Guest Moses Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 An activation form keeps coming up on start up. It claims my copy of Windows was activated by another user. I am supposed to reactivate my Windows XP. It is also asking me for my credit card number although it says I will not be billled. Is this a legit Windows prompt, or is it a internet based scam of some sort. The Windows XP is installed on the one home computer and the product key sticker is on the case, so no one else could have gotten it. The computer was bought about two years ago, with no problem before.
Guest Tim Slattery Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: Activation form Moses <Moses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >An activation form keeps coming up on start up. It claims my copy of Windows >was activated by another user. I am supposed to reactivate my Windows XP. >It is also asking me for my credit card number although it says I will not be >billled. Is this a legit Windows prompt, or is it a internet based scam of >some sort. The Windows XP is installed on the one home computer and the >product key sticker is on the case, so no one else could have gotten it. The >computer was bought about two years ago, with no problem before. Sounds bogus to me. The request for a credit card number is an immediate red flag. Also, a copy of XP is not registered to a user but to a computer: the activation process collects data identifying the machine but asks for no personally identifying information. (Registration, which is optional, will ask for some identifying data.) If you change the configuration of your computer enough that another activation is necessary, it will either do it silently via the Internet, or give you a phone number to call to get things sorted out. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest David B. Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: Activation form You need to run a virus and spyware scan on your PC, your infected. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm _________________________________________________________________________________ "Moses" <Moses@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BA75A1AA-DFAB-47DD-AD7F-2B09D9244631@microsoft.com... > An activation form keeps coming up on start up. It claims my copy of > Windows > was activated by another user. I am supposed to reactivate my Windows XP. > It is also asking me for my credit card number although it says I will not > be > billled. Is this a legit Windows prompt, or is it a internet based scam > of > some sort. The Windows XP is installed on the one home computer and the > product key sticker is on the case, so no one else could have gotten it. > The > computer was bought about two years ago, with no problem before.
Guest Bob I Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Re: Activation form Nope you are infected with a nasty phishing worm that is attempting to steal your credit card information. http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2189266/phishers-aim-windows-piracy Moses wrote: > An activation form keeps coming up on start up. It claims my copy of Windows > was activated by another user. I am supposed to reactivate my Windows XP. > It is also asking me for my credit card number although it says I will not be > billled. Is this a legit Windows prompt, or is it a internet based scam of > some sort. The Windows XP is installed on the one home computer and the > product key sticker is on the case, so no one else could have gotten it. The > computer was bought about two years ago, with no problem before.
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