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WilHarris · 2nd Jan 2007, 16:01

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/01...ation_cracked/

Nexxo · 2nd Jan 2007, 16:02

What, already?

Buzzons · 2nd Jan 2007, 16:09

its not a crack, its just deactivating a timer -- and its already been fixed by MS (some blog went into details on technet somewhere)

they will be checking the regkeys for all windows updates now -- so if you do that, your updates wont work -- and you will not pass the WGA checks -- and get revoked back to the limited status... yay!

or.. just block all MS data out of your network on a hardware firewall and hope.

PA!N · 2nd Jan 2007, 16:17

Thats quite "old" news, as there are alreaddy numorus cracked and fully working versions of vista for over a month on the internet.

quack · 2nd Jan 2007, 16:47

I've experimented with this particular "crack" and while it does currently work (validates WGA/Windows Update), I'm sure that won't last for long. The registry value created is pretty obvious, at the moment anyway.

It doesn't actually activate Vista, just disables the timer that tells Vista to prompt the user to do so, and leaves it in the "Initial Grace Period". Microsoft will find it very simple to detect this, I'm sure.

Unfortunately I've not been able to do much else with the copy of Vista I got through MSDN since my PC isn't very well supported seeing as it's got an nForce2 chipset.

Every time I try to install the official Nvidia drivers for my GeForce6 card, it bluescreens, and I can't get any more than 2 speaker audio which sucks.

I've seen more BSODs in Vista than I've ever seen with XP!

DXR_13KE · 2nd Jan 2007, 17:18

it will be completely hacked soon enough.... and have buckets of virus for it.

TomH · 2nd Jan 2007, 17:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by quack

It doesn't actually activate Vista, just disables the timer that tells Vista to prompt the user to do so, and leaves it in the "Initial Grace Period". Microsoft will find it very simple to detect this, I'm sure.

Doesn't the thought of MS being able to scan your registry, changing whatever they see fit, worry anyone anymore? I'm sure it does, but back in the '98 days this sort of behaviour from Microsoft was mainly myth and rumour.

Now they do it and [almost] everyone accepts it? You've paid for the damn software. Cha-ching, thank you, see you in '08 for Vista 2.

XP's activation was bad enough, but acceptable. If it's so easy to crack, the answer is to make it impossible to crack. Not to have you re-activate constantly whilst checking up to see if you've tried to re-engineer something. Doing so is only one step short of sending a lawyer around to look over your shoulder.

Quote:

Originally Posted by quack

Unfortunately I've not been able to do much else with the copy of Vista I got through MSDN since my PC isn't very well supported seeing as it's got an nForce2 chipset.

Every time I try to install the official Nvidia drivers for my GeForce6 card, it bluescreens, and I can't get any more than 2 speaker audio which sucks.

I've seen more BSODs in Vista than I've ever seen with XP!

I'm still using an Abit NF7, so there's no chance I'll be upgrading, or at least anytime soon (student loan doesn't stretch to a new Core 2 system unfortunately

).

Ubuntu, dual-booted with XP Pro, is looking increasingly popular.

Might try rubuntu actually!

fev · 2nd Jan 2007, 17:45

exploit's been given the green light at MS HQ
aka: well on the way to being fixed

Cthippo · 2nd Jan 2007, 19:18

Let them update, the sword always defeats the shield in the end.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Hill

Doesn't the thought of MS being able to scan your registry, changing whatever they see fit, worry anyone anymore?
<snip>
Ubuntu, dual-booted with XP Pro, is looking increasingly popular.

Might try rubuntu actually!

Yes it does bother me and that's why I'm running linux. It's MY computer and I am the only one who says what goes on it, not MS, thank you.

Vista may be the greatest gift ever to the FOSS movement.

HugoB · 2nd Jan 2007, 22:34

Yeah, cracked is the wrong word really, bipassed would be better methinks. Still, the point remains, the only working cracks are ones that will be redundant after the first update/service patch.

