Windows Verion not valid Virus

I think I got this weird virus last night. I was browsing the web just
fine then, but this morning I tried to start up my laptop and it starts
up real sluggish. Takes about a minutes to log me in. After i log it a
screen comes up saying my Windows it not valid and gives me 3 options.
1) access my computer with limited access, 2) Enter in an alternative
authentication code, or 3) contact dell for support. I tried entering
in my original code and that came up with a message saying that was not
valid and i tried a PCrestore but that was stopped short too. All virus
scans i try boot me back to my log in screen.

Has anyone heard of a virus like this? Plz help me i am at my wits end
with trying to get rid of this thing.


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It doesn't sound like a virus to me. Did you contact Dell support? If
not, I suggest that you do so.

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> I think I got this weird virus last night. I was browsing the web
> just
> fine then, but this morning I tried to start up my laptop and it
> starts
> up real sluggish. Takes about a minutes to log me in. After i log it
> a
> screen comes up saying my Windows it not valid and gives me 3 options.
> 1) access my computer with limited access, 2) Enter in an alternative
> authentication code, or 3) contact dell for support. I tried
> entering
> in my original code and that came up with a message saying that was
> not
> valid and i tried a PCrestore but that was stopped short too. All
> virus
> scans i try boot me back to my log in screen.
>
> Has anyone heard of a virus like this? Plz help me i am at my wits end
> with trying to get rid of this thing.
>
>
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