“This copy of Windows is not genuine�

On 7/21/2015 3:15 PM, Ken1943 wrote:
It did for me without doing anything. Checked a few days later and it
was activated. Their activation server did that from day 1 2009 and
probably will do it for every version although I haven't read about it
for 7 & 8.1 yet !

Are you saying this report will go away by itself in time? I can live
with that.

Thanks.
Al




KenW

I just took a look at properties of computer and noticed that it
reported activation was due shortly so I successfully activated with one
click. Why an old dusty system would need this done is beyond me but
nothing surprises me any more.

On 07/21/2015 10:33 AM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I was amused by that download. I don't think I have the brass to use
something that says it's not legit. I am at a point where I'm more or
less in favor of pirating Windows after all the problems MicroSoft
releases.

Of course I'm NOT recommending it to get put of paying. Sometimes you
have to do it to USE what you already paid for.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"Dad, what does "FORMATTING DRIVE C: 90% DONE" mean?"

On 07/21/2015 11:53 AM, Stormin' Norman wrote:

[snip]

You can activate it through Microsoft and pay them $$. If you are positive the
copy you have is legit, you can call MS and try to hash it out with them.
Personally, I would not have the patience to jump through those hoops.

Maybe if enough people (if that many can) do it, MS would learn not to
make Windows so annoying. Probably not.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"Dad, what does "FORMATTING DRIVE C: 90% DONE" mean?"

On 07/21/2015 12:07 PM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I have a system running Linux but I'm not ready to toss all the
expensive apps that run under Win7. I'm like that.


I put Linux on a different computer 5 years ago, and still haven't moved
everything. However, I do use the Linux one a lot more than the Windows
system.

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"Dad, what does "FORMATTING DRIVE C: 90% DONE" mean?"

Al Drake wrote:
On 7/21/2015 1:48 PM, Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:40:42 -0400, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 1:26 PM, . . .winston wrote:
Al Drake wrote:
On an old system that I haven't started up for some time I got this
message at the lower right of my screen. I searched for a fix and came
upon this
http://temcam.com/2013/10/25/how-to-...genuine-error/

As it says I used the CMD (run as administrator) and entered SLMGR
-REARM and hit return. I rebooted and all was well. Now a few days
later
I get the same message. Is anyone familiar with a direct fix? I've
read
about other fixes but I'd like to get a first hand account of what
really works to set this installation straight.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Al.
If you've all retail disks (as noted later) with included product
keys...have you tried the 'Change Product key' option using the product
key associated with the installed o/s.

Other options if the Change Product key is not working when accessed in
the Windows UI

From an admin command prompt
Slui.exe 3
- which start the Change Product Key wizard

or
slmgr.vbs -ipk type product key here
Once done then type
slmgr.vbs -ato

slui.exe 4
- activate by phone wizard


Thanks Winston. I watched some videos that illustrated the deletion of
the Slui files before issuing the CMD commands so I might try that next.

The few times I had to use activation by phone resulted in a
conversation with a human. I hate that. Humans can be such a pain.



Have you been upgrading hardware on this specific machine?

Read this:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-...dware-upgrade/



That's a good link to hold onto. Thanks. This machine is simply one
that has been sitting unused for a while. Maybe there's dust on that
activation key. Maybe if I twist is a bit.

This command

slmgr -rearm

achieves absolutely nothing. It's intended for IT types, while
they work on preparing an OS for end users. You are allowed a
couple of rearms, while you work on stuff. But eventually,
you will run out of rearms.

I use that command all the time - on unlicensed VMs used for
temporary testing. I toss the .vhd file, decompress another
copy (as downloaded) and start all over again when I run out
of rearms. That's the environment where you use stuff like that.

*******

Microsoft has a forum dedicated to activation issues.

https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/...tegory=genuine

You can look for a tool such as "mgadiag", to generate
a diagnostic.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012

AFAIK, MGADiag doesn't fix anything, it just generates
a listing of what it finds.

You could also try Microsoft phone support, because
as far as I know, support for activation issues is free.

Paul

On 7/21/2015 3:28 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 07/21/2015 10:33 AM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I was amused by that download. I don't think I have the brass to use
something that says it's not legit. I am at a point where I'm more or
less in favor of pirating Windows after all the problems MicroSoft
releases.

