Archive for the 'Activation' Category
Recover from Vista Reduced Functionality Mode
Saturday, December 30th, 2006Recovering from Windows Vista reduced Functionality mode implies modifying the registry. So, before applying any changes to the registry, first make sure that you backup the
whole thing. By setting the following registry value to “1″HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NT
CurrentVersionSLUserOperations (REG_DWORD), standard users will also be able to activate a copy of Windows Vista, without local administrator privileges.
Windows Vista Activation Cracked Yet Again
Friday, December 29th, 2006It was just a week ago that Microsoft’s Jim Allchin was talking about Windows Vista security and how the operating system would fend off attacks from malicious code and hackers. Allchin made no mention, however, of the recent successful attempts at cracking Windows Vista’s activation scheme.
Microsoft Vista Antipiracy Security Hacked
Saturday, December 9th, 2006Hackers are distributing a file that they say lets users of the corporate version of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system get around the software’s antipiracy mechanisms.
Windows Vista must be "activated," or authorized by Microsoft, before it will work on a particular machine. To simplify the task of activating many copies of Vista, Microsoft offers corporate [...]
Illegal KMS server appears on the Internet
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006The business launch of Windows Vista is only a few days behind us and already the attempts to pirate Windows Vista are underway. Recently I stumbled on news of a rogue KMS servers that has appeared on the internet with information on how to activate a copy of Windows Vista VL against the server. [...]
Vistas EULA Product Activation Worries
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006The terms of Microsoft’s End User License Agreement (EULA) for its upcoming Vista operating system raises the conflict between two fundamental principles of contract law. The first, and more familiar, is that parties to a contract can generally agree to just about anything, as long as what they agree to doesn’t violate the law and [...]
Microsoft clarifies Vista activation to bit-tech hacks
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006Microsoft today talked to bit-tech in a bid to reassure the enthusiast community about the licensing terms of Windows Vista.
We previously read that Vista could prove to be a nightmare for enthusiasts who upgrade often, with only one transfer to a new machine allowed and with the license tied to a particular system configuration in [...]
Onerous Vista Activation, A Time Bomb
Friday, October 20th, 2006There has been a lot of chatter recently over some of the newer activation and validation schemes that Microsoft may or may not implement with its new Vista operating system. Nobody at Microsoft is saying much, and a lot of bloggers and pundits are all over these alleged schemes, calling them bad news for users. [...]
How will Microsoft stop you stealing Windows Vista?
Thursday, October 12th, 2006Using SPP, Microsoft’s new Software Protection Platform, which is even better or, if you like, worse than WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage).
Vista uses a new disk image installation system so every DVD will carry all the code. This will enable users to upgrade from a cheap version just by obtaining a passcode online or over [...]
WGA = SPP, SPP=Kill Switch, Killed Vista => Linux Desktop!
Sunday, October 8th, 2006All the Linux fans and developers of desktop software should rejoice! Today is the day of the beginning of new era for Linux desktops and distros. The server side of Linux is taking care of itself with the likes of Redhat, SUSE, Centos and the likes. But the desktops are in the form of waking [...]
A Vista kill switch would be good for Linux
Thursday, October 5th, 2006There seems to be a lot of talk about a potential kill switch in Windows Vista, but that would be very good news for Linux and open source adoption in most of the world and perhaps even college campuses. The tighter the anti-piracy controls on Microsoft software is, the wider the adoption of Linux.
