Thread: This copy of Windows is not genuine
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Old 23-12-2010, 22:13   #6
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Re: This copy of Windows is not genuine
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Originally Posted by nffc View Post
Being bought with a machine doesn't guarantee it is genuine.

If it is an off the shelf branded PC it is probably a false positive but if you bought the machine otherwise, you need to have the certificate of authenticity stuck to the tower...
This was bought from John Lewis and has the cert on the side of the tower.

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
i've just had to reactivate my sons old copy of vista we had on a hard drive ,we used the hd in a new machine so i think it was because of the hardware changes

@Flyboy have you changed any hardware?
Yes, I had a new MB fitted two weeks ago. Do you think I need to do a recovery?
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