Of course I'm NOT recommending it to get put of paying. Sometimes you
have to do it to USE what you already paid for.

I agree. I'm willing to tape necessary steps to do what has to be done.

On 7/21/2015 3:34 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 07/21/2015 12:07 PM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I have a system running Linux but I'm not ready to toss all the
expensive apps that run under Win7. I'm like that.


I put Linux on a different computer 5 years ago, and still haven't moved
everything. However, I do use the Linux one a lot more than the Windows
system.

I'm not really accustom to Linux just yet. I know it would be a lot of
work finding and installing replacement software needed to replace what
I have invested in for Windows OS.

On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:44:43 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:28 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 07/21/2015 10:33 AM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I was amused by that download. I don't think I have the brass to use
something that says it's not legit. I am at a point where I'm more or
less in favor of pirating Windows after all the problems MicroSoft
releases.

Of course I'm NOT recommending it to get put of paying. Sometimes you
have to do it to USE what you already paid for.

I agree. I'm willing to tape necessary steps to do what has to be done.

Don't tape it, someone might see the recording :-)

--
I once got the stuffing beat out of me fighting for a girl's honour.
She wanted to keep it.

On 7/21/2015 3:35 PM, Paul wrote:
Al Drake wrote:
On 7/21/2015 1:48 PM, Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:40:42 -0400, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 1:26 PM, . . .winston wrote:
Al Drake wrote:
On an old system that I haven't started up for some time I got
this
message at the lower right of my screen. I searched for a fix and
came
upon this
http://temcam.com/2013/10/25/how-to-...genuine-error/

As it says I used the CMD (run as administrator) and entered SLMGR
-REARM and hit return. I rebooted and all was well. Now a few days
later
I get the same message. Is anyone familiar with a direct fix? I've
read
about other fixes but I'd like to get a first hand account of what
really works to set this installation straight.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Al.
If you've all retail disks (as noted later) with included product
keys...have you tried the 'Change Product key' option using the
product
key associated with the installed o/s.

Other options if the Change Product key is not working when
accessed in
the Windows UI

From an admin command prompt
Slui.exe 3
- which start the Change Product Key wizard

or
slmgr.vbs -ipk type product key here
Once done then type
slmgr.vbs -ato

slui.exe 4
- activate by phone wizard


Thanks Winston. I watched some videos that illustrated the
deletion of
the Slui files before issuing the CMD commands so I might try that
next.

The few times I had to use activation by phone resulted in a
conversation with a human. I hate that. Humans can be such a pain.



Have you been upgrading hardware on this specific machine?

Read this:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-...dware-upgrade/



That's a good link to hold onto. Thanks. This machine is simply one
that has been sitting unused for a while. Maybe there's dust on that
activation key. Maybe if I twist is a bit.

This command

slmgr -rearm

achieves absolutely nothing. It's intended for IT types, while
they work on preparing an OS for end users. You are allowed a
couple of rearms, while you work on stuff. But eventually,
you will run out of rearms.

I use that command all the time - on unlicensed VMs used for
temporary testing. I toss the .vhd file, decompress another
copy (as downloaded) and start all over again when I run out
of rearms. That's the environment where you use stuff like that.

*******

Microsoft has a forum dedicated to activation issues.

https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/...tegory=genuine

You can look for a tool such as "mgadiag", to generate
a diagnostic.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012

AFAIK, MGADiag doesn't fix anything, it just generates
a listing of what it finds.

You could also try Microsoft phone support, because
as far as I know, support for activation issues is free.

Paul

I've wasted a lot of time many days searching for fixes that don't do
anything. I'm surprised at how many there are that claim that one is the
right one.

This time it was an activation issue and I was successful in
reactivation. I guess it doesn't matter what cause it at this point.

On 7/21/2015 3:50 PM, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:44:43 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:28 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 07/21/2015 10:33 AM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I was amused by that download. I don't think I have the brass to use
something that says it's not legit. I am at a point where I'm more or
less in favor of pirating Windows after all the problems MicroSoft
releases.

