electrum software download not signed

[coinhappy]

Newbie. obviously don't know if this is the right place to post. I tried to download electrum software for windows (I have 7). choices given were:

"Standalone Executable (signature)
Windows Installer (signature)
Note: The QR code scanner is not supported in Windows binaries
Note: Some old versions of Windows might need to install the KB2999226 Windows update"

regarding first note--don't know what it means
regarding second note--made sure I had the update

But when I downloaded the file and opened it, windows reports that it is not signed?

appreciate any help!

[pooya87]

you need to download the signature separately. in fact you download 3 different things:
1. the installation files. eg. https://download.electrum.org/3.0.2/electrum-3.0.2.exe
2. the signature file associated with the installation file you just downloaded. https://download.electrum.org/3.0.2/electrum-3.0.2.exe.asc
3. the creator's public key. https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x2BD5824B7F9470E6

then use GnuPG for windows (Gpg4win) or for Linux to verify that the file is signed with the correct key.

[MrCrank]

Also he can manually check..
for example: see SHA-1 of file..

enter command cmd.e x e :

Code:

certutil -hashfile "c:\yourfile.dat" [HashAlgorithm]

Code:

certutil -hashfile "c:\yourfile.dat" SHA-1

after check original and your file.

[coinhappy]

thanks for the help! will try these soon.

coinhappy