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Older git

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20-03-2017, 04:41 PM

Well then

And me with a PhD. Just added some coal to my computer and noticed something. Bottom right corner says this copy of windows 7 is not genuine.

Floydy

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20-03-2017, 04:47 PM

Re: Well then

Originally Posted by Older git ->

And me with a PhD. Just added some coal to my computer and noticed something. Bottom right corner says this copy of windows 7 is not genuine.

Same here, but I got a cheap copy for £25, so there we go.

Eliza

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20-03-2017, 04:48 PM

Re: Well then

that sound worrying .

Older git

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20-03-2017, 04:52 PM

Re: Well then

Originally Posted by Floydy ->

Same here, but I got a cheap copy for £25, so there we go.

But when can a copy be genuine?.

Floydy

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20-03-2017, 04:56 PM

Re: Well then

Originally Posted by Older git ->

But when can a copy be genuine?.

I dunno actually. I reckon hackers and such like can tap into your computer/mobile/tv any time they like nowadays, however much you spend on these devices.
Might as well get a cheapo one

Older git

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20-03-2017, 05:03 PM

Re: Well then

Originally Posted by Floydy ->

I dunno actually. I reckon hackers and such like can tap into your computer/mobile/tv any time they like nowadays, however much you spend on these devices.
Might as well get a cheapo one

I get told I`m so old. This bleeding great tower does for me though. It may not have all the apps,I bank in a branch.

If it gets me here and still links up to my online bridge site that does nicely.

Tpin

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20-03-2017, 05:21 PM

Re: Well then

Mine says "Genuine...you were robbed d***head"

Jem

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20-03-2017, 06:17 PM

Re: Well then

Get yourself a Mac OG and be done with the Windows for good.

JBR

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20-03-2017, 10:27 PM

Re: Well then

Originally Posted by Older git ->

And me with a PhD. Just added some coal to my computer and noticed something. Bottom right corner says this copy of windows 7 is not genuine.

Mine too, although I know why.

A couple of years ago, or so, I was messing about with my last laptop trying to combine two partitions (I still don't know why they do that when you buy them) and found that I had lost my Windows installation.

I couldn't sort it out, so called in a computer expert who told me that my hidden partition which held a Windows re-installation had disappeared.

He said he would install another Windows 7 OS and assured me that Microsoft would never know. I was happy for this and didn't feel like a criminal because I had, in effect, already paid for the Windows 7 installation when I bought the computer.

Some time later, the exact same message appeared at the bottom of my screen, and is still there.

At first, my desktop image disappeared replaced by a black screen, although everything else continued to work properly. I had heard of this.

Later on, I managed to get the desktop image back again and it has been fine since - except for 'the message'.

If your situation is the same as mine, I shouldn't worry about them telling you Windows 7 is not genuine.

There is a distinct advantage, too: I have had no problems with MS trying to install Windows 10!

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