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Windows Vista Iso BillGates To Legit MSDN PATCH

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Little path for BillGates ISO of Windows Vista RTM to transform this release into legit MSDN release.


















If you dowload Vista x86 "BillGates" release (md5 = c7792c31aeea98be645ab295d35e8eef, size - 2 678 614 016), It is possible to transform this release into legit MSDN release (md5 = d1ff9802d93871c9b90fe5542e84f89e, size - the same).

Start ppf-o-matic3, choose the ISO from BillGates, and a patch bg-msdn.ppf to apply, and at you a proper image from MSDN. For check the resulted md5 control sums are applied of an image before patch, and after, and finaly a md5 of MSDN image contents.

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Comments(125)

for what reason i should do this?

By bestimmaa on 13.11.2006 - 13:11
for what reason i should do this? is there still the need of activation?

Mirror

By joe on 13.11.2006 - 13:11
can anyone make a rapidshare mirror?
thanks

hmm?

By juris on 13.11.2006 - 13:11
for what is this good?

yes

By Bam on 13.11.2006 - 14:11
what is this for ?

Megaupload

By Vullf on 13.11.2006 - 15:11
here's a link for it at megaupload:¨
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0aylqa69

rapidshare link:

By gandalf on 13.11.2006 - 15:11
http://rapidshare.com/files/3186112/bg-msdn.rar.html

So What!?!

By Radiance on 13.11.2006 - 15:11
and then you have a legit msdn release. who cares :p
what's the point?
it still won't pass wga or you still can't activate it.



huar

By gandalf on 13.11.2006 - 15:11
sure you can activate with your beta 2 key. i promise

Some Help!!!

By DoN on 13.11.2006 - 16:11
ok, ive downloaded the patch.
i opened the ppf-o-matic3 and i added the iso (bill gates) image and then added the file bg-msdn.ppf that is included in this patch and then i just applyed the patch and it said patch successfully, now burn into a cd.
have i done it correctly or something else missing ?
let me know.
p.s- so do i just burn the cd and instal from there ?
p.s- can you post some valid keys to use for activation ?
regards all.

A final answer PLEASE ????

By JOHNO on 13.11.2006 - 17:11
can someone just say once and for all , if this procedure is carried out , then does it activate ?? and does it expire ?? yes or no ???

Fix

By Joe on 13.11.2006 - 17:11
it fixes the error if you install from running windows xp ;)

@ Joe

By 420 on 13.11.2006 - 17:11
"it fixes the error if you install from running windows xp ;)" have you confirmed this yourself or did you get this info from another source?

Is It Safe ?

By KaNe on 13.11.2006 - 18:11
is it safe to do a clean instal of this version ? i mean like format the hard disk and have it as the main and only operationg system ? or we have to have win xp and win vista on the same pc ?
let us know, please.

This

By vistaxp on 13.11.2006 - 18:11
does this make it easier to activate or something? can you use beta 2 keys?

RE: Is It Safe?

By juris on 13.11.2006 - 18:11
yes it is, i have clean instal on my formated disk and it is ok

asfdasa

By tomallen on 13.11.2006 - 18:11
do beta 2 keys work?

RE: Is It Safe?

By Geagan on 13.11.2006 - 18:11
juris, can u please tell us if u had to activate after install? as far as i know most msdn versions come with a built-in key and dont require activation.

safa

By asfa on 13.11.2006 - 19:11
do beta 2 keys work

Xplain To Us

By CeNa on 13.11.2006 - 19:11
to whoever have installed this os, can you tell us how the process works ?
does it need an activation or is just a key ?
xplain to us how we can successfully instal this os, please ?
thank you all.

WPA is always 30 days

By Jeremy Otten on 13.11.2006 - 19:11
activation is still needed. 30 days eval. this are all of the versions even vista enterprise doesn't have vlk anymore. we will need to wait for a perminent crack

RE: WPA is always 30 days

By CeNa on 13.11.2006 - 19:11
this is not good news.
a lot of people say that this is an official/rtm version and it still needs a crack ? that means we are only half way through, now the hard part is to get a crack that works.
thank you.

This fixes the install error.

By PFDogs on 13.11.2006 - 20:11
i have confirmed that this patch fixes the file copy error that occurs when installing vista from windows.

