| Subject: Validation required after driver upgrades? |
| Group: microsoft.public.msdn.general |
| Date: 5/25/2008 10:46:00 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?QmVsY2hmaXJl?= [Email Address Protection] |
Just recently I updated my X-FI sound card driver and 790i driver. After doing the usual restart everything seemed fine, I logged off and went to work. I restart my pc tonight only to receive a message that my machine configuration has been greatly changed and I need to revalidate Windows. First I said no and looked for my previous restore points figuring something awry happened with the driver updates. All the restore points were gone save the one made when the sound card driver was updated. So I go ahead with the validation procedure and it says I have exceeded my allowed installations. Eventually I went through the recording and was back in service. So why, with no hardware modifications of any kind, did the OS think I had made major changes? Never seen this happen just for driver updates. The OS was only installed once and has been running on the same machine from the day I built it. Was there some new security download in a service pack that considers driver upgrades the same as major hardware changes? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks Belch |
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| Subject: Re: Validation required after driver upgrades? |
| Group: microsoft.public.msdn.general |
| Date: 5/29/2008 6:54:48 AM |
| From: "PvdG42" [Email Address Protection] |
"Belchfire" <Belchfire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:09B9128E-C626-4948-B3CB-00B5C7CD11FE@microsoft.com... > Just recently I updated my X-FI sound card driver and 790i driver. After > doing the usual restart everything seemed fine, I logged off and went to > work. > > I restart my pc tonight only to receive a message that my machine > configuration has been greatly changed and I need to revalidate Windows. > First I said no and looked for my previous restore points figuring > something > awry happened with the driver updates. All the restore points were gone > save > the one made when the sound card driver was updated. So I go ahead with > the > validation procedure and it says I have exceeded my allowed installations. > Eventually I went through the recording and was back in service. > > So why, with no hardware modifications of any kind, did the OS think I had > made major changes? Never seen this happen just for driver updates. The OS > was only installed once and has been running on the same machine from the > day > I built it. Was there some new security download in a service pack that > considers driver upgrades the same as major hardware changes? > > Any insight would be appreciated. > Thanks > Belch By 790i driver, you mean the motherboard drivers, correct? It's not a common occurrence, but motherboard chipset driver updates *can* make Vista think you have a new motherboard (i.e., a new/different computer) and, thus, require revalidation. I've updated motherboard chipset drivers on several different Vista machines here, and have never been required to revalidate. So, I think it's a function of how the driver installer is designed, not a generic Vista issue. |
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