This copy of Windows is not genuine - You may be a victim of software counterfeiting - Brilliant.

Update to the computer repair help site. I banged out a little article on how to get rid of the "This copy of Windows is not genuine" nagger.

That said, I think that it's a brilliant move by Microsoft quite honestly. Now computers the world over that are running jacked versions of Microsoft Windows will have an annoying little pop-up that is at the very least annoying, and at best embarrasing enough to make the person purchase a copy.

I imagine that Windows Vista will come with something like this right out of the box, or perhaps will cease to work completely if a priated key is detected. They may even eventually do that with XP, but I don't imagine they will for a while.

So, if you're getting the "You may be a victim of software counterfeiting" message, check that out. Then go BUY yourself a copy of Windows!