30 Day Work A Round

By bornaries79 on 13.11.2006 - 21:11
ok this is what i did before i did a clean install in my computer i ser my bios date to 2099. i did a full system install formated my harddrives and everything. after i got into vista then i changed the date back to the right date. i have been running the rtm version from this site now for 2 days and i still have 30 days left for activation. and i have gone towww.microsoft.com and have downloaded programs that need the geniun validation and it validtaed and let me download the file i needed. so i am having no problems or worries about the activation. everything is working just fine. i did the same thing when i would download a win xp version and i used it for almost a year and it was still saying 30 days left for activation and was able to download from the microsoft site with no problems and all updates worked!! i hope this will help alot of you out that have been worrying about the activation. i am a computer technician been working with computers for 13 years and that was one trick i learned from microsoft themselves when i would work on computers!!!

Wont load

By cmtar on 13.11.2006 - 21:11
i installed vista and when it does to the desktop the screen is blue and the explorer window opens, it installed because i can use the explorer window to find programs but no desktop, ive reinstalled twice. whats going on???

RE: 30 Day Work A Round

By DoN on 13.11.2006 - 21:11
1- before you format your hard disk, you set the bios date to 2099!
2- you format the disk and you do a clean instal of windows vista!
3- after you have installed vista, thats when you change it back to the current date ?
is that correct ?
let us know please.
thanks for the advice.
p.s- what key did you use ?

You need a RC1 or RC2 key!!!!

By fuser on 13.11.2006 - 21:11
there is a way to activate but you need a rc1 or rc2 key,the msdn patch is usefull just if you want to launch the setup from xp(pass the imfamous error that happen at 50% during install)

30 day Work A Round

By bornaries79 on 13.11.2006 - 21:11
yes that is correct don and the version i have i dont eneter a key at all

RE: 30 Day Work A Round

By DoN on 13.11.2006 - 23:11
thanks for letting me know bornaries79.
i have the bill gates version so i just hope everything works ok.
thanks for all your help.

RE: 30 Day Work A Round

By Geagan on 13.11.2006 - 23:11
thanks a lot for this info bornaries79. i just want to know do you change the date back after first boot into the desktop, or before that right after all installation files are completed? thanks again.

hmmm

By ozzie on 14.11.2006 - 00:11
what exactly does it do changing the date back etc? i just installed it and it still says 30 days remaining, (installed it with 2099 and then when it was installed turned the date back)

30 day Work A Round

By bornaries79 on 14.11.2006 - 00:11
i changed the date back as soon as the desktop got loaded the first time. and about why turning the date back is the time bomb is now set in 2099 when you turn the date back the 30 days will stay 30 days and never bomb out on you and dont worry about activating it bc the updates and wga works without activating and that way you can use vista without having to worry about running out of time. its just a way to run vista without the worry about the crack for activation or to worry about having to redo vista after 30 days bc a crack for activation ends up blocking wga and updates which alot should know from xp without the activation you can do wga and updates on vista just like xp i used to run xp almost all the way till 1 day left before activatiing and i got all my updates and any wga programs if i was actually gonna activate it. so i hope this helps alot of you out. take care!!!

there is a activation crack out there...

By joo on 14.11.2006 - 03:11
there is a activation crack out there... then you can use your beta1,beta2,rc1,rc2 key to activate

Activation Crack

By bornaries79 on 14.11.2006 - 04:11
yes i know there is an activation crack out there but even with that crack there is still a time bomb on it for june or july of 2007 the workaround the time bomb is in 2099 and none of will be around that long to worry about it and it is alot easier than the crack all you have to do is 3 steps change date install change date then your done

ok but....

By ozzie on 14.11.2006 - 05:11
do you really think microsoft is this stupid and they wont notice the 2099 trick?

bios trick

By Johnni on 14.11.2006 - 06:11
can we set the bios back to the original date after installing and changing date in windows?

BIOS

By bornaries79 on 14.11.2006 - 06:11
well they have not coaught in in the last 5 years and i was told from someone from microsoft about that they say it is soo simple no one things about it people always go for the hard way trying to find crackz and when you change the date back on windows the bios will chnage back on restart well i know mine did


BIOS

By bornaries79 on 14.11.2006 - 06:11
ignore spelling errors all been up 24 hours and adding been in pain sorry

which one

By Dan on 14.11.2006 - 06:11
umm so which one should i download ime already downloading microsoft.windows.vista.rtm.32bit.and.64bit.aio.dvd.read.nfo-winbeta, is that the right one or not please tell me!!!

