Wga

midimanmarcel · 11-27-2009, 12:37 PM

I have Windows xp sp3 disk, and I installed it on my laptop and it runs really well. Now I installed it on my other two laptops and it also works fine. But using the same CD I installed it on my tower pc and it says "you may be a victim of software counterfeiting". Now I never had this computer hooked up to the internet. So how is this? I tried three different O.S. on this computer and the same, including Vista black v2. It always says "you may be a victim of software counterfeiting" And I need windows activation key. Remember I never hooked this tower to the internet, but still WGA runs on this computer, but not my other three laptops, and my other main P.C. works just fine with the same O.S.

**wrench97** · 11-27-2009, 01:03 PM

Considering you are only supposed to have it installed on 1 pc installing on more then 1 would be Pirating the software, buy a licensed copy for the PC and it will be fine.

midimanmarcel · 11-27-2009, 01:05 PM

Ok Thanks , will do

steveb1234 · 11-27-2009, 01:58 PM

Try runnin g killdsk on the computer-after you have downloaded the prog burn it to a cd aboot from this - chose the erase option.
http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm
then try running the OS install.

11-27-2009, 12:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
midimanmarcel Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 OS: xp	Wga I have Windows xp sp3 disk, and I installed it on my laptop and it runs really well. Now I installed it on my other two laptops and it also works fine. But using the same CD I installed it on my tower pc and it says "you may be a victim of software counterfeiting". Now I never had this computer hooked up to the internet. So how is this? I tried three different O.S. on this computer and the same, including Vista black v2. It always says "you may be a victim of software counterfeiting" And I need windows activation key. Remember I never hooked this tower to the internet, but still WGA runs on this computer, but not my other three laptops, and my other main P.C. works just fine with the same O.S.

11-27-2009, 01:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 20,389 OS: Win7	Re: Wga Considering you are only supposed to have it installed on 1 pc installing on more then 1 would be Pirating the software, buy a licensed copy for the PC and it will be fine. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

11-27-2009, 01:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
midimanmarcel Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 OS: xp	Re: Wga Ok Thanks , will do

11-27-2009, 01:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
steveb1234 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 378 OS: xp, windows 7	Re: Wga Try runnin g killdsk on the computer-after you have downloaded the prog burn it to a cd aboot from this - chose the erase option. http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm then try running the OS install.