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Of course, if you already have a sticker/key showing that you have a genuine license for that particular version of Windows, then we’re happy to reinstall it for you. If you’re in any doubt, just bring your computer to us! If it turns out that your Windows installation isn’t genuine, and you would like to buy a legitimate copy, we can supply and install this at a very competitive price.ĭisc Depot will only install or reinstall legitimate versions of Windows. While there are sometimes legitimate reasons for some of the above, we’d generally consider them suspicious. Also note that there are no “evaluation” or license-free versions of Windows XP or Vista.

If you’re not aware of any reason you might be running an “evaluation” or similar copy of Windows, we’d recommend looking into it. While Microsoft have released various beta and trial versions of more recent Windows prior to commercial release, these have been limited to 90-days and will have expired by now.

You have a special “student” or “corporate” version of Windows… but you aren’t a student or your computer wasn’t bought as part of a large business installation.

Windows hasn’t been activated – if your copy of Windows indicates that it hasn’t been activated, or the Windows Genuine Advantage program complains.

Version of Windows on sticker doesn’t match installed version – For example, the sticker might show Windows XP Home Edition when you’re running Windows 7 Professional, or it might show Windows Vista Home Basic when you’re actually using Windows 8.

(You can see some genuine license key stickers to the right, albeit with the numbers changed to stop people copying them!)

No Windows license key sticker on your machine – this is typically found on the side or back of a desktop PC, or on the bottom of a laptop.

Here are some warning signs that your Windows installation isn’t genuine:.

#MICROSOFT WINDOWS LICENSE STICKER HOW TO#

How to Tell If Your Copy of Windows is Genuine or Not

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