This was strange..

[Merlin5]

I'm aware that microsoft have released a new anti piracy update today and after uninstalling my ati drivers and rebooting, I got a message saying windows not genuine. After reinstalling my ati drivers and rebooting, that message didn't return, and in fact, going to the windows site to validate, it confirms that my copy is genuine. As it should! I bought it pre-order last year and have the box here and receipt. I quote from my email "Delivery estimate: 22 Oct 2009 1 "Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Full Version (PC DVD) DVD-ROM; £64.68"
which I received on the 21st in fact.

Any idea then why it would have come up with that message?

 

[MikeHunt79]

I'm aware that microsoft have released a new anti piracy update today and after uninstalling my ati drivers and rebooting, I got a message saying windows not genuine. After reinstalling my ati drivers and rebooting, that message didn't return, and in fact, going to the windows site to validate, it confirms that my copy is genuine. As it should! I bought it pre-order last year and have the box here and receipt. I quote from my email "Delivery estimate: 22 Oct 2009 1 "Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Full Version (PC DVD) DVD-ROM; £64.68"
which I received on the 21st in fact.

Any idea then why it would have come up with that message?

I guess it must be some sort of bug.

This concerns me however. I've never heard of a bug in a Microsoft product before, in fact all Microsoft products that I have used in the past have been 100% bug free and a pleasure to use...

I guess someone will be along shortly to blame the ATI driver, so I'm going to suggest a different version of the driver may fix this... or may not.

 

[bledd]

I've seen two or three machines (with real versions of 7 on them) come up with that message

A reboot fixed it in all instances for me