Awesome Donkey. Yes the date and time are correct.
BryanC: there is only one mjr file in the same directory.
Bob. As I mentioned I did end up successfully putting the code (assuming you mean registration code) in the registration box of MC (by registration box you mean the box that appeared when you click help/install licence.) This worked earlier, but I don't understand what you mean by valid /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certifictes.crt.
So my problem is only minor for my next rpi install,
I followed the same instructions as I did for my first rpi on my second rpi. The restore from file command worked fine this time. Only thing I can think of that might explain this is, as BryanC suggested, that I somehow copied over the old mjr file. The one I received this morning, and made sure that I saved this one directly to the directory, worked just fine.
thanks