Supposed non-genuine Win7 + other issues

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I've been having various issues with Win7 lately, mainly turning on and having just a blank screen with a cursor which always seems to happen after an update (get update > install update > turn system on > reboots and works fine > shutdown and try and turn on but nothing).

I just got back from work and turned my PC on to be greeted by the "This Windows is not genuine" screen, I've not had an issue with this at all and I have my box sitting next to my PC (because the only way to get back to a usable PC after the blank screen issue above is to use the disc and system restore). I'm not sure if this is a common issue or if it's even fixable; I'd much rather not have to re-install if I could as I don't get much time at home lately and the time I do get I don't want to be messing with my PC, however if it's the only real fix then I guess it'll be the answer.

Background on my system, 7 has been installed on this system twice, currently on here for just over a year now. MalwareBytes and Spybot report nothing as usual, haven't really installed anything lately either programs or drivers, infact the only thing that has changed is from Windows Update and the fact I disabled it couple of nights ago to avoid my above problem. Hardware wise the only thing that might even be relevant to the hanging issues is one of my hard drives is on its way out (music, not system).

Anyone have any suggestions or is it just a nuke and install jobby?

Edit: I've seen plenty of pirated XP and Vista installs when I was a technician, the screen I saw didn't look like them for the record, but didn't look like the common virus which pretends to be a pirate install of Windows.
 
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Don't mean to be rude here, but clearly if you are indeed a technician then when Windows 7 says, "Your version of windows is not genuine", it asks you re-enter your serial key and then you're good to go again, so?
 
His black screen issue is not related to the Windows message he is getting about it not being legitimate. Personally I would probably do a nuke and start again if I had to restore my PC after every update. Sounds like at least one is buggering up your Windows install.

Investigating further may take more time than just starting again, which is probably preferable if you have not much time at home. Though reinstalling 7 should only take at most an hour, and most of that you can be sat on the couch watching the telly! :)
 
It doesn't ask me to redo my serial, but having not seen the non-genuine screen in 7 I wasn't sure if I would be prompted to do so.

I guess I'll reinstall at the weekend, it's a nuisance but as you said it'll take longer to investigate if no one already has an idea on what the problem is.

Also, I've not had the non-genuine screen this boot :confused:
 
Does MGADiag give you any more clues?

Right click on my computer > properties > change product key at the bottom to re-enter your key.
 
Go buy Acronis

Reinstall, Update, install essential drivers, Update, Install Critical programs

Create backup image and never again have to go thru the lengthy windows reinstall.
A fully automated 15min run of acronis will get yer PC back up and ready to go all predone for you :)

I've reinstalled for less apparant issues before and also ones where I just cba to troubleshoot lol
 
We had the problem at work where when Windows loaded it stayed on a black screen with a curser for quite some time, then proceeded into Windows 7 as normal.

In our case, it turned out to be that Windows was looking for a floppy drive so I disabled the floppy drive in the Bios and it worked perfectly from then on.

The idea behind the black screen and 'Your Windows Is Not Genuine' is to allow you to still use your computer but MS disable the nice bits of Windows such as wallpapers, etc.

Hope this helps
 
@Pho:
MGADiag isn't showing anything unusual and yet again I've had no message pop up so that seems like just a one off.

@~Divine~Wind~:
I have Acronis from my technician days, I'll dig it out and use it when I reinstall (I didn't bother last time because I was lazy). The issue with reinstalling isn't the length it takes to install Windows but the time taken to get everything back to how I like it :p

@macfanuk:
I always disable pretty much everything in the BIOS that I'll never use so that's not likely the issue. As for the blank screen I think you've misunderstood, this has been happening long before the WGA error and doesn't disable components but stops loading, the HDD idiot lights don't even blink so it's not taking forever to access components/install updates/[insert other HDD task here].
 
Auraomega said:
@macfanuk:
I always disable pretty much everything in the BIOS that I'll never use so that's not likely the issue. As for the blank screen I think you've misunderstood, this has been happening long before the WGA error and doesn't disable components but stops loading, the HDD idiot lights don't even blink so it's not taking forever to access components/install updates/[insert other HDD task here].
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Hi mate. I wasnt suggesting the blank screen was due to the WGA thing. Have a look in your bios to see if it says '1.44mb Floppy Drive' if it does, change it to none or disabled or whatever the option is.

I was explaining that when windows 7 isn't genuine it'll disable the wallpapers, etc (as you were saying you weren't sure what was meant to happen).

Hope that helps
 
Auraomega said:
@~Divine~Wind~:
I have Acronis from my technician days, I'll dig it out and use it when I reinstall (I didn't bother last time because I was lazy). The issue with reinstalling isn't the length it takes to install Windows but the time taken to get everything back to how I like it :p
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yeah last thing before an image should be the tweaks.
Remapping my docs, setting up outlook, putting the drives the way you want em. I sometimes do a defrag too if I cba before makine the image
 
Installing programs/drivers is the big thing, but there's no point in doing so before the image because when I come to do the image again I'll have to update all the software or I might even have moved on to something different.

You don't actually need to defrag before an image by the way, Acronis makes the image a contiguous image with no fragmentation or gaps ;)
 
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