I had the failed validation message as well. I turned off all my security software, rebooted my laptop repeatedly, tried to send just the federal first....nada. Waited a day....nada. Each time I did the required check in the Online drop down to get the latest software update...no luck. Then I noticed that you could manually download the software update to your computer. I did that AND IT WORKED!! I sent my federal return and it went immediately. Then I sent my state return and it went immediately. So if you are getting the failed validation message, try the manual download method for the update.
