Steady State Validation required

[brucemc777]

Oh great.

Late, but not completely lost, I just read about "Steady State" and jumped
over to MS downloads to try it out. Validation required. OK, I have a number
of legal XP systems in my home each very well PAID for (though I am having
problems making ends meet, I am glad Bill is using his money to help the
world population survive). I allow the download, run Validation, and it tells
me it is an absolete version.

Can someone out there that understands this stuff and the reasons as to why
we deal with it please let me know how I should go about then getting
validation to work so I can get Steady State?

 

[VanguardLH]

Oh great.

Late, but not completely lost, I just read about "Steady State" and
jumped
over to MS downloads to try it out. Validation required. OK, I have a
number
of legal XP systems in my home each very well PAID for (though I am
having
problems making ends meet, I am glad Bill is using his money to help
the
world population survive).

You only have "a number of legal XP systems"? That implies that some
are legal and some are not.

I allow the download, run Validation, and it tells
me it is an absolete version.

Can someone out there that understands this stuff and the reasons as
to why
we deal with it please let me know how I should go about then getting
validation to work so I can get Steady State?

The home page for SteadyState
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx)
has a FAQ that mentions which versions of Windows are supported and
system requirements. Also, under the "Resources" link, there is a link
to their TechNet forums where you might get better answers from a
community more focused on that particular application.

 

[Alias]

You only have "a number of legal XP systems"? That implies that some
are legal and some are not.

How so? It implies no such thing. Note that the OP did not, like you,
use the word "only".

Alias

 

[VanguardLH]

How so? It implies no such thing. Note that the OP did not, like you,
use the word "only".

"some" is not "all". Learn English (British or American flavor, your
pick).

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

The OP is just stressing that his systems are "legal." sheesh.

 

[Alias]

"some" is not "all". Learn English (British or American flavor, your
pick).

The OP didn't use the word "some" either. Learn to read.

Alias

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Oh great.

Late, but not completely lost, I just read about "Steady State" and jumped
over to MS downloads to try it out. Validation required. OK, I have a
number
of legal XP systems in my home each very well PAID for (though I am having
problems making ends meet, I am glad Bill is using his money to help the
world population survive). I allow the download, run Validation, and it
tells
me it is an absolete version.

Can someone out there that understands this stuff and the reasons as to
why
we deal with it please let me know how I should go about then getting
validation to work so I can get Steady State?

Microsoft is aware that this sometimes and has free support available.
Unfortunately, I can't find my notes about it right now.

How to Contact Microsoft Product Support, Product Suggestion, MSN Support
Services, Microsoft Web
Site and Corporation Feedback
http://register.microsoft.com/contactus30/contactus.asp?domain=generic

 

[brucemc777]

Ahhhhh, uhg. I can see the problem in where this went off track, as I did not
consider the reading of what I wrote as to imply "some were and some were not
legal", but what was intended was my degree of frustrarion that after buying
the same OS for each of the computers I use over and over again, none of
which I use simultaneously for I just don't have enough arms, hands, eyes and
certainly enough brains, I am running into a wall trying to get what I paid
for - that the "validation" tool was keeping my computer from downloading the
software - guilty until proven innocent. Does that help?

 

[brucemc777]

And...

I found a way around that darned validation poop at a microsoft forum-
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsToolsandUtilities/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2983071&SiteID=69

 

[VanguardLH]

in message

And...

I found a way around that darned validation poop at a microsoft forum-
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsToolsandUtilities/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2983071&SiteID=69

"I allow the download, run Validation, and it tells me it is an absolete
version."

Um, doesn't the Microsoft download site require validation BEFORE they
let you download the file? Their download page has a "Continue"
(Validation Required)" button before you can even start the download.
That's why I figured that you already had the download and THEN got a
validation popup during the install or maybe when you tried using the
program. Maybe "allow the download" means you haven't started it yet
and got stuck at the intervening validation step.

When I do the download at their web site and get past the validation
step, and then abort the download dialog, I get a web page with a retry
link to the file, which is:

http://download.microsoft.com/downl...0-a1bc-853e9a166695/SteadyState_Setup_ENU.exe

(buried as a parameter in the "Start download" link). That's the same
URL as mentioned in the article that you found. So did using the direct
URL eliminate the validation step? If so, it seems Microsoft's
validation process is flawed on their download site.

 

[brucemc777]

I download the VALIDATION software, run it, and get the obsolete message.
Jeez VanguardLH, you sure got some chip on your shoulder to prove me a bad
guy - ease up a bit. I guess you deal with too much of the hind end of things
and it must be shaping your view of the world in a rather nasty way!

 

[VanguardLH]

I download the VALIDATION software, run it, and get the obsolete
message.
Jeez VanguardLH, you sure got some chip on your shoulder to prove me a
bad
guy - ease up a bit. I guess you deal with too much of the hind end of
things
and it must be shaping your view of the world in a rather nasty way!

So it never was the SteadyState software that had a validation problem.
It was instead the ActiveX control that Microsoft downloads to your host
that complained something was an obsolete version.

In Internet Options -> Programs -> Manage add-ons, look at the following
AX controls:

MUWebControl (MS Update)
WUWebControl (Windows Update)

The first overrides the 2nd. You might not have the 2nd one. Visit the
Windows Update site and go under "Change settings" (this updates your
local WU catalog but requires you visit their web site to do it). Check
if the option to disable MS UPdate is enabled. If so, you get only
Windows Updates but not updates for other Microsoft software.

For some info on WGA validation, read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Genuine_Advantage. Have you tried
going to the WGA home page (http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/) and
clicking on the link there to validate your instance of Windows? That
will attempt to install an AX control that will check the validation of
your Windows.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/...s-genuine-advantage-notifications-nag-screen/
and other online articles describe how to disable WGA by removing its
component files. I think the main WGA validation files are
LegitControlCheck.dll and LegitControlCheck.inf. A
LegitControlCheck.cab file might be sitting in your browser's temp file
cache, so purge it.

I was curious if the direct link to download the file for SteadyState
completely eliminated the validation step.

 

[brucemc777]

Wow. When you choose it's time to give an answer, you sure give a lot of
information! Thank-you; I will have to work on this when I am not being
yelled at by my wife to get my four daughters to bed!

Thank-you!

 

[VanguardLH]

Wow. When you choose it's time to give an answer, you sure give a lot
of
information! Thank-you; I will have to work on this when I am not
being
yelled at by my wife to get my four daughters to bed!

Thank-you!

My first post suggested going to the SteadyState forum because I thought
you were having problems with that software. The problem never actually
involved SteadyState. The rest was found by digging around in IE's
settings and doing some Googling and searching at Microsoft's
knowledgebase support site. Lots to be found there.