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#1 User is offline   Janisum 

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Posted 18 July 2012 - 04:20 PM

I was on a trusted website that suggested Google Chrome for better performance and gave me a link to download it. I went to the site and brought up the certificate box. Under the general tab it read, "Windows does not have enough information to verify this certificate". The certification path tab read, "Google Inc." but the status read, "issuer of this certificate could not be found".

Could this have been a bad download link or is this normally stated? I have Windows 7 w/ Internet Explorer 9.

Thank you in advance for any help....
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Posted 18 July 2012 - 04:48 PM

That's odd - what if you download it here? http://google.com/chrome
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Posted 18 July 2012 - 04:59 PM

View PostJanisum, on 18 July 2012 - 04:20 PM, said:

I was on a trusted website that suggested Google Chrome for better performance and gave me a link to download it. I went to the site and brought up the certificate box. Under the general tab it read, "Windows does not have enough information to verify this certificate". The certification path tab read, "Google Inc." but the status read, "issuer of this certificate could not be found".

Could this have been a bad download link or is this normally stated? I have Windows 7 w/ Internet Explorer 9.

Thank you in advance for any help....



Hi, I've seen that before ad it shouldn't be a problem. The problem is Google as it is intrusive as far as collecting information goes. I don't use it. nor recommend anyone else use it.
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Posted 18 July 2012 - 06:33 PM

View Postcoastie65, on 18 July 2012 - 04:59 PM, said:

View PostJanisum, on 18 July 2012 - 04:20 PM, said:

I was on a trusted website that suggested Google Chrome for better performance and gave me a link to download it. I went to the site and brought up the certificate box. Under the general tab it read, "Windows does not have enough information to verify this certificate". The certification path tab read, "Google Inc." but the status read, "issuer of this certificate could not be found".

Could this have been a bad download link or is this normally stated? I have Windows 7 w/ Internet Explorer 9.

Thank you in advance for any help....



Hi, I've seen that before ad it shouldn't be a problem. The problem is Google as it is intrusive as far as collecting information goes. I don't use it. nor recommend anyone else use it.


What are you talking about? Uncheck the options under 'privacy' in Chrome's preferences and you're fine.
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