Microsoft: Legit Windows or no updates

[viper]

in other words they have a list of pirate cd-keys.etc or have a unique tag identifier for real ones.... (maybe the pirates have a cracked part to stop the activation request system)

tomcat, if its legit and from a computer store you should of got a sticker in you documentation with your cd-key plus a barcode on it.... and if your windows is illigitimate and you bought it with a PC, you can A. Demand they give you a legit copy. B. Notify the police, C. Sue em!