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    "This computer is not running geniune Windows?" T530 owner

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by thinkwierd, Sep 24, 2013.

  1. thinkwierd

    thinkwierd Notebook Evangelist

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    I recovered Win7 using the system restoration disk. Then after a few days, Windows pops-up a message, saying I am running non-genuine version.

    Why did this happen?

    I created two copies of recovery media from the machine and I am not so sure which one I used. Was this the reason?

    Shall I contact Lenovo telling them this or shall I just need to 'restore' again?
     
    thinkwierd, Sep 24, 2013
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  2. ajkula66

    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    Lenovo will tell you to contact Microsoft, which is the route I'd take...

    I've never had this happen in all the years that I've been dealing with ThinkPads. Then again, I don't have a T530 and am clueless about the BIOS SLiC setup on it.

    Good luck.
     
    ajkula66, Sep 24, 2013
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  3. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    What version BIOS are you running on the T530? There is a known bug that occasionally Windows 7 may fail to activate properly even when using System Recovery, this was fixed with BIOS version 2.52.

    So if your BIOS is lower than 2.52 then try updating it and see what happens, the current BIOS for the T530 is 2.55 which you can find on the Lenovo Support Site.
     
    PatchySan, Sep 24, 2013
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  4. Kaso

    Kaso Notebook Virtuoso

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    How did you manage to do that?

    ThinkPad factory recovery media creation software allows the owner to create media once and only once.

    In any event, if you're using Windows 7, you should have the COA key. I sometimes do a repair with a Windows 7 installation disc.
     
    Kaso, Sep 24, 2013
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  5. thinkwierd

    thinkwierd Notebook Evangelist

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    This is the method I used

    Jimmy’s weblog » My new X230… Backup of the factory default state
     
    thinkwierd, Sep 24, 2013
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  6. baii

    baii Sone

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    Try the coa key, if that doesn't work, just call Microsoft.
     
    baii, Sep 24, 2013
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  7. iCrazyNoob

    iCrazyNoob Notebook Guru

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    yea use the key to reactivate if it doesnt work use the phone method!
    lol you can create 2... once you restore from your first set the system will have the recovery partition restored as well which you can create second set.
     
    iCrazyNoob, Sep 25, 2013
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    Kaso Notebook Virtuoso

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    LOL you can create as many as sets as you want by restoring back to factory state again and again and again. Sure.
     
    Kaso, Sep 25, 2013
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    Flickster Notebook Evangelist

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    I did it by taking a clone of the HDD with Acronis right after the first boot. I then created a factory recovery disc using Lenovos tool.

    Due to having taken a clone before I run the Lenovo recovery tool, I can revert to the Acronis clone and create another recovery disc again and again.
     
    Flickster, Sep 25, 2013
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  10. Bluebird20

    Bluebird20 Notebook Consultant

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    This happened to me as well. I called Microsoft and they had me do a repair. After it did not work, they simply gave me another license number.
     
    Bluebird20, Sep 26, 2013
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