Question posted by VoltronRulz on October 23rd, 2009

What is Microsoft Genuine Advantage and why is it asking me if I am genuine?

I wish my computer would stop bugging me about becoming genuine - whatever that means.  I have a policy of not clicking things I don't understand with all the news you hear about viruses and fishing and what not.  I finally clicked it at it gave me this message "Validation is not currently supported for this version of Windows or for this non-Microsoft operating system." but it keeps bugging me every time I turn the computer on. I am sure I am genuine - is there any way just to turn this program off?

I Know the Answer!

I have the same question
Request More Information

Current Answers

Answer #1: Posted by MrBurns on October 23rd, 2009 5:27 PM
This answer was accepted by the poster of the original question.
MrBurns

Member since:
February 15th, 2010

Points: 14,030
1,100
points
Microsoft's OSes have a tendency to phone home if you know what I mean.  If they think you are doing something with their software that they don't approve of, the typically try to get you to participate in their genuine advantage program.  That is probably what is happening.

Similar Questions

If I Stop Auto Update Of My Windows 10 Operating System, Will It Stop Functionin
(Posted by Ricky2020 3 years ago)
Answers
How Can I Get My Mouse Wheel To Work In Ms Money?
I have been using MS Money for Windows 95 for a long time now. When I upgraded to Windows XP the mou...
(Posted by mnjgunt 8 years ago)
Answers
Wordpress Migration
Hi I need to migrate wordpress blog from one local computer to another for debug and I get Error E...
(Posted by tanhax 10 years ago)
Answers
Windows 7 Password Reset Usb Disk Prevent From Forgotten Password
"I forgot my Windows 7 password and now I cannot log into my computer. What should I do?" This probl...
(Posted by eeemdothy 12 years ago)
Answers
How To Reset Laptop Password With Windows 7 Home Basic
I forgot Windows 7 password to our administrator account. Is there way to reset the password or to d...
(Posted by Mandom 12 years ago)
Answers
Ask a New Question
Use the box below to post a new question about Microsoft.
Points & Prizes
  • You can earn points for nearly everything you do on HelpOwl.com
  • You can trade in those points for gift cards at leading retailers such as Amazon.com and Walmart
  • It's that simple!
See How it Works
Create a Free Account

Microsoft Manuals

Find free Microsoft manuals and user guides available at ManualOwl.com. Try out our unique manual viewer allowing you to interact with manuals from directly within your browser!

Microsoft Reviews

View thousands of Microsoft user reviews and customer ratings available at ReviewOwl.com.

Contact Information

Complete Microsoft customer service contact information including steps to reach representatives, hours of operation, customer support links and more from ContactHelp.com.

Scoreboard Ratings

See detailed Microsoft customer service rankings, employee comments and much more from our sister site.