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Windows 7: Validating Windows 7
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22 Oct 2009
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Windows 7 Professional x64 406 posts |
Validating Windows 7
Anyone been able to do this yet? When I go to the validation website nothing happens. Is it a problem at my end or could be the servers going into overload with everyone installing windows 7 today?
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Desktop
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel i5-2500k @ 3.3Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card Nvidia GTS250 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays Sony SDM S95A
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech Media Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse
PSU Corsair HX850W
Case Cooler Master 690 II
Cooling Thermalright True Spirit 140mm & 3x 120mm & 3x 140mm Fans
Hard Drives 1x 1TB, 2x 250GB HDDs
Internet Speed 8MB
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22 Oct 2009
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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 5,130 posts |
Mine was ok but Id imagine their servers will be very busy today. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number self built
OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU Intel E8400 3GHz
Motherboard Intel DX48BT2
Memory Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
Sound Card Asus Xonar DG
Monitor(s) Displays 2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 on two monitors
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case Thermaltake Armor
Cooling Scythe Mugen II
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
Internet Speed 8128/443
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22 Oct 2009
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Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) 528 posts UK |
Yes fear not I think the servers are chock a block today, just try tomorrow  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
CPU Intel I5 2500K 3.3Ghz Stock
Motherboard Asus P8H 61-M LE USB 3
Memory 8Gig Kingston DDRIII HyperX Blue 1333 Mhz
Graphics Card Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 460 OC
Sound Card Creative Fatality Pro
Monitor(s) Displays 27" BENQ LED
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Some Logitech type.
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU 700W Coolermaster Stealth Pro etc
Case Coolermaster Scout
Cooling Some fans
Hard Drives 1 x OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD
1 x Seagate 250GB
1 x Toshiba 1000GB
1 x Western Digital 1000GB
Internet Speed Wireless 8mb
Other Info Canon Scanner
Epson Printer
Nikon DSLR 3000
Wacom Tablet
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22 Oct 2009
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64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise 47,740 posts Texas |
Quote: Originally Posted by QuackPot  Anyone been able to do this yet? When I go to the validation website nothing happens. Is it a problem at my end or could be the servers going into overload with everyone installing windows 7 today? Hi QuackPot,
Do you mean online activation?
If so, then it's probably just overwhelmed right now as the others mentioned. I would wait to try again during a late offpeak hour. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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22 Oct 2009
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Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1 614 posts Croatia |
I couldn't validate either, it just returned me to the initial page. I guess the system is not quite online yet. Just the graphic is. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus N73SV
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1
CPU Core i7-2630QM
Motherboard Intel HM 65
Memory 6 GB DDR3
Graphics Card Nvidia GT 540M / Intel HD 3000 - Optimus switching
Sound Card HD Audio (Intel Azalia/Realtek) ALC269
Monitor(s) Displays LED flat panel
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives 2x Seagate Momentus 640 GB - 1,28 TB in total
Internet Speed 4 MB/256 kbps
Other Info External HDs
WD Elements 1,5 TB
WD MyBook 500 GB
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22 Oct 2009
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I did it around 0000 last night managed to get mine of amazon pretty swiftly! | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 64 bit
CPU Intel E6750 @ 3.06ghz
Motherboard Foxconn G33M
Memory OCZ Gold Series ddr2 4gb @ 800mhz
Graphics Card 8800gt 512mb
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22 Oct 2009
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When I click Validate Windows this is all I get  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number CLEVO CO.
OS Windows 7
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio output
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Hard Drives 320GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s
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22 Oct 2009
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Windows 7 RTM x86/x64 210 posts |
I did an online activation today around 3 or so. Didn't have any problems but it did take a little bit longer than the key I entered the other day. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell 6400/My own build
OS Windows 7 RTM x86/x64
CPU Yonah/e6600 O.C. to 3.4GHz
Motherboard Dell/EVGA
Memory 2GB/4GB
Graphics Card ATI/EVGA NVIDIA 8800
Sound Card RealTek/Auzentech X-Meridian
Monitor(s) Displays Built-in/65" Mitsubishi HDTV
Screen Resolution 1280x1800/1920x1280
Keyboard Standard/Media Center Kbd
Mouse Touchpad/Bluetooth
PSU Dell Laptop/CoolerMaster
Case Laptop/CoolerMaster Cosmos
Cooling Air/Water
Hard Drives 80GB Toshiba/Several
Internet Speed 20MBPS
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22 Oct 2009
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Windows 7 RTM (TechNet), XP Pro x64, Vista x64, Ubuntu 417 posts Adirondack Mountains |
My understanding is that Windows Activation Technologies (successor to WGA) is not quite complete platform-wide. Installing Microsoft Security Essentials does, however, require this validation prior to installing. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell: XPS 420, XPS 420, XPS M1330, XPS M1330, Mini 9, Mini 10v
OS Windows 7 RTM (TechNet), XP Pro x64, Vista x64, Ubuntu
CPU Q6600, Q6700, T7500, T7500, N270, N270
Motherboard Dell
Memory 4GB, 8GB, 4GB, 4GB, 2GB, 2GB
Graphics Card ATI, nVidia, nVidia, nVidia, Intel, Intel
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2408WFP
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Hard Drives A drawer full. OCZ Vertex 2x30GB in RAID 0 on my main desktop.....fast, fast, fast!
Internet Speed 29 Mbps DL / .95 Mbps UL
Other Info New project(9/09)...Built a low power (38-40 watts using Kill-a-Watt) Windows Home Server machine. Zotac ION (Atom 330, GeForce9400), 2GB RAM, 2x1TB Seagate 7200.12, IN WIM miniITX Case. Fits on a shelf in laundry closet, practically silent.
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23 Oct 2009
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Win 7 7100 79 posts Deep South |
Quote: Originally Posted by zrtom My understanding is that Windows Activation Technologies (successor to WGA) is not quite complete platform-wide. Installing Microsoft Security Essentials does, however, require this validation prior to installing. Yep installed it and it told me it was Genuine  | | My System Specs | | OS Win 7 7100
Other Info OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Version 6.1.7077 Build 7077
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DRBILL-PC
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model Latitude D420
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Genuine Intel(R) CPU U2500 @ 1.20GHz, 1200 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A06, 2/2/2008
SM
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