Validation Problem

[ytdead]

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?

 

[zigzag3143]

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?

YT

How did you activate it?

Ken

 

[myzr7]

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.

 

[Capella]

make sure you got ur rc frommicrosoft and not a torrent. SOme of the torrented windows 7 rc have altered files.

 

[Antman]

This happens as a result of modifying system files, in particular, watermark removal.

 

[septprince]

This happens as a result of modifying system files, in particular, watermark removal.

I dont think so. This kind of error happens when someone try to activate the copy by illigal procedure...

 

[SquonkSC]

I think that is what Antman is saying in different words.

 

[Orbital Shark]

I dont think so. This kind of error happens when someone try to activate the copy by illigal procedure...

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



OS

 

[septprince]

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



OS

It could be..
But I had removed the watermark many times, never faced this kind of error.

 

[chuckr]

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?

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...)

 

[Orbital Shark]

It could be..
But I had removed the watermark many times, never faced this kind of error.

While that is true it depends on how you removed it. Manually does not show errors (i've done it myself) but downloading a tool to do it normally produces non-genuine errors.

 

[SquonkSC]

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



OS

SFC /SCANNOW

Thanks for resfreshing my memory

, forgotten all about that command.


greetz