Windows 7 legit?

pc building newbie · Jan 31, 2015

I ordered Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit off of eBay and saw that it's coming from China, this worried me for multiple reasons, just wanted to know if there was a way to know if the Operating System is legitimate when it arrives?

ronintexas · Jan 31, 2015

It should have the hologram on the license along with the product key. If it is photocopied, printed from an email, etc., it isn't legitimate. I know of several people who have purchased copies of software from China with a good license/DVD. Hopefully you experience the same.

pc building newbie · Feb 11, 2015

ronintexas :

So Windows 7 Ultimate got here today, here are the pictures I took, does it look legit?

This code has been uploaded on Google images a insane amount of times apparently so I don't think it would do any harm to post this, if it shouldn't be up here, staff please tell me to take it down and I will do it immediately, this is NOT my product key but the paper thing looks like this.

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<do not post keys in the clear, makes no difference whether or not it's yours>

Here are the differences between this one and mine, remember, mine came from China.

1. Mine says "PRODUCT KEY: ULT" in the top left instead of "PRODUCT KEY Windows 7 Ult".

2."Proof of license. See license terms. Label not to be sold separately." is all on one line one right after the other and under it is a 21 digit number code thingy XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX-XXXXX.

3. In the bottom right corner instead of "FPP" with a code under it, mine says "PIPC" with no code under it.

4. Mine says "Activate your software within 30 days of installation. Save the Product Key(s)!". Under that everything is in what seems to be Chinese or Japanese or both, and other weird looking languages.

So... what's the verdict?

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 11, 2015

Doesn't look like my Windows Ultimate box . but that doesn't mean it's not legit.

Ebay has a lot of fake Microsoft items.

FALC0N · Feb 11, 2015

See if it asks you to activate it. A lot of the counterfeit stuff just uses OEM SLP loaders. If it takes you through the whole activation process, that's a good sign. Of course, they could just be reusing the same key over and over.

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