w7 build 7601 not genuine purchased from PC World Merseyside

[pip]

Hello.
As the title states I purchased my W7 Home Premium from a PC World store in Merseyside., approximately 3 months ago.

Yesterday it started telling me it wasn't genuine. I tried changing the product key, as I had seen suggested, to no avail. I tried a system restore, but the situation didn't change. By this point I'd got the black screen as well as the bottom right hand corner message.

This morning I noticed the message had gone, so I reset my wallpaper & thought no more of it until I turned the machine on this evening. The message has returned, but my desktop isn't black yet.

Could anyone advise a course of action.
here are some diagnostic bits & pieces, but I don't know what they mean
Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):
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Windows Validation Data-->

Validation Code: 50
Cached Online Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-Q3CMR-94VRV-FRWV3
Windows Product Key Hash: yB81BQW5NkM5QUNzVM5DhZlXVBM=
Windows Product ID: 00359-113-4492153-85085
Windows Product ID Type: 5
Windows License Type: Retail
Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010300.1.0.003
ID: {2701818B-6164-4B72-808A-8FBD8A22C982}(1)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Product Name: Windows 7 Home Premium
Architecture: 0x00000009
Build lab: 7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506
TTS Error:
Validation Diagnostic:
Resolution Status: N/A

Vista WgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

Windows XP Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

OGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

OGA Data-->
Office Status: 109 N/A
OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3

Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed

File Scan Data-->
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\wat\watadminsvc.exe[Hr = 0x80070003]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\wat\npwatweb.dll[Hr = 0x80070003]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\wat\watux.exe[Hr = 0x80070003]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\wat\watweb.dll[Hr = 0x80070003]
File Mismatch: C:\Windows\system32\sppobjs.dll[6.1.7601.17514], Hr = 0x80004005

Other data-->
Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{2701818B-6164-4B72-808A-8FBD8A22C982}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>6.1.7601.2.00010300.1.0.003</OS><Architecture>x64</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-FRWV3</PKey><PID>00359-113-4492153-85085</PID><PIDType>5</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-4289838471-2700948000-2627851660</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>System manufacturer</Manufacturer><Model>System Product Name</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>American Megatrends Inc.</Manufacturer><Version>0702 </Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="5"/><Date>20110117000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>B93E3407018400F8</HWID><UserLCID>0809</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>GMT Standard Time(GMT+00:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults>

Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002

Licensing Data-->
On a computer running Microsoft Windows non-core edition, run 'slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004F012' to display the error text.
Error: 0xC004F012

Windows Activation Technologies-->
HrOffline: 0x00000000
HrOnline: N/A
HealthStatus: 0x0000000000000000
Event Time Stamp: N/A
ActiveX: Not Registered - 0x80040154
Admin Service: Not Registered - 0x80040154
HealthStatus Bitmask Output:


HWID Data-->
HWID Hash Current: MAAAAAEABAABAAEAAAABAAAAAQABAAEA6GGyqnwUHh1a/6p2SOR2HfhF+s/uYUbK

OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->
N/A

OEM Activation 2.0 Data-->
BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes, but no SLIC table
Windows marker version: N/A
OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: N/A
BIOS Information:
ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value
APIC A_M_I_ OEMAPIC
FACP A_M_I_ OEMFACP
HPET A_M_I_ OEMHPET
MCFG A_M_I_ OEMMCFG
OEMB A_M_I_ AMI_OEM
GSCI A_M_I_ GMCHSCI
SSDT DpgPmm CpuPm

I'm surprised that PC World/Curry's would let this happen, or am I?
I've been burned once before by an ebay seller which is why I purchased from PC World.

Any help is greatly appreciated, even if it's only to verify that I've been sold a dud & should take it back.

Oh yeah, the online validation plugin keeps crashing. The one that runs (or doesn't in this case) after installing the Windows activation update.

Okay, Windows has just told me I need to reinstall it, so I guess that's that.

 

[zigzag3143]

Could be malware Download malwarebytes and run it.

Could also be caused if your system clock is off. Sync your system clock.

 

[pip]

I'll give it a go before I reinstall.

 

[Elmer BeFuddled]

Hi Pip and Welcome to The Forum,

Had a similar issue a while back, for no apparent reason. You'll find it will check up on you every 90 days. That is, unless you disable Windows Activation Technology in the scheduled tasks.

See this thread for how a very nice fella helped me get it resolved.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-genuine/a69247c1-fa63-4b71-8d1b-a27837c49d9a

 

[pip]

Hi Elmer.

Thanks for that. I've bookmarked it in case the same thing happens with the reinstall I did this morning.

 

[TrainableMan]

There are also some viruses/malware going around telling people their activation is not valid; you might look at this THREAD and the video linked there.

 

[pip]

OK, I will do.
Up to now the reinstall is ticking over well.
I'd had numerous problems in the 4 or 5 days prior to the notification, which will hopefully be sorted now.