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Qualify for a Complimentary Windows Genuine Advantage Kit for Windows Vista

Windows Genuine Advantage Kit for Windows Vista

No Charge

Windows Genuine Advantage Kit for Windows Vista

No shipping & handling charges

If you are not sure whether your copy of Windows is genuine, you can learn more with the Windows Comparison Guide.

The Windows Genuine Advantage Kit for Windows Vista helps customers who received counterfeit copies of Windows convert their computer to genuine Windows. The kit includes a Windows Vista disc that you can use if you need to reinstall Windows Vista.

To qualify for a complimentary Windows Genuine Advantage Kit for Windows Vista, you must submit all of the following:*

  • Your counterfeit software
  • A printed copy of your on-line counterfeit report
  • Proof of purchase containing the date of purchase and vendor’s name and address

Only counterfeit software with an edge-to-edge hologram disc will be considered for the complimentary offer. If the material you submit qualifies as high-quality counterfeit software, Microsoft will send you a complimentary Windows Genuine Advantage Kit.**

* Microsoft is unable to return the installation disc or any of the documentation submitted.
** One offer per computer system and a maximum of five copies per shipping address.

 
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To determine whether you qualify for this complimentary offer, begin by evaluating the criteria for high-quality counterfeit software.

Counterfeit software packaging comes in varying degrees of quality and likeness to genuine packaging. Only high-quality counterfeit software qualifies for this offer. Below are two examples of low-quality counterfeit software that would NOT qualify for the offer.

Low-quality counterfeit that would NOT qualify:

Would NOT Qualify
Submissions for this offer should not consist of photocopied or hand-written media or packaging.
Would NOT Qualify
A Microsoft Windows product key will only appear on an individual Proof of License label or Certificate of Authenticity.
 
 

Users with a non-genuine copy of Windows Vista can return to the point of purchase for a refund or a genuine copy, purchase a full retail version of Windows Vista from a local retailer or contact Microsoft to see if there are additional solutions.


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