Windows 7 Build 7601 This copy of Windows is not genuine

[Monkyking29]

On the bottom right hand corner of my computer it says windows 7 build 7601 this copy of windows is not genuine. How can i fix this? I bought the computer four years ago from lenovo, it was a new computer, not secondhand or anything and I have not played with any of the software. There is nothing illegal with it so please don't comment saying I pirated windows because you will not win a fight with IBM. I am hopping there is a setting i can change or something that will fix this problem. I have no illegal software on this computer so it is a problem with in the windows software.

 

[Emerald]

do a phone activation with Microsoft

 

[overrun1]

I had the same problem and fixed it. My copy is genuine and activated, worked for about a year, then I got the Windows 7 build 7601 "this copy of Windows is not Genuine" error in the bottom right hand of the screen - just after a major Windows update by the way. Couldn't find the product activation key.

So, I started the Product Activation Wizard, by following these steps:
Click Start
Right-click Computer.
Select Properties.
Then at the bottom of the window, you'll see if it is activated and what the product ID is. I printed the page out for reference, and used 'print screen' and saved it to Word as well. Then I exited that, all ready to pohone Microsoft and re-activate it, and found that the "This copy of Windows is not Genuine" notice had disappeared.