I have a computer that I bought from a now nonexistant business some 2 or 3 years ago . It has an OEM licence number. I have activated a couple of times as I've put larger harddrives in. I've never had a problem with activation and never had a problem with updates. In fact I did instal the Windows validation tool some time back and my machine passed without any problems. However when I did the recent update it installed the new WAG tool and now I'm told I've got a pirated copy. How? I've never had any problems before, how come all of a sudden I've got a pirated copy when I've passed all the previous checks?
This is really annoying as I now can't get any updates. Has Microsoft really got this right? I have seen a numbe of newsgroup posts where apparently valid copies have rejected. I'm loath to spend any more money with Microsoft when everything has been OK until this last update. I'm not a crook but Microsoft make me feel like one! I understand the concerns about piracy but we're not all bad Microsoft, some of us just want to get on with life without you making it difficult for us!
