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5 Sep 2006 6:32 PM
tonyandbeth4ever
When I turned on my pc this am, I received a message saying the I am a victim
of software counterfeiting and that my copy of windows is not genuine.  This
is the program that came installed on my pc when I bought it from the store 3
1/2 years ago.  What is the deal with this and how can I fix it?  Please let
me know ASAP>

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5 Sep 2006 8:16 PM
Steve Winograd [MVP]
In article <1D240924-9045-4C1F-9B8D-DBDF36541***@microsoft.com>,
tonyandbeth4ever <tonyandbeth4e***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>When I turned on my pc this am, I received a message saying the I am a victim
>of software counterfeiting and that my copy of windows is not genuine.  This
>is the program that came installed on my pc when I bought it from the store 3
>1/2 years ago.  What is the deal with this and how can I fix it?  Please let
>me know ASAP>

This Microsoft web page explains what happened, in the section
"Possible causes of WGA validation failure":

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/facts.mspx?displaylang=en

This page explains what to do about it, in the section "Validation
Failure: What if my Microsoft software is not genuine?":

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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