<p>How did you download the program to the EV3? According to <a href="https://community.lego.com/t5/MINDSTORMS/VM-Program-Validation/m-p/8354382/highlight/true#M25461" rel="nofollow">this post on the Mindstorms forum</a> this can occur if there was a problem sending the program, usually via poor quality Bluetooth adaptors.</p>

<p>You can confirm this if the downloaded program is only a few bytes in size on the Brick.</p>

<p>If this is the case, try downloading the program via a USB cable.</p>

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2014-12-06T07:30:36.767Z
I used the usb  cable
Jingan Tew
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2014-12-06T08:22:16.037Z
Hmm, I assume you've tried deleting it from the EV3 and re-loading it?
Zhaph - Ben Duguid
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2014-12-06T08:39:45.637Z
I just learnt that the error occured because of another program had a similar name.
Jingan Tew
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<p>I cannot run the program from the ev3 software.It only shows "VM program validiation" How do I stop this from happening?</p>

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2014-12-05T10:23:26.927Z
Do you get this for all Programs you try to run, or just this one?
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All the old programs work except for this one.
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The program downloaded from the education ev3 programming software has a error "VM program validation"
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# The program downloaded from the education ev3 programming software has a error "VM program validation"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-05)

I cannot run the program from the ev3 software.It only shows "VM program validiation" How do I stop this from happening?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you get this for all Programs you try to run, or just this one?  
> **username_0**: All the old programs work except for this one.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-05. Score: 1

How did you download the program to the EV3? According to [this post on the Mindstorms forum](https://community.lego.com/t5/MINDSTORMS/VM-Program-Validation/m-p/8354382/highlight/true#M25461) this can occur if there was a problem sending the program, usually via poor quality Bluetooth adaptors.

You can confirm this if the downloaded program is only a few bytes in size on the Brick.

If this is the case, try downloading the program via a USB cable.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I used the usb  cable  
> **username_1**: Hmm, I assume you've tried deleting it from the EV3 and re-loading it?  
> **username_0**: I just learnt that the error occured because of another program had a similar name.  

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