Roll on publically released buisiness activtion codes.

quack · 2nd Jan 2007, 22:47

Those don't really help if you're after Ultimate. Plus you'll need a cracked KMS server for Business.

metarinka · 3rd Jan 2007, 03:09

I prefer to get my hardware the quasi legal way, ala major universities get bundle liscence deals where they give full liscences to students for $5 of course you can only buy one copy, I just found a student with a mac and viola a legit copy for $5. I'll do the same for vista when I feel the need to.

and bypasses will be a dime a dozen, it's more in the patch/upgrade path that whether or not the continue to work will be questioned

Generic42 · 3rd Jan 2007, 03:18

Why can MS just give up? Linux is totally free which is great, Mac OS is at least liked by it's users even if it does cost money, and no one in their right mind even likes or wants Windows... why don't they just conform? The world is changing and a corporate bully, essentially, is shoving everyone into their pocket so they can make money and screw over all of us who just want something that works like Windows. This isn't because it's the best OS, it's only because it's the richest.

And on the topic of Linux, it's far more versatile, accessible, powerful, and cheap. It'd be great if only there weren't two limiting factors: It's unsupported by anything commonly used, and it's bleeding hard to learn how to use all of it's power. Make Linux easy to use (already is with some distros I guess) and make it common and Windows is out of business. Same with the Mac OS probably, but I root for Linux over that...

I say good job hackers! Keep them on their toes! Show them that they can't control us and our PC use!

Firehed · 3rd Jan 2007, 03:29

But will this let you pass WGA? The Chinese activation servers do (*cough* or so I've heard *cough*). I'm only running it to play around though - by and large, Windows is dead to me.

OtakuHawk · 3rd Jan 2007, 04:41

helloooo "Winborg Vista"

Tyinsar · 3rd Jan 2007, 06:20

Once upon a time, before OSs Needed regular security updates, this would have been a bigger accomplishment. I suspect it will be an easy fix for MS.

Edit: Changed "great" to "a bigger accomplishment" since my original wording sounded like I condone piracy, which I don't.

Gravemind123 · 3rd Jan 2007, 06:50

It won't take long for hackers to get around all of this, as long as people can make security, people can break it!

scq · 3rd Jan 2007, 09:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Hill

Now they do it and [almost] everyone accepts it? You've paid for the damn software. Cha-ching, thank you, see you in '08 for Vista 2.

Psh - as if Microsoft is that swift in making software revisions (Vista?)

I know what you're getting at. I don't like the thought of my software calling home. Just like when I buy a video camera, I want to know it's not sending video back to the company.

DougEdey · 3rd Jan 2007, 09:36

I have no qualms with my Vista, it's legit.

I don't agree with calling back constantly however, thats just perverse.

I don't mind it if I do an update on security issues that Microsoft know how often I check for updates and how often I use my machine. If however they modify my registry I'll be angry.

*Goes off to make a registry monitor*

TomH · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by scq

Psh - as if Microsoft is that swift in making software revisions (Vista?)

A lot of analysts/journos have already speculated that Vista is going to mark a few changes in regards to Microsoft's development life cycle. They've spent billions on Vista and that's partly-due to how late it is.

And it's still not what they originally said it would be. Where's WinFS, for example?

I can see MS releasing another similar product in a few years. Think what Windows 98 was to Windows 95 -- similar, but with a few changes. Though with the added speculation of Vista's delayed mass-adoption, they might just shoot themselves in the foot.

But marketing aside, I don't think they want to wait another 5.5 years before a product release. Little and often is the way forward.

I'm sure there was an article on the Inq about it not so long ago, but I couldn't see it.

2nd Jan 2007, 16:01	#1
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2nd Jan 2007, 16:02	#2
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2nd Jan 2007, 16:47	#5
quack \o/ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Posts: 5,221	I've experimented with this particular "crack" and while it does currently work (validates WGA/Windows Update), I'm sure that won't last for long. The registry value created is pretty obvious, at the moment anyway. It doesn't actually activate Vista, just disables the timer that tells Vista to prompt the user to do so, and leaves it in the "Initial Grace Period". Microsoft will find it very simple to detect this, I'm sure. Unfortunately I've not been able to do much else with the copy of Vista I got through MSDN since my PC isn't very well supported seeing as it's got an nForce2 chipset. Every time I try to install the official Nvidia drivers for my GeForce6 card, it bluescreens, and I can't get any more than 2 speaker audio which sucks. I've seen more BSODs in Vista than I've ever seen with XP! __________________ Denying Rights to Music lovers. Denying Rights to Movie lovers.

