[Closed] Attn: Bobbye - Malware preventing updating

[vlad097]

Ok, no problem.

I spoke to microsoft and gave them my activation number and they told me I am not allowed to use this number (i should ask money back) because it's an 100 licenses OEM number for the companies.
I will see to fix this and let you know.

Thanx for the previous help.

 

[vlad097]

I wanted to stay away from any personal stuff but now I think it's maybe better to tell you what happened here.

I bought a laptop back in 2003 I think, and it was a nice one +2K$.
While I was at the shop waiting for them to make me an invoice I saw this computer on special round $230 with monitor and everything.
I thought I should have a desktop as well and told the guy that I want this comp to. He asked me if I need the windows.
I said can't I use the one from the laptop. He said, well, yes but you can't update two pc's on that license.
And I thought that will work for me since I didn't have an internet at that time. So I went home and used this comp for 2-3 years without going on internet.
Then I got a new laptop and after that a new comp. They all came with pre installed windows (laptop vista and desktop win7)no problems there(all genuine).
I took the internet and I decided I was going to use this comp for stupid things like a download and to test different softwares and stuff.
Thats how I got here, when I needed to install a wireless internet with my 3G stick. And something else asked for a sp3.
Then, when i saw that report, I pasted it blindly, (feeling really tired last couple of days) I just saw genuine and pasted it and only after i pasted it I realized that it reads blocked and stuff and I started to freak out what will you think. I went and bought a office 2010 (3 licenses, by mistake) and I bought a win XP pro. Now Office came through no problems but i had a bad luck with windows. When I phoned this morning microsoft and they told me that that license is for companies only I called the bank and tried to stop the payment.
They told me that they can't stop it now but they see it hasn't been collected and they try to stop it at that point. I also had to cancel my credit card to stop them using it more.
Those guys are somewhere there by you.
Anyway I'll wait till tomorrow to see what happens and then I'll go and buy a windows again.

And about me being a webmaster.
I am a good graphic designer. In the beginning of last year I decided to start learning to code the websites because I had so much **** with the people who were supposed to
do their job and customers were calling me 'when will it be' and stuff. So I decided to learn all that I need to be independent.
I am getting quite good at html, css, and joomla and I am slowly learning php. The webmaster side is quite easy comparing other things I have to do and learn.
Then, I still have to do a different job (teaching) totally un related to computers.
That makes it even more difficult. So I hope that explains why am I a bit confused and don't have a time to read the stuff properly.
Got a little switch in my head that says 'that's important' and 'thats not important"

Sorry for such a personal message and for taking your time but I thought it's better if you know and not think "Who am i dealing with".

Didn't want to spend so much time with this computer but it seems that is the way things must go.

I will fix the windows thing as soon as possible. Will let you know.

 

[Bobbye]

Here's where you got screwed- but it is partly your responsibility:

I bought a laptop back in 2003 I think, and it was a nice one +2K$.
While I was at the shop waiting for them to make me an invoice I saw this computer on special round $230 with monitor and everything.
I thought I should have a desktop as well and told the guy that I want this comp to. He asked me if I need the windows.
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Hardware on special- no operating system!
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I said can't I use the one from the laptop. He said, well, yes but you can't update two pc's on that license.

In life and in computers, you get what you pay for.

 

[vlad097]

You're right.

I've spent a 2 hours reading posts about my problem on microsoft forums.
I even posted a question and they repeat all the stuff i tried.
And I concluded that they are more confused than I am.
I found the guys not being able to activate never mind to pass genuine and they are owners of their keys.
one of them
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/is/genuinewindowsxp/thread/a1fd7be9-abda-4c01-acba-7653e1614757

now, I acitvated windows on this comp months ago by the phone. I knew this windows primarily came with a laptop but I haven't used a laptop and haven't gone on internet for a long time. And it worked, I activated it and i thought it was it.
I really think they could have done it much easier for them and for people if they did activation process differently. If they just let you put the key and if that key has been used they could warn you this key has been used, and give you a option 'are you sure you own this key" and if you clicked yes it would ask you for your name adress phone number. If they see that you're genuine owner they could give you an option Would you like to associate this key with this machine - note that other computer running this windows will be deactivated. it would save all of us so much time.
Now I am getting angry.
I already started a post with all the swearing words on that forum but I didn't post it thinkng now I am going to waste some more time.

You say it's partially my fault.
Back then, when i bought this I didn't know as much as I do today. I knew very little. And everything was easy. I bought something for fun (laptop and comp) I got windows and my thinking was 'it is my concern what am I going to do with my stuff in my house". i can install it on 2 comps if I want. If they really wanted to spend the time they would protect any key from authorizing it 2ce.
Every time I reinstalled windows on that laptop I didn't have to enter anything. I just went authorized and genuine automatically. When i reinstalled windows on this comp I had to go on dial up and authorise it. And i never had a problem there.
My point is you can't expect who don't know about some things just to know it. Thats where you have to be clever and protect yourself from misunderstanding.

Let me get back why we here.
It seems that only option to fix this bios thing (as I read in one post, microsoft support guy says, you should change the key with 'KeyUpdateTool_enu.exe' which i alredy did and if that doesn't work you should reinstall windows using correct key),
Basically I could have find the way of de-attaching this key from my laptop (if possible) and then registering it with this comp and I didn't have to buy new windows.

two questions for now.

1. should I reinstall this windows?

2. I also want to ask you. My vista laptop is very slow. It's steady but slow, i don't think there is any malware there. I rarely go on the net with it (using wireless modem but iritates me how slow it is. What i want to ask you is : what is the logic behind "don't use registry cleaners' because I noticed this comp was running visibly faster after I ran a multiply registry cleaners. Why are they bad?

 

[Bobbye]

I cannot assist you with the problem you're having.

As far as I can tell, you are going to have to buy a valid Windows Operating system and use the license that comes with it.