Inge, You can also email Microsoft through a form from this website https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=9860&st=1&wfxredirect=1 &sd=gn They no longer have a phone number for this but inside of where it's asking you to buy there should be a phone contact option, you may need to do that. KennyB -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of KennyB Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] NTC: windows 7 You need to check your computer for a license sticker like this, http://www.runnerduck.com/images/cod-sticker.jpg. If you have one of these you have a valid license and someone may have grabbed your code and used it. You simply need to contact Microsoft, I know easier said than done. Basically as long as you have this sticker you need to call Microsoft, it's likely someone stole your code and took over your "license". KennyB > On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:35:29 +0200, Inge <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >>Hi, >>I use 7 on one of my computers. Bought a professional kit in a >>professional >>shop, installed it and got it validated. Have been using the O/S for half >>a >>year when suddenly I got the message 'your Windows 7 copy is not genuin' > and >>another message from Microsoft 'do yoú want to check if your copy is >>genuin >>depress ....etc' . And I downloaded a Windows program that only said ' >>your >>copy is not genuin, take the opportunity to buy genuin Windows 7 for only >>xxxx $ '. I can't get rid of these stupid harassing messages, they pop >>up >>whatever I do. And there is no way to contact Microsoft directly as you >>know, only lots of annoying computerized hints and FAQ. Has anyone got > into >>this mess too? >>/Inge ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------