windows 7 validation active now

[thathagat]

hi.....for all those who ever wanted to test genuine status of their win 7....you can do so now....http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/validate/

but remember:
The tools collect information such as:

■Computer make and model
■Version information for the operating system and software
■Region and language settings
■A unique number assigned to your computer by the tools (Globally Unique Identifier or GUID)
■Product Key (hashed) and Product ID
■BIOS name, revision number, and revision date
■Hard drive volume serial number (hashed)
■Whether the installation was successful if one was performed
■The result of the validation check, including error codes and information about any activation exploits and any related malicious or unauthorized software found or disabled, including:
◦The activation exploit’s identifier
◦The activation exploit's current state, such as cleaned or quarantined
◦Original equipment manufacturer identification
◦The activation exploit’s file name and hash of the file, as well as a hash of related software components that may indicate the presence of an activation exploit
■The name and a hash of the contents of the computer's start-up instructions file (commonly called the boot file) to help us discover activation exploits that modify this file.

As standard procedure, your Internet Protocol (IP) address is temporarily logged when your computer connects to a Genuine Microsoft Software website or server.

[luffy]

Never mind. Too much information.

[KaYaN]

I have tried that. And the result my Win 7 is genuine.

[safeguy]

Genuine...not genuine. Validation..legality....there are many questions about this on the forum...as such, I've made a thread to explain and discuss the issue here:

The legality aspects of using MSDN/Technet subscription/license and the ugly truth

Read it and reply if possible.

[grr]

Genuine...not genuine. Validation..legality....there are many questions about this on the forum...as such, I've made a thread to explain and discuss the issue here:

The legality aspects of using MSDN/Technet subscription/license and the ugly truth

Read it and reply if possible.

thanks safeguy..