Windows not genuine...

Carcin0Genic · 19th July 2012, 10:36 PM

Ok, so brand new computer with a brand new copy of windows 7 pro 64bit. Has been working great for the last 4 days. Until about 10 minutes ago when i needed to reset cmos, as soon as i reboot i get a message saying windows is not genuine. What the shit. It also says it in the lower right corner of the desktop and MSE is saying i need updates but it wont update, it is also telling me windows is not genuine. What the hell just happened?

maddhatter · 19th July 2012, 10:37 PM

Check your clock is set to the correct time/date...

Carcin0Genic · 19th July 2012, 10:47 PM

No it had been reset when i reset cmos. So i put that back to current date/time.
Went into system in control panel and put my product key in, it was the first thing i thought of, and it worked, well kind of.
MSE is still going nuts about installing new updates, but they wont download.

All this just from reseting cmos?

EDIT: Okay so have now reset computer and everything seems normal again. But im really lost as to why this would of happened? Windows and what not is on the hard drive, not the cmos? Well at least thats what i thought. Please educate me lol

Carcin0Genic · 19th July 2012, 11:27 PM

Why has this disappered from the forums? Well at least for me it has. I have to go into Threads in the user profile to find it.

Ethan W · 20th July 2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Carcin0Genic

No it had been reset when i reset cmos. So i put that back to current date/time.
Went into system in control panel and put my product key in, it was the first thing i thought of, and it worked, well kind of.
MSE is still going nuts about installing new updates, but they wont download.

All this just from reseting cmos?

EDIT: Okay so have now reset computer and everything seems normal again. But im really lost as to why this would of happened? Windows and what not is on the hard drive, not the cmos? Well at least thats what i thought. Please educate me lol

As mentioned above, the Date and Time can cause it - if you manually set it, it could have been out by a little. Alternatively if you were set to AHCI and swapped back to IDE emulation, then it might be enough of a driver change to scare it.

Who knows? WGA is a mysterious creature.

Also, your thread shows up just fine for me.

maryusdemetry · 20th July 2012, 5:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ethan W

WGA is a mysterious creature.

Words of wisdom

EvilGenius · 20th July 2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Carcin0Genic

No it had been reset when i reset cmos. So i put that back to current date/time.
Went into system in control panel and put my product key in, it was the first thing i thought of, and it worked, well kind of.
MSE is still going nuts about installing new updates, but they wont download.

All this just from reseting cmos?

EDIT: Okay so have now reset computer and everything seems normal again. But im really lost as to why this would of happened? Windows and what not is on the hard drive, not the cmos? Well at least thats what i thought. Please educate me lol

It's simply the time issue. Windows allows a free trial period before activation is required. To make sure you're not trying to extend your trial period by setting your clock to an earlier time, windows checks the date you have set against an internet time server. If they don't match, you get hit with non genuine crap that you did. And yes, even though yours is a legit activated version, the method of checking keeps on happening regardless.

Why did it happen to you? Because windows gets it's time first from the hardware. The time set on your motherboard is what windows will use, until you tell it to use something else.

Next time you clear your cmos, remember to set the correct time in bios before you boot back into windows and this shouldn't happen again

Carcin0Genic · 20th July 2012, 3:59 PM

Evil genius.
Thank you! Exactly the information i was after. Will remember that for next time, now i can get back to OCing without worrying about windows.

19th July 2012, 10:36 PM	#1
Carcin0Genic Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sunshine Coast Posts: 1,147	Windows not genuine... Ok, so brand new computer with a brand new copy of windows 7 pro 64bit. Has been working great for the last 4 days. Until about 10 minutes ago when i needed to reset cmos, as soon as i reboot i get a message saying windows is not genuine. What the shit. It also says it in the lower right corner of the desktop and MSE is saying i need updates but it wont update, it is also telling me windows is not genuine. What the hell just happened?

19th July 2012, 10:37 PM	#2
maddhatter Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 21.1607°S, 149.0648°E Posts: 4,555	Check your clock is set to the correct time/date... __________________ postcount=postcount+1;

19th July 2012, 10:47 PM	#3
Carcin0Genic Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sunshine Coast Posts: 1,147	No it had been reset when i reset cmos. So i put that back to current date/time. Went into system in control panel and put my product key in, it was the first thing i thought of, and it worked, well kind of. MSE is still going nuts about installing new updates, but they wont download. All this just from reseting cmos? EDIT: Okay so have now reset computer and everything seems normal again. But im really lost as to why this would of happened? Windows and what not is on the hard drive, not the cmos? Well at least thats what i thought. Please educate me lol Last edited by Carcin0Genic; 19th July 2012 at 10:52 PM.

19th July 2012, 11:27 PM	#4
Carcin0Genic Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sunshine Coast Posts: 1,147	Why has this disappered from the forums? Well at least for me it has. I have to go into Threads in the user profile to find it.

20th July 2012, 3:59 PM	#8
Carcin0Genic Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sunshine Coast Posts: 1,147	Evil genius. Thank you! Exactly the information i was after. Will remember that for next time, now i can get back to OCing without worrying about windows.