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What you want is SP2 redist... sometimes referred to as SP2 for IT professionals... basicall instead of installing it from some crappy online validation program you just download the package to your computer.

No issue with validation. Last I checked you could get sp2 redist from a number of places. I downloaded mine from the normal MS page... That is the best way to get SP2, cuz then you can back that up on a cd... or use nLight to make a custom install disk which includes the sp2 pack.

But I'm not saying I used it with an unvalidated copy of windows... I just know if you have the redist it doesn't check validation.