Help plz! I need help :(?

Question

I had this guy "fixing" my laptop a few days ago , I finally got it back but now I ran some updates from microsoft and it's telling that I can't install them because the program I have on my laptop is a copy of the windows microsoft program .

I asked a friend and he told me to leave it like that , that it really was a fake copy of the program , but it wont sotp my laptop from running fine , now do you think it really can affect my computer later ? Please help me with this and explain me .

Answer 1

So, are you getting the "your copy of Windows is counterfeit" crap? If your laptop came with recovery CD's, your"friend" should have used those with the product code that came with your laptop. Is it the same OS that originally came with it? XP,ME, etc, etc.... I would take it back to him, and tell him to fix it right.
Other than that, contact the laptop manufacture via website or phone, to see what you can do. It should have come with a recovery CD!!! That's the only thing you should run, unless you want to install A VALID(as in purchased) copy of XP.

Answer 2

Yeah, you have fallen victim to the WGA flaw within Windows XP. What happens is, Microsoft has falsely identified your computer as not having a genuine copy of Windows XP, they think you are running a pirated copy. If you bought the laptop new (from a store not an individual) then they copy of Windows XP was genuine. Really, anything can trigger Microsoft to identify it as not genuine, installing some types of programs can do this (even Adobe Reader has been known to cause this) and Microsofts own updates can cause it. I have yet to have this problem and yes, it will affect your computer later, it may stop letting you into your account at all due to the fact they will want you to reactivate it at some point. Or, the better case is that you will not be able to retrieve updates for Windows, which is its own problem in and of itself. The solution is to contact Microsoft or your manufacturer and request that they re-validate it, you may have to enter a new product key but expect to get the run around from the manufacturer and Microsoft. There is no "easy" solution. You could try reinstalling Windows, that may or may not fix the issue.

Answer 3

I am assuming your you are talking about windows xp and your laptop came with Windows XP pre-installed. Your friend re-formatted and he didn't have the original CD that came with your laptop so he installed a copy from who knows where and used an illegal key. I am NOT a lawyer but I think the copy you have is technically illegal, but I also believe you have a right to return your laptop to the way it was when you bought it. If you can locate your restore CD great, but if you can't ....see if the company that manufactured your computer has a restore disc that you can order for a small fee. I would definitely see about getting this rectified because they are really cracking down on software piracy. Good luck.

Answer 4

OK, if this is a pirated copy, do a system restore if you could to an earlier date, then turn off automatic updates. This will fix your problem temporarily, then beat your tech with an old keyboard until he installs a legit copy of windows.

Why pay for Windows when you can run Linux for free ;)

Answer 5

it would be better not to have pirated copy of windows however there is a loop whole that will let still get updates
go into control panel and turn on automatic updates choose a time that you know the computer will be on and set it up
there is no validation process this way
good luck

Answer 6

The problem there, is, when you need more updates, you'll get the same problem, and you'll never have an updated system. So, tell your 'tech' wannabee to make it right, or you'll turn him in to the better business bureau and all those other people who make it hard on his KIND of people.
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