>>>>Ok, I have seen Windows do some strange things in the past, but this has to be the wrost. I have been have endless problems with Windows 7 for the last 6 months. First, it decided that the registered version is not genuine, and the solution is running a activation application; that will not run because the OS thinks it is not genuine. Next, it decides that the Anti-virus programs are not something, and will not run them either. Started to collect viruses. At this point I became afraid to even turn on the machine.
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>>>It sounds much more like you have a malware problem rather than a Windows problem. This is not a Windows issue.
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>>I am beginning to beleive that too. I have purchased several Anti-malware (anti-virus) application over the time. Even though they have discovered and remove some them, the problem still remains. Are you aware of any malware or virus that will cause this problem?
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>In your post to Craig you mention testing various software. That should all be done in a virtual environment, protecting the host o/s. Look at https://www.virtualbox.org/ (amongst others - this one is free).
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>In the meantime you will need to sort out the malware infection which you probably have. Personally I suggest wipe the machine and install Windows 7 clean. it can be done in an hour and then restore your other apps etc.
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>If you have had multiple number of infections (from your post above) then your entire machine is totally untrustworthy and you should defintely not be delivering software to clients or other end-users. And yes, many malware will prevent AV from operating properly and prevent Windows from running it's own updates and other o/s operations including activation issues.

Well said.