Bios Trick

By lonerider_67 on 14.11.2006 - 06:11
ok...let's all assume that the bios trick works until someone can actually test it and confirm it after a few days...bornaries, how are you able to get the wga protected downloads for winxp without having any cracks or workarounds other than your method...as far as i know, you can't get them unless you have a legit copy of windows or a crack to bypass the wga protection...are you saying that anyone who can get vista installed with your method (granted they can get ahold of a key) will be able to get all updates and downloads without the worry of wga activation? if so, how do you know it will work for vista?

Bios 2099 Trick

By cyX on 14.11.2006 - 11:11
bornaries79 i would like to know if 2099 works with my hard disk.i have 2x 80gb raid 0 that is ok with me to format them but i have and 1x 160gb with all my backup data. i would like to know if i format the 2x 80 raid 0 and install the os with the bios trick and then put the 160gb disk without formating will the trick continue to work?..sorry for my english..

Bios Trick

By Benna on 14.11.2006 - 13:11
is the bios change working? if then afetr installing windows vista, can we cahnge it back current date?

Activation

By James on 14.11.2006 - 15:11
windows xp and vista will need to be activated before you can get updates

i know this because my win xp was not activated and i it said windows needs to activated before it could verify windows was genuine .

Activation

By Mark on 14.11.2006 - 18:11
thx a lot, it's true that u can only install via dvd, no virtual drives :(
the activation crack (replacing licence files) works a peach, free vista till 2007 yay. im 100% vista now. =d i havent tried the bios thing but i might give it a crack tonite, wil report back a.s.a.p

30 Day Work Around WORKS

By It Works YAY on 14.11.2006 - 22:11
ok bornaries79was right about the workaround but he did leave one thing out on it but he has also been sick like he has said so i can't hold it against him!! but when you do the bios date change unhook the internet install vista then make sure you turn off the sync with servers for the time, then you can chnage the date in windows or reboot the system go back in bios and then change the date back that will stop the countdown but keep the sync time off bc it syncs with microsoft anyways and they can get alot of information from your computer that way anyways ... take care bornaries79 get well soon btw guys i got bornaries79 email and actually talked to him he is fighting with a bad kidney problem and bladder problem so give him your regards all thanks oh and also i did the 30day thing yesteday and the 30 days stayed after 24 hours

How do you do this trick when you have already activated Vista RTM with the crack?

By pyrapurcell on 15.11.2006 - 01:11
how do you do this trick when you have already activated vista rtm with the crack? "ok bornaries79was right about the workaround but he did leave one thing out on it but he has also been sick like he has said so i can't hold it against him!! but when you do the bios date change unhook the internet install vista then make sure you turn off the sync with servers for the time, then you can chnage the date in windows or reboot the system go back in bios and then change the date back that will stop the countdown but keep the sync time off bc it syncs with microsoft anyways and they can get alot of information from your computer that way anyways ... take care bornaries79 get well soon btw guys i got bornaries79 email and actually talked to him he is fighting with a bad kidney problem and bladder problem so give him your regards all thanks oh and also i did the 30day thing yesteday and the 30 days stayed after 24 hours."

bornaries79's 2099 method

By F@TMAN on 15.11.2006 - 10:11
in regards to bornaries79's method, it might not affect the time bomb, but how is he able to validate his install and d/l updates if he doesn't use a cd-key?

Genuine Validation and 2099 without activation key

By RamsesII on 15.11.2006 - 13:11
@ f@tman: well it works for sure. i've installed vista using the 2099 method and entered no licence key (i have a valid rc2 key), and was able to d/l genuine validation required files and updates as well (latest dirextx redist for example)

I'm in according

By Maximus on 15.11.2006 - 20:11
i've done the same procedure and works great! i've just downloaded 2 updates.

thanks to bornaries79!!!

Genuine Validation and 2099 without activation key

By Geagan on 15.11.2006 - 21:11
i can confirm what ramsesll has said above. it worked for me too. i have a valid rc1 key but didn't need to enter it. bornaries79, u are a genius! my best wishes and hope u get well soon. i guess what microsoft said today about the cracked versions not lasting for long, does not apply to this workaround huh? :-)

Bios Trick

By BigDaddy on 15.11.2006 - 22:11
i tried the 2099 bios trick and it didn't work for me in regards to the 30 days...it hasn't even been 24 hrs yet and mine has changed to 29 days...i was also able to download files that required validation...i installed everything step by step the way it was explained by bornaries79 and by the person who added a few extra steps, but with one difference...in my installation i used the cd key that was provided for installation instead of just skipping the process of entering a cd key...can anyone tell me if this makes a difference or is this entire method a joke...i personally don't think it is going to work...surely ms isn't that stupid that they would let something like this that is so simple slip thru the cracks...if someone can prove me wrong then i'll shut up...otherwise, i think we are all wasting our time

worked for me

By mario on 16.11.2006 - 01:11
i installed the vista and did the 2099 what bornaries79. then after i changed the time i ran it for a day then set my clock up 34 days and it still works great vista didn't do anything differnt, didn't stop working, or any limit access...

thanks bornaries79

also

By mario on 16.11.2006 - 02:11
i also then pushed the date to sept 2007 and it still works flawlessly...then i tried it at nov 2008 and still works flawlessly...

i think it worked?

