even the store bought sealed windows 7's are not genuine?

Agreed. I wouldn't go back to the merchant though, at least not before contacting Microsoft about it.

Another confirmation if you think these guys are nuts...but Windows 7 Enterprise is not available without a volume license and you cannot resell your licenses if you are a volume license customer. Unfortunately you were not aware of this prior to your purchase, but it would have been a huge tipoff that something real shady was going on.

My company is in negotiations with Microsoft and we are planning to not renew our Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft as the Software Assurance components cost us a quarter million dollars a year and they said "you realize that if you let the EA go, you can no longer obtain Windows client enterprise edition...so if you rely on any of these features....as a regular consumer you would have to purchase Ultimate edition instead.

Bushman5 said:

going thru hell here...........the windows 7 enterprise that was installed by the retailer on my HD is now apparently not genuine. anyone had issues with best Buy ripping them off this way?

Edit: Are you saying that Best Buy installed this OS on your hard drive? I'm assuming instead you mean that you are considering purchasing a legit copy from Best Buy...but trying to make sure you don't get ripped off there before you make the move.

You want to post some pics of the fake Win7 you had, so we can use them to warn others? It might be useful.

Pics of the box, the DVD, and the COA (blot out anything you don't want us to see that would be personally identifiable, of course). I'm always interested in fakes, especially good ones.

yeah, sharpie marked copies in a paper sleeve are not legit Microsoft issue for sale. and as we have learned, neither is Windows 7 enterprise.

Bubby said:

Bushman5 said:

if you want something done right, do it yourself.............. a quote i have heard and over and one that i stand by. The one time i let someone else install something for me, i get burned. just gonna drop the coin (MORE COIN) and buy win7 ultimate from another store. best buy has crooks working for them. >

Something fishy going on here. You're saying Best Buy sold you a fake copy of Windows? A DVD marked with a sharpie?

Very fishy.

Very fishy. In the OP's original post he said " this was a from a sealed win 7 ultimate case! are the counterfits getting that good that they are duplicating the black packaging and printed disc labels?" and now it is a DVD marked with a sharpie. What happen to the pics he was to post last week. I am calling BS on this guy.

Jim