banner at bottom says I may have unauthentc copy of windows but I

[Guest]

In the last few ays this banner pops up on my sign in screen saying i may
have unauthentic versionof Windows and be a victim of software piracy. This
is not possible. It also has a star instead of a windows flag so I am suspect.
Has anyone heard of this? Windows update is on and I an updated.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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In the last few ays this banner pops up on my sign in screen saying i
may have unauthentic versionof Windows and be a victim of software
piracy. This is not possible. It also has a star instead of a windows
flag so I am suspect. Has anyone heard of this? Windows update is on
and I an updated.

Windows Genuine Advantage Notification thinks you have an illegal copy of
Windows or Office. This may or may not be true...where did yours come from?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474/
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx

 

[Guest]

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Windows Genuine Advantage Notification thinks you have an illegal copy of
Windows or Office. This may or may not be true...where did yours come from?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474/
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx

IT came with my computer package - there was no separate software - just a number to key in to authenticate.

 

[Plato]

In the last few ays this banner pops up on my sign in screen saying i may
have unauthentic versionof Windows and be a victim of software piracy. This
is not possible. It also has a star instead of a windows flag so I am suspect.
Has anyone heard of this? Windows update is on and I an updated.

Remove all the spyware on your pc that you have installed. Removal tools
here:

http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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Remove all the spyware on your pc that you have installed. Removal
tools here:

http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm

This is unlikely to be malware related...

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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Did you check out the links?
Who did you buy the computer from - Dell? Another large mfr? Or someone
else?
It's entirely possible this is a false positive, but I have to say that of
all the many computers I support, I've seen this happen only twice - and it
was on two workstations built by another tech, and using pirated copies of
Windows.