I downloaded and installed Windows 7 RC build 7100 and it seems to work ok, except that when opening notepad or control panel I get an validation message saying my copy is not genuine when I click on the RESOLVE option, I get another error message saying not a microsoft product - Download was from Mircrosoft. Can anyone shed some light on this?
Go to where you dl your win7 get a key and then right click on computer in the start menu select properties and put your key in.
make sure you got ur rc frommicrosoft and not a torrent. SOme of the torrented windows 7 rc have altered files.
This happens as a result of modifying system files, in particular, watermark removal.
I think that is what Antman is saying in different words.
Antman is right, there are numerous reports of Watermark Removal tools causing Windows to become non-genuine. The best option is to run Command Prompt as administrator then type SFC /SCANNOW as this will revert all system files to their default state. You should then be able to activate the RC through normal channels.
Hope this helps :)
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Did you verify the Microsoft "hash" values (SHA1)?
Mebbe you got a bad DL, from that site...
Try this one:
Windows 7 Release Candidate
(Only 12 days left...)
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