Vista - Unauthorized change was made to windows

I just bought Windows Vista Home Premium OEM recently, installed and activated.

It's quite pretty awesome appearance windows version than ever, I have a
movie file that I've transferred it from my DV camcorder and since I don't
have a CD or dvd writer then I exchange my dvdrom with LG DVDRW from my
another PC.

In the first boots up windows won't log on, and saying "Unauthorized change
was made to windows" and it give me 2 option 1. check the solution online or
2. close which return it to log on screen.
I shutdown wait for 5 minutes then back on, and it were able to log on but a
pop up message says something like "Windows can't determine my license
status" I ignored it and continue with movie maker to burn my movie to a disc.

When finish I shutdown and place my dvdrom back, and it won't log on again
so I shutdown again wait another 5 minutes again then log on to windows, so
everytime I power up my computer I have to shut it down wait for 5 minutes
then power it on to be able to log on...

How to solve this? did I broke my license?

I have another machine (XP Home edition OEM) with dvdrw, and I often change
my optical drive too but I didn't get this message, my XP license still valid
until now and I've reinstalled it 2-3 times and reactivated with no problem

As long as you keep changing your DVD Drive, you will have probs!
It thinks, and is correct, that it is part of a new system.
You are UPGRADING to DVD Burner.

"Calv" wrote:

I've change back to my original hardware configuration, still no avail.
Does this mean I need a new license?

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

No, you don't need a new licence.
If you make just about ANY hardware changes, Vista thinks that it has been
reinstalled on a new computer!
All you have to do is re-activate, if it asks to be activated. But, take the
phone option, and hold on until you get a real person.
Explain what the prob is, and they will fix things for you.

"Calv" wrote:

Today I can't log on anymore, I've tried restart several times it still won't
let me in so I Click on "Check the solution online" which take me to windows
Genuine Page and failed on validation (The only program I can run just
internet explorer).
And I read from there that this problem could be caused by either hardware
or software that incompatible with Windows Vista.
So I come to a conclusion that my LG DVDRW (Super Multi DVD Rewriter 20x)
couldn't be the problem since it even newer than my liteon DVDROM. And The
only program I installed since my last windows update (09/28/2007) was
Getright ver 5.2b installed at 10/01/2007

After I remove getright within safemode, I can logon AGAIN !!! and passes
windows Genuine Validation !!!
My question is why the first time I install getright vista didn't notice me
that it was incompatible software until I exchange my optical drive? (it
takes 4 days to determine the software ??)


"Mick Murphy" wrote:

Calv,

Just a guess.

Installing Getright (from Googling it) has undesireable effects of some
programs when they try to use the network (time out failures for instance).

Installing the new hardware causes Vista to attempt to check that the
validation is still correct (many hardware changes do this). Vista then
tries to go out to network into the validation computer and cannot get there
(Getright prevents it). Failing to get to the validation server Vista gives
you the warning that it cannot validate your machine (not that the machine
has an invalid copy, but that it could not check it).

Michael

"Calv" <Calv@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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I got the message again this morning, Well.. I really not impressed with this
"WOW vista experience".
Vista just give me more trouble than its benefits.. Now I don't have a clue
what may caused the message shows up again.

Anyone else experienced this before?

"Michael" wrote:

Did a search with google for solution and found my post at eggheadcafe?

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/...nge-was-m.aspx

Calv wrote:
Yes, this "Unauthorized Change" garbage is something I've had happen
also, despite the denials that "It can't" or "It shouldn't".

It is completely unforgiving in that it writes this to the disk drive so
even if you restore the original configuration you are still accused of
wrongdoing until you prove yourself innocent.

It is wrong, wrong, wrong, that legitimate users should be subjected to
this intimidation and bull**** and it needs to be stopped damned soon
else MS will be the losers. They have almost completely lost touch with
their customer base.

The idiots who agreed to implement this code deserve to lose their jobs
and starve for a few months and the jackass who thought the idea up
should be thrown to the public.

I suspect you are going to have to go down a long road of groveling to
get it put right - I've converted all my personal systems at home and at
work to Linux because I can't afford to waste time with "Windows" until
they get their act sorted out. Wouldn't be so bad if Vista was an
otherwise perfect system, but it's not, so I'm not prepared to live with
it lecturing me when I have perfectly legitimate copies.

i might not be much of help but i am also experiencing this just this
morning....
its my brothers computer but he treats this thing like its his own child...
from what i kno of that he has on here is pretty much, WOW(World Of Warcraft)
and Ventrilo...

"Calv" wrote: