I downloaded a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium to my computer. Now there are messages popping up saying "activate your product key".
What should I do now? All my Microsoft programs title bars has turned into red, showing the above message.
Do I have to get a genuine product key for this? and what should I do with this?
All my Microsoft programs title bars has turned into red
Sounds like OFFICE needs to be activated, not windows
assuming the key you used was legit, you can activate Office from the comand line.
From the command prompt:
cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\ospp.vbs" /act
If you don't have a key, you'll need to get a legit one.
You could even use the ospp.vbs script to add one once you get one.
Assuming you've bought a genuine copy, you should have a key and need to activate within 30 days per the instructions here.
