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Hi,
My Windows 7 Computer tells me that my Windows 7 is no longer genuine after installing MS Visual Studio 97. I know it's old, but, it serves my purpose. I bought it donkeys years ago. There were no activation codes those days.
Has anyone seen this before.
Regards,
 + Happy new year to all.
Regards
Bram van Kampen
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A wild guess is that because it is so old it probably didn't check for version info before overwriting some system files with old versions, which could cause the activation/genuine check to fail.
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Please turn yourself in at the nearest Microsoft store.
Steve Wellens
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Just reactivate Windows again. At worst, you need to reactivate via phone, possibly having to talk to a person.
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peterchen wrote: possibly having to talk to a person
...a Microsoft person...
...in tech support...
...with a script... 
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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As I said, the worst that could happen 
We have to do that frequently, and it's kinda weird but never trouble.
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I had to reactivate via phone once, and I actually talked to a computer (e.g. automated assistant), and it was very helpful. The entire process took about 15 min. tops.
Bob Dole The internet is a great way to get on the net.
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It happened to me too a couple of years ago, after I installed something, though I can't remember what it was. On the next reboot, Windows suddenly wasn't activated any more.
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