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12-12-2019 10:51 PM
Hello,
I got OS re-installed from my computer dealer as they supplied me a pirated OS initially.
Now after OS is re-installed office 2013 was installed and KMS KeyGen was used by them to activate the office product.
Later I see that the OS is also cracked now. But dealer says that the OS is cracked because the office was activated using KMS Keygen.
Could someone clarify me if there is any possibility of Operating system being cracked just because a keygen was used to activate the other product ?
I look forward for your expertise response.
Regards
Vikas Gowda
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12-13-2019 05:35 AM - edited 12-13-2019 05:37 AM
If the Windows 10 was legal and legit but the MS Office is activated by a Key Gen, that same Key Gen might have also run on the Windows 10 install and just because the tech did not tell the software to just activate Office.
You realize that this is totally outside any recommended forum usage and may be edited or wiped out by the mod. I would recommend you reinstall Windows 10 by using legit install media from MS - here
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Scroll down to the "Using the tool to create installation media" and then follow the directions. Boot the PC to this new media. Wipe out the existing install by deleting the partitions during the "Custom" install, then pick the "Skip" button about a product key. Once the install is completed the illegal items will be gone and it will be a legal Windows 10 install. Then buy MS Office or use a legal copy registered to you to install MS Office 2013.
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12-13-2019 05:35 AM - edited 12-13-2019 05:37 AM
If the Windows 10 was legal and legit but the MS Office is activated by a Key Gen, that same Key Gen might have also run on the Windows 10 install and just because the tech did not tell the software to just activate Office.
You realize that this is totally outside any recommended forum usage and may be edited or wiped out by the mod. I would recommend you reinstall Windows 10 by using legit install media from MS - here
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Scroll down to the "Using the tool to create installation media" and then follow the directions. Boot the PC to this new media. Wipe out the existing install by deleting the partitions during the "Custom" install, then pick the "Skip" button about a product key. Once the install is completed the illegal items will be gone and it will be a legal Windows 10 install. Then buy MS Office or use a legal copy registered to you to install MS Office 2013.
I'm not an HP employee.
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