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sticks464 Posts: 55 Joined: 10/16/2005 Status: offline	To "activate" Vista indefinitely - 3/15/2007 21:16:17 "What was M$crosoft thinking?" Microsoft always says it opposes "software pirates" who sell thousands of unauthorized copies of Windows. But the Redmond company has made things a lot easier for pirates by adding a line to the Registry that can be changed from 0 to 1 to postpone the need to "activate" Vista indefinitely. Read more http://windowssecrets.com/comp/070315/


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5432 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	RE: To "activate" Vista indefinitely - 3/16/2007 1:53:01 Good. This means I won't be limited to a single install. If an OEM license of Vista is activated on one computer, then you can no longer reinstall it on another computer- even if you remove the other installation. Windows updates might be an issue though, since the license won't be activated, you won't be able to access the windows update page. MS just needs to hand out free copies of Vista for awhile, so people have a better reason to switch. _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to sticks464)


Mango Himself Posts: 1647 Joined: 11/28/2005 Status: offline	RE: To "activate" Vista indefinitely - 3/16/2007 8:53:02 Has anyone actually tried it? I mean, does it really work? My major concern is the fact that updates won't be available, therefore whoever extends the trial period is forced to stay with Vista unless both OSs can coexist in one PC _____________________________ Associate Smutter _____________________ You're Just Jealous Because The Voices Are Talking To Me (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


caz Posts: 3468 Joined: 10/10/2001 From: Somewhere south of Chester, UK Status: offline	RE: To "activate" Vista indefinitely - 3/16/2007 9:57:41 The author of Windows Secrets says this about the longevity of the fix, quote: But dishonest PC sellers could use the procedure to install thousands of copies of Vista and sell them to unsuspecting consumers or businesses as legitimately activated copies. This would certainly violate the Vista EULA, but consumers might not realize this until the PCs they bought started demanding activation � and failing � months or years later ... In my testing of Microsoft's back-door loophole, I've found that the technique can be used to postpone the activation deadline one year or longer. It may or may not, however, work forever, as I describe below. There are also differences between business and home versions, so I would suggest that you read the whole article and not just skim it. _____________________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will dance, or more on your keyboard. Cheshire cat. www.doracat.co.uk I remember when it took less than 4hrs to fly across the Atlantic. (in reply to Mango Himself)


jaybee Posts: 13959 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: Berkshire, UK Status: offline	RE: To "activate" Vista indefinitely - 3/16/2007 10:56:11 If it's a hack developed by Microsoft, is it likely to work properly anyway? Even if it does, there's probably a security hole so big in it that your machine will be dead within a week. _____________________________ If it ain't broke..... fix it until it is. GAWDS Now where did I put that Doctype? (in reply to caz)


rubyaim Posts: 757 Joined: 6/22/2005 Status: offline	RE: To "activate" Vista indefinitely - 3/16/2007 16:46:54 Not really anything to do with this, but did those who get the MS emails regarding patches, fixes, bugs, security downloads etc, notice the one from last week or the week before had nothing? Only reason we can think of for this unprecedented event, is that they have pulled all the programmers off whatever they should be doing, to work on Vista _____________________________ Sally (in reply to jaybee)