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I tell you.. MS would have gotten an earful if one of my new machines had come back with windows is not genuine message. I should NEVER have to reactivate a legitimate windows installation that came from a retail or OEM disk.
I don't know where or how my roommate got the W7. i guess i will ask him when he gets home tomorrow. sounding like i make have to use my restore disks...and just resort back to Vista.
Hi folks just wondering,
The thing that happened in February was called Validation right? So when we initially installed its was called Activation? Is this a case of same thing different name and how could a copy that is Activated fail validation?
just my curiosity gone a bit wild I think..
Many thanks
When you install the OS you give a key, when accepted that is activation. Everyone must activate.
In February an update was issued to insure that all the Window 7 OS in use have been activated ( this is validation). This is an attempt by MS to cut down on piracy. If you are not activated or you have a cracked copy, you will no longer be able to use your OS, even if you were sucessful in the past.
I still haven't got this update: KB971033
I've had this Win7 32-bit for many months. Perhaps it's not been released for the UK?
Same here I reinstall Windows 7 Enterprise [drive C: failure] and after install all critical updates KB971033 wasnt there. Did MS remove this file?