OK... problem solved. It was actually a very easy solution (thanks to MS tech
support): I had been running the validation tool under IE v. 7 in Vista.
Starting IE v. 7 as administrator resolved all the validation issues!
Everything went smooth as silk by doing this!

"gonzes" wrote:

> Greetings... When trying to download an online tool, I was surprised to find
> that my new MS Office Small Business Edition 2007 product failed validation.
>
> I installed this after having run a trial version of Office 2007. When I
> first installed the new Office 2007 SBE product (purchased through a reliable
> vendor and including all necessary componets to determine genuiness of
> product - holograms, COA, etc), I failed to remove the trial version. Then I
> upgraded to MS Vista Business Business edition.
>
> After getting the failed validation notice, I removed most all office
> products and reinstalled. After running validation tool, the product fails
> validation. The notice given is: "The validation process could not be
> completed. Necessary files may have been tampered with."
>
> I'd like to be able to get this validation issue fixed. Any help would be
> much appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance!