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  • Offline Paulus

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Windows Genuine Advantage
on: August 01, 2006, 12:12:26 PM
The damn things just told me my copy isnt valid anymore. I have an OEM licence and I think its now invalid because I upgraded my PC.

Anyone else had this ?
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  • Offline Mardoni

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Windows Genuine Advantage
Reply #1 on: August 01, 2006, 12:16:00 PM
yeap :s

I phone the activation number and explained that I had to upgrade as *x* component died.

The operator went and spoke to their line manager who gave them authorisate to issue me with an activation number over the phone :)
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Reply #2 on: August 01, 2006, 13:56:53 PM
Ah thats a good idea. Heard of many people being told to take WinXP and MS Office back to the supplier if its OEM. The supplier then refusing to speak about it.
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  • Offline neXus

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Reply #3 on: August 01, 2006, 15:24:30 PM
Quote from: Nimrod
yeap :s

I phone the activation number and explained that I had to upgrade as *x* component died.

The operator went and spoke to their line manager who gave them authorisate to issue me with an activation number over the phone :)



Yeah, this is all you really need to do, what do you do when your pc blows up and you need a new part? Go buy a new windows copy every time? LOL, so ring up say it blew up and replace parts and they just give it over the phone, last time i did it they did not even go to the manager
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  • Offline Paulus

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Reply #4 on: August 01, 2006, 15:43:17 PM
Cheers.

Ill give that a go. Its bad enough having to call them each time I reinstall to get a damn code. Nevermind trying to convince them Im using a genuine version.


If I run the MS MGA diagnostics tool it says its a genuine copy. Same happens if I go to authenticate it again. Strange.
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Reply #5 on: August 02, 2006, 02:31:49 AM
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Cheers.

Ill give that a go. Its bad enough having to call them each time I reinstall to get a damn code. Nevermind trying to convince them Im using a genuine version.


If I run the MS MGA diagnostics tool it says its a genuine copy. Same happens if I go to authenticate it again. Strange.


You just run the genuine tool, you can say you got it and works and even generate a code if you want and tell them down the phone, if you say"if you check it will be fine" they wont and take your word for it also.
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  • Offline Paulus

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Re:Windows Genuine Advantage
Reply #6 on: August 02, 2006, 09:29:26 AM
Well I did nothing and now all the pop ups have gone away for some reason.

Very strange
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Re:Windows Genuine Advantage
Reply #7 on: August 02, 2006, 11:37:57 AM


"Popups scare easily.  But theyll be back... and in greater numbers"
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  • Offline Paulus

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Reply #8 on: August 02, 2006, 12:01:55 PM
 :lol:  :bowdown:
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