Of course I'm NOT recommending it to get put of paying. Sometimes you
have to do it to USE what you already paid for.

I agree. I'm willing to tape necessary steps to do what has to be done.

Don't tape it, someone might see the recording :-)

It's probably already live right now. What's "tape"?

On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:56:00 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:50 PM, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:44:43 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:28 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 07/21/2015 10:33 AM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I was amused by that download. I don't think I have the brass to use
something that says it's not legit. I am at a point where I'm more or
less in favor of pirating Windows after all the problems MicroSoft
releases.

Of course I'm NOT recommending it to get put of paying. Sometimes you
have to do it to USE what you already paid for.

I agree. I'm willing to tape necessary steps to do what has to be done.

Don't tape it, someone might see the recording :-)

It's probably already live right now. What's "tape"?

You said you were going to tape the necessary steps :-P

--
How come the dove gets to be the peace symbol? How about the pillow? It has more feathers than the dove, and it doesn't have that dangerous beak!

On 7/21/2015 4:00 PM, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:56:00 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:50 PM, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:44:43 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:28 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 07/21/2015 10:33 AM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I was amused by that download. I don't think I have the brass to
use
something that says it's not legit. I am at a point where I'm more or
less in favor of pirating Windows after all the problems MicroSoft
releases.

Of course I'm NOT recommending it to get put of paying. Sometimes you
have to do it to USE what you already paid for.

I agree. I'm willing to tape necessary steps to do what has to be done.

Don't tape it, someone might see the recording :-)

It's probably already live right now. What's "tape"?

You said you were going to tape the necessary steps :-P

I did?

On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 21:03:25 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 4:00 PM, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:56:00 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:50 PM, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:44:43 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:28 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 07/21/2015 10:33 AM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I was amused by that download. I don't think I have the brass to
use
something that says it's not legit. I am at a point where I'm more or
less in favor of pirating Windows after all the problems MicroSoft
releases.

Of course I'm NOT recommending it to get put of paying. Sometimes you
have to do it to USE what you already paid for.

I agree. I'm willing to tape necessary steps to do what has to be done.

Don't tape it, someone might see the recording :-)

It's probably already live right now. What's "tape"?

You said you were going to tape the necessary steps :-P

I did?

It's still just up there, quoted!

--
Paddy and his wife are lying in bed and the neighbours' dog is barking like mad in the garden.
Paddy says "To hell with this!" and storms off.
He comes back upstairs 5 minutes later and his wife asks "What did you do?"
Paddy replies "I've put the dog in our garden. Let's see how they like it!"

On 7/21/2015 4:00 PM, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:56:00 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:50 PM, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:44:43 +0100, Al Drake wrote:

On 7/21/2015 3:28 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 07/21/2015 10:33 AM, Al Drake wrote:

[snip]

I was amused by that download. I don't think I have the brass to
use
something that says it's not legit. I am at a point where I'm more or
less in favor of pirating Windows after all the problems MicroSoft
releases.

Of course I'm NOT recommending it to get put of paying. Sometimes you
have to do it to USE what you already paid for.

I agree. I'm willing to tape necessary steps to do what has to be done.

Don't tape it, someone might see the recording :-)

It's probably already live right now. What's "tape"?

You said you were going to tape the necessary steps :-P



Now I see, I did mean "take" not "tape"

I did have to read all my posts to see what I had typed. That's funny
because I ran out of tape sometime in the last century.

In message , Ken1943
writes:
It did for me without doing anything. Checked a few days later and it
was activated. Their activation server did that from day 1 2009 and
probably will do it for every version although I haven't read about it
for 7 & 8.1 yet !

Are you saying this report will go away by itself in time? I can live
with that.
[]
Are you - between you - saying that a legally-activated system is
constantly contacting the server? Because that's the only way I can see
for a server that's dodgy and then been fixed to make a system behave as
described (i. e. suddenly start showing that it's not genuine, then for
that message to go away).

I didn't _think_ that a system, once legally activated, would have any
automatic regular contact with the server, at least up to and including
Windows 7. I do hope I'm right about that.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

[Judd] Apatow wanted to use real-life birth footage [in his 2007 film Knocked
Up] but the State of California said the unborn child would need a work permit