2nd Jan 2007, 17:18	#6
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,469	it will be completely hacked soon enough.... and have buckets of virus for it. __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

2nd Jan 2007, 17:45	#8
fev Corporate Whore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Tesco - On Beanbag, Games Playing Office Posts: 2,880	exploit's been given the green light at MS HQ aka: well on the way to being fixed __________________ I know what I'm doing... do you? Follow me on Twitter..go on

2nd Jan 2007, 16:09	#3
Buzzons Mod Master Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,086	its not a crack, its just deactivating a timer -- and its already been fixed by MS (some blog went into details on technet somewhere) they will be checking the regkeys for all windows updates now -- so if you do that, your updates wont work -- and you will not pass the WGA checks -- and get revoked back to the limited status... yay! or.. just block all MS data out of your network on a hardware firewall and hope.

2nd Jan 2007, 22:34	#10
HugoB H to the U to the G to the O to the B Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ThrustingReviews HQ Posts: 1,195	Yeah, cracked is the wrong word really, bipassed would be better methinks. Still, the point remains, the only working cracks are ones that will be redundant after the first update/service patch. Roll on publically released buisiness activtion codes. __________________ TrustedReviews.com - things I write about for a job

2nd Jan 2007, 22:47	#11
quack \o/ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Posts: 5,221	Those don't really help if you're after Ultimate. Plus you'll need a cracked KMS server for Business. __________________ Denying Rights to Music lovers. Denying Rights to Movie lovers.

3rd Jan 2007, 03:09	#12
metarinka I am a Dremel Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,621	I prefer to get my hardware the quasi legal way, ala major universities get bundle liscence deals where they give full liscences to students for $5 of course you can only buy one copy, I just found a student with a mac and viola a legit copy for $5. I'll do the same for vista when I feel the need to. and bypasses will be a dime a dozen, it's more in the patch/upgrade path that whether or not the continue to work will be questioned __________________ project: Orbitoid project: Orbitoid discussion Project: Angry-9 the WWII radio

3rd Jan 2007, 03:18	#13
Generic42 Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: P to the O, Washington Posts: 567	Why can MS just give up? Linux is totally free which is great, Mac OS is at least liked by it's users even if it does cost money, and no one in their right mind even likes or wants Windows... why don't they just conform? The world is changing and a corporate bully, essentially, is shoving everyone into their pocket so they can make money and screw over all of us who just want something that works like Windows. This isn't because it's the best OS, it's only because it's the richest. And on the topic of Linux, it's far more versatile, accessible, powerful, and cheap. It'd be great if only there weren't two limiting factors: It's unsupported by anything commonly used, and it's bleeding hard to learn how to use all of it's power. Make Linux easy to use (already is with some distros I guess) and make it common and Windows is out of business. Same with the Mac OS probably, but I root for Linux over that... I say good job hackers! Keep them on their toes! Show them that they can't control us and our PC use!

3rd Jan 2007, 03:29	#14
Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	But will this let you pass WGA? The Chinese activation servers do (cough or so I've heard cough). I'm only running it to play around though - by and large, Windows is dead to me. __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

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Tyinsar 6 screens / 1 card Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: AB.CA Posts: 2,005	Once upon a time, before OSs Needed regular security updates, this would have been a bigger accomplishment. I suspect it will be an easy fix for MS. Edit: Changed "great" to "a bigger accomplishment" since my original wording sounded like I condone piracy, which I don't. __________________ It's not about how life treats you, it's about how you treat life. Last edited by Tyinsar; 4th Jan 2007 at 07:06.

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3rd Jan 2007, 09:36	#19
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	I have no qualms with my Vista, it's legit. I don't agree with calling back constantly however, thats just perverse. I don't mind it if I do an update on security issues that Microsoft know how often I check for updates and how often I use my machine. If however they modify my registry I'll be angry. Goes off to make a registry monitor __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter