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| Thread ID: 68366 | 2006-04-26 00:29:00 | You may be a victim of software counterfeiting | jamesyboi (6579) | Press F1 |
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| 449571 | 2006-07-18 08:36:00 | No, check it yourself, with Google. The tag "you may be a victim of software counterfeiting" will list this thread in the top 6 hits by domain, hence the "worldwide interest" Amazing !! We are world-famous, not only in NZ, but in the wider world !!! :thumbs: Incidentally, I did also hear about the "Genuine Advantage Notification" and debate about the subject on "Buzz Out Loud" the Earthlink ( with C/Net) podcast of indeterminate length with Molly, Tom and Veronica. It is my podcast of choice on the thirty-five mins getting to work (of course being of indeterminate length sometimes I fill in the last few mins with broadcast from Radio Viva, and sometimes have to listen to the last few mins in the carpark at work). Misty :cool: |
Misty (368) | ||
| 449572 | 2006-07-18 11:21:00 | If you bought a pc secong hand and unknowingly find yours is pirated, is there a way you can get the store to pay for it? | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 449573 | 2006-07-18 13:05:00 | Hi, well how much should MS charge if an innocent is caught up in this? Had a call from a lady who was 81 years young, seems she had this counterfeit message and had decided to get MS's fix for it. Rang us as the fix had arrived and she didn't know what to do with it. I was shocked to find they had charged her over $ 200 for a replacment XP pro copy. She is studying theology at TECH and would have been able to buy an academic version from Harvey Norman for around $89. Now to change a non genuine product key to a genuine is quite easy, one reg edit and without booting a run command and away you go. | jenae (254) | ||
| 449574 | 2006-07-18 17:17:00 | Hello.These same messages have been bothering me after i logged on today, saying my copy may not be genuine. I have had my PC and copy of windows for 3-4 years now and this has not happened once until now. Yes i have had Windows Automatic Auto on for most of this year anyway. So i logged on after seeing that notice when you login on your PC etc, aswell as getting that icon, and also another message from symantec. Saying'' Some Symantec product settings have been changed by an authorized program etc, and basically says you must revert to the previous settings and reboot. I click yes and it just reboots my computer over and over w/e solving the problem. Anyway so i have been looking at many forums, and most of them believe that its do with you wanting to upgrade to Vista,others say you are just running a illegal version. Mine is ''Genuine'' as it says on the disk on the hologram. Its a Microsoft XP Home Edition.Completely Genuine. Now i come to this forum and i must say it has cleared allot of things up!! In fact i believe its do with my Norton Anti-Virus which is 4 years old now, it also has been getting updates automatic.So i followed a link on one of the error messages, the symantec one i mentioned above, and it says my copy is of an older version, please purchase a newer. Thats when it hit me and i knew all this was a scheme on microsofts part, to either make you feel bad and wrong by believing you may have a fake copy or to sell you Vista and/or to purchase a knewer norton. Anyway the reason i think it could be, is to with Norton, because i have had a few problems before with it not working etc. A few posts back i used that link that supports the problem by making it legimate, even though it is, and get this message''One or more windows files are modified or corrupted files, unexpected behaviour,system inability and data loss.''Do you want to proceed at your own risk''. So i clicked no because i don't know much info about this yet. Any clues what to do???Sorry if i had said too much but i need a bit of help, thanks. |
JOEJG (10295) | ||
| 449575 | 2006-07-18 23:19:00 | JOEJG, I think its a bit of fantasy to link Microsoft and Nortons to collusion in this matter, however attractive the thought may be. As far as your message suggesting that your WIndows version is not genuine, either MS have included some incorrect serial numbers in their checking process, or at some time someone has borrowed and loaded your copy of XP, or you have inadvertantly loaded it on more that one PC. If there has been no accidental loading of XP and your disk has never been lent to anyone, then I would be immediately calling MS for a "please explain". As there are many (very good) free antivirus programs available, why not simply ditch Nortons anyway? Its a resource hog these days. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 449576 | 2006-07-19 03:47:00 | JOEJG, I think its a bit of fantasy to link Microsoft and Nortons to collusion in this matter, however attractive the thought may be. As there are many (very good) free antivirus programs available, why not simply ditch Nortons anyway? Its a resource hog these days. In the days of DOS I used to think Nortons were absolutely tops. In fact they were of course. Like a lot of other programs they seem to have got worse over time. My last Nortons program now languishes in the garage - it caused more problems than it could ever solve. Sadly this is also my recommendation - ditch Nortons. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 449577 | 2006-07-19 09:35:00 | I have never lent my copy to knowone, i have reinstalled my XP a few times, when things have gone wrong though. The thing is my Norton icon has dissapeared from the disktray, and i am unable to open norton via the desktop, it maybe because that symantec message is there, and still is today or something else?? Everything was fine and there 2 days ago. |
JOEJG (10295) | ||
| 449578 | 2006-07-19 13:48:00 | This thread wont be locked any time soon, so far its all very legit talk about an issue that many people are facing! There are replacement versions of KB905474 which (in laymans terms) trick the OS into thinking its installed it whilst really its done precious little. Yes, it does phone home, yes some people who have legit versions can experience issues with it, but yes they can go to the Microsoft website to find out how to re-enter their Product ID (CD key, whatever) and have it fix itself. Windows Updates WILL still work if set to automatic, so you'll be safe *while you wait for your copy of a legit WinXP to arrive in the mail* Yes, the LegitCheckControl seems to be frequently updated from Microsoft to prevent those from going to their website and fooling it. There are also easy ways around all preventative measures such as during installation for MS Private Folders or Windows Live Defender (AntiSpyware), but again you wont have to sink to those levels if you own a legit OS. 'tis good to kick back and relax with my native 64-bit Gentoo installation ;-) Joejg: there are many good articles on the symantec.com website which may assist you in solving your problem, I would suggest you start there Otherwise try free.grisoft.com for the free version of AVG Anti-Virus as well as Ewido. Jenae: Its not always quite that easy... It is my understanding that certain versions of XP (once installed with a VLK) will not take just any old OEM / Acedemic key, nor will it take a Home key either. More often that not in the cases Ive encountered the OS needs to be re-installed. Rob_on_guitar: Depends, you may be able to. You can certainly report them to Microsoft. I know that many people sell PC's on TradeMe but take no responsibility for the legallity of the Windows XP liscence. Hope this helps Cheers Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 449579 | 2006-07-20 11:49:00 | Thankyou, it seems that Norton is causing more problems then it solves. All the site is saying is that my version is old and would you like to purchase a new.Tut tut tut. Edit: Further looked into it and it says my subscription has expired. Its not even been a year yet.Probs only about half. :mad: |
JOEJG (10295) | ||
| 449580 | 2006-07-20 13:49:00 | Nortons has been bad news for the last two years. | zqwerty (97) | ||
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