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Thread ID: 74186	2006-11-14 06:14:00	So Much for Vista	JJJJJ (528)	PC World Chat

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499017	2006-11-14 06:14:00	Vista gold but cracked already Email Print Normal font Large font Asher Moses November 14, 2006 - 2:53PM Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 only just went gold, and their anti-piracy measures have already been cracked. Copied from Sydney Morning Herald Various pirate websites have a version of Vista available to download, called "Vista BillGates". It comes supplied with a product key, allowing users to install the operating system on their computers unhindered. A second patch - a separate download, called an "activation crack" - must also be applied. This bypasses the activation process used by Vista to ensure that each installation is legitimate. The same pirate sites also have Office 2007 Enterprise editions available for download. Users simply need to enter a supplied product key, since this version of Office does not require product activation.	JJJJJ (528)
499018	2006-11-14 06:59:00	Well, it had to happen sometime.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
499019	2006-11-14 09:36:00	The problem is the activation crack is not really a crack. They have just found a way to allow you to use a Beta or RC1 / RC2 product key which can then be activated as normal. Since Microsoft have a record of all beta & RC keys given out all they have to do is disable the ability for these keys to be activated. You would then just have a 30 day trial of Windows Vista RTM.	CYaBro (73)
499020	2006-11-14 10:57:00	Never mind the cracks, did they get the bugs out?	R2x1 (4628)
499021	2006-11-14 15:52:00	Never mind the cracks, did they get the bugs out? No...the bugs are coming in thru the cracks.....:lol:	SurferJoe46 (51)
499022	2006-11-14 18:54:00	The problem is the activation crack is not really a crack. They have just found a way to allow you to use a Beta or RC1 / RC2 product key which can then be activated as normal. Since Microsoft have a record of all beta & RC keys given out all they have to do is disable the ability for these keys to be activated. You would then just have a 30 day trial of Windows Vista RTM. How do you know??? ;) Anyway its nothing new, the crackers vs the SW comapnies. Its unending.... Then there will be some measures imposed via updates, more cracks, hacks, more measures etc etc.... All of which usually is bad for the legit buyers.	pctek (84)
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