Thanks Carey Frisch, with Win7 I do not have to open I.E. to Update that I found that out...and I do not have issues with Window Updates, not the reason for my attempting to Validate my Win7 copy with Genuine Check.
And per "Your Windows license is genuine according to your MGA Report." how was I to make that determination as the User, when nothing at the end of running MGA Diagnostic Tool raised the Flag to inform me. And what brought me looking for a solution
to this forum.
And for some reason when I visited microsoft.com/genuine/validate I accidentally first performed it using Firefox, no results, then I tried suing Chrome, which same thing, however I realize now that you do not receive any Message (Flag) Stating Your Windows
Copy is Valid. And I did not really pay attention to the Welcome to Windows of that page.
So error on my part, however I was trying to figure out if I had downloaded GenuineCheck.exe, thinking microsoft.com would recognize I was using Windows 7 64-bit, would allow only the version GenuineCheck.exe for Win7 to be downloaded. It now appears
it maybe for WinXP instead, no way to verify this per the file's details.
I visited - Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474
And it is almost as if you have to read every line to see that the page began after the heading with System Tip "This article applies to a different version of Windows than the one you are using. Content in this article may not be relevant to you."
Which would be nice, if in the page heading it would indicate Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications for XP or Vista or Win7.
And after running MGADiag.exe the Validation Info, did not provide an Validation Code, other than 0 as per the link provided by UOldGoat 11 Dec 2011 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/exe-validation.aspx?id=13518 I was expecting
a Validation Code something more than 0, so again I thought my my Copy for some reason is not valid...which has happened to me before from ordering XP Pro System Disks...after several months or a year its validated, then not.
I was not having problems with Windows Updates, as I was with Firefox 14, being very slow, crashing, the forever "Not Responding" that seems to be common with Win7...something I never experienced before with other Win OS versions.
And why Firedox not I.E. or Chrome...I have Norton Security Suite v6, and I have used Norton Internet Security's Identity Safe/Safe Web for years, which every time a Browser update comes along, then Identity Safe/Safe Web/Norton Toolbar is not compatible.
And now that I am using a Windows 64-bit OS, I.E. v9 64-bit is not compatible, and it does not seem the Norton Toolbar and Identity Safe/Safe Web works in Chrome v21, although the icon is visible, not showing active and no option to enable, only to disable
or remove or hide. And after using computers for 30 years, you become accustom to some features and I am not crazy to some changes in how an OS feels and looks, same of Browsers, since I spend 12-18 hours a day on a computer.
And there are other site features that I use that also are affected when a Browser updates, which is frustrating when you hope the update/upgrade provides better security & ease of use...but then you are spending time trouble shooting, uninstalling and
re-installing and this takes away from my time.
And the Forums always seem to have umpteen others with the same issue, no resolve, and more time is wasted looking for a solution. And then the finger pointing begins while the User is caught in the middle. Meanwhile I am not able to continue
researching, why I have many computers running Win7 (SP1), Vista (SP1) and XP (SP3) running older version browsers that do work & compatible meeting my needs.
Appreciate your time, and quick response...D.R. "Doc" Young
