Make Windows 7 Genuine – Tips to Stop “Windows is not Genuine” Message
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We know about the rumors that Windows 7 SP1 is expected to arrive during mid-2010 and expected to be a collection of patches and updates rolled out till then. One major bug being reported by the users is that immediately after log on, they were presented with a Windows Activation window: “Windows is not genuine. Your computer might not be running a counterfeit copy of Windows. 0×80070005, and more….”
Some other symptoms of associated with this issue are -
1) The computer desktop background goes black, and you receive the following error message on the bottom right corner of the screen:
“This copy of Windows is not genuine”
2) You receive the following error message when you view the System Properties: (Control Panel –> System and Security –> System)
“You must activate today. Activate Windows now”
3) If you try to use slmgr.vbs /dlv to view the licensing status, you receive the following message:
Error: 0×80070005 Access denied: the requested action requires elevated privileges
Microsoft explained that its caused by lack of permissions in the registry key HKU\S-1-5-20. “The Network Service account must have full control and read permissions over that registry key. This situation may be the result of applying a Plug and Play Group Policy object (GPO). Computer Configuration –> Policies –> Windows Settings –> Security Settings –> System Services –> Plug and Play (Startup Mode: Automatic).”
Those affected by this issue can turn to one of two workarounds detailed by Microsoft, documented below-
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