you may be the victim of software counterfeit

If you are using pirated or unregistered windows copy and installed the new updates recently, you will get a popup message that you may be the victim of software counterfeit. Millions of computers using pirated os are getting this message. The simple and ethical solution is buy new one.

Microsoft is certainly entitled to protect their IP by annoying pirates into buying cd keys”, but the tone of the rest of the piece sounds like you don’t really believe it.

Can you name any cases (sofware or otherwise) where merchandise or IP that’s known to be stolen (or counterfeited) from the manufacturer is provided with full support?

As you noted, Microsoft does still provide critical security updates to non-genuine installations. The language used in the dialog box does not imply otherwise and doesn’t seem misleading to me in the least.

You say, “Notice the word “Purchase” appears in three of those five options. There’s almost no way to finagle a free cd-key out of this.” These options sound perfectly reasonable to me (though they may not to someone who has to choose one). Your copy isn’t legal. You can buy one that is, take it up with the b*st*rd that told you it was, or prove to us that the counterfeit was so good that you shouldn’t be held accountable for falling for it. No, a Memorex CD with “M$ Windoze” written on it with a Sharpie doesn’t count.

This problem can be faced by genuine windows user. The simple solution is click the resolve option in the popup menu and follow the instrutions to get rid of it.

This popup wont damage your computer but definitely annoy you and keep appearing when you log in to your system.

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