

    All this time I was still getting the black background and message. I can change the background to my regular blue but it returns to black when I closed my browser, or turn off my computer.

    One last thing (finally): I downloaded Fire Fox English UK today from the Mozilla UK website and guess what; It downloaded the US site. To make things worse, I am almost deaf and can't talk on the phone to Microsoft about it. Is this a virus?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated,

    Angster
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  3. Thorsen
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    The message and black background are an expected symptom of an un-verified install. (you should have 60 or 90 days so 2-3 months to activate)

    (not sure about the US vs. UK thing)

    Try this tutorial: Activate Windows 7 Online

    If that doesn't go then you might need to do a phone activation, but try that first....
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  4. angster
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    Thanks Thorson


    My wife phoned Windows and got it sorted. I still cannot find and download Fire Fox UK.
    I have asked at a Mozilla forum.

    Thanks,
    Angster
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  6. G4PYR
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    Different language versions of Firefox can be downloaded here:-

    Firefox web browser | International versions: Get Firefox in your language

    Regards

    Robert
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  7. angster
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    Problem solved


    Hello everyone,
    Thank you for your help.
    angster
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  8. Thorsen
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    Glad you got it all working :)
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  10. boohbah
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    i saw your post on the mozzilla ,
    check this page and be sure to download the correct one,

    http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html

    click on the picture twice to enlarge it,

    Desktop notice telling me I am running illegal Win. 7 software-ffuk.png
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  11. boohbah
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    when you say firefox us kept coming up though the settings were for uk,

    do you mean the firefox google search page .
    if so open this link and drag the url to the home button in firefox, google uk will become your homepage...

    https://www.google.co.uk/
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