Windows Genuine DisAdvantage

[Dr. kitteny berk]

Today i am lolling at: Microsoft

This morning my sister emails me complaining her computer is doing the WGA "you have a dodgy copy of windows" thing.

Only, my sister's computer is using a legit copy of windows that came with her dell.

So, i send her keyfinder, get her to run it and tell me the key, which MS flags as

The product key used to install your copy of Windows was issued to an organization that is no longer using the key her windows is using.

If you believe you are a valid user of this key, contact the organization from which you purchased your PC for assistance.
If you received a computer with a VLK and you do not have a Volume License Agreement with Microsoft, you may be a victim of software counterfeiting. Learn how to get genuine below.

So, i send her my lovely dodgy windows key and get her to change her windows to use the dodgy key. lo and behold!

Thank you for running the Windows Validation Assistant. It appears that your Windows Product Key is valid.

The moral of the story? Microsoft are dumbasses.

[pixie pie]

Lol at this.

Whereas, I just decided to not install that particular update. I mean, they give the option, so I don't bother.

[Dr. kitteny berk]

yup, my sister however is a computer retard, i was pretty surprised she managed to change the key

[deject]

gg microsoft uninstall plz

[Hehulk]

This story makes me LoL, especially since I repaired a comp over the weekend that was far from legal, and it passed authorisation

[Dr. kitteny berk]

ah-ha

*now* i get explaination, it was her computer at work, which was using publically available keys.


she's a prat.

[Hehulk]

Arf!

[fabyak]

ZOMGWTFBBQ!

Hehulk
Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer Slayer (Posts: 1337)

There should be a speshul rank for this

[TezzRexx]

ZOMGWTFBBQ!

Hehulk
Salmon Ninja Pirate Gayer Slayer (Posts: 1337)

There should be a speshul rank for this

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