By bryant on 16.11.2006 - 04:11
so i installed vista with the 2099 tick, but i dont see the 30 days left anywhere...i think i did it correctly, but im not positive..where should the 30 day thing pop up?

Vista Timer Countdown

By LostnNYC on 16.11.2006 - 05:11
if you want to check your countdown: run type "slmgr.vbs -dlv" w/o quotes. you'll have your time left to live!

vista timer countdown

By bryant on 16.11.2006 - 06:11
that didnt do anything...i typed it in in run and clicked run and nothing happened

2099

By bryant on 16.11.2006 - 06:11
well the 2099 thing didnt work for me guess ill have to hope someone comes up with a crack real soon!

Let's look at this

By 111 on 16.11.2006 - 09:11
win +r
and run this vista counter in minutes:
"slmgr.vbs -dlv"

initial value is 43200

But...

By Maximus on 16.11.2006 - 09:11
why in my "system" window compare 30 days left snd in this counter 29 days left??? therefore does the trick not function????

check this please

By 111 on 16.11.2006 - 09:11
run this slmgr.vbs -dlv

attention

By 111 on 16.11.2006 - 09:11
if you run slmgr.vbs -dlv and see time in minutes 43200 or less - this trick doesn't work

Time for Aero

By Benna on 16.11.2006 - 10:11
the cracking is over. it works, anyone know if there is a crack for windows aero in rtm?


sure?

By 111 on 16.11.2006 - 11:11
benna

have you run script slmgr.vbs -dlv ?
if yes - trick with date 2099 doesn't work

i think

By Maximus on 16.11.2006 - 11:11
i think trick doesn't works because microsoft has changed something during an update, it seems to be good in the system window but in the counter days are less. none has founded the way to remove the evaluation sign on the rc2 files?

YES, IT DOESN'T WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By 111 on 16.11.2006 - 11:11
relax, madams and sirs....

Bios Trick Not woravking

By Benna on 16.11.2006 - 11:11
ya man i am using the rc crack by replacing th file.... any aero crack available

Help

By 111 on 16.11.2006 - 11:11
benna

i replaced 2 files too, got license key for rc1, but can't activate rtm version

helpme

By aBz on 16.11.2006 - 12:11
hey guys, what do i need to do to install the bill gates version. i got an rc1 key. do i need to type that in when i install. also, is it possible to upgrade from xp to vista?? i have the microsoft.windows.vista.rtm.proper.activation.crack-reebsaw . do i need to use this too. can someone please explain to me please.!!

2099 is useless

By bside on 16.11.2006 - 12:11
the trick with 2099 year doesn't work, "slmgr.vbs -dlv" counts every minute left (right now i have 43158 minutes left)

Working For Me

By bornaries79 on 16.11.2006 - 15:11
i do not know why people are having a hard time with the 30 day work around but i have been running vista since tuesday with the workaround and i ran the slmgr.vbs -dlv
just to make sure and it still says i have 43200 minutes left. and that is 30 days still and it still says 30 days to activate in my sustem properties. sorry yall if it is not working for you i tried!!!

x bornaries

By Maximus on 16.11.2006 - 15:11
have you downloaded all updates?

curious

By george on 16.11.2006 - 17:11
for you gus that the counter is counting down, when you reboot the system what does it say then? does it reset the counter back upto 30 days?

a few questoins

By bryant on 16.11.2006 - 19:11
well i did the 2099 trick with no success... just to recap and try and clear everything up here are the steps i took.

1. (pre vista install) - reset bios clock to 2099 (so..11/15/2099) and disabled wireless internet
2. installed vista -- did a clean install from the cd -- when promtped to put in a serial i skipped it and continued the install (did not load drivers during install)
3. after the install i turned off the sync with internet time
4. next i reset the bios time back to 2006 (so..11/15/2006)
5. then i did a check with "slmgr.vbs -dlv" and it said 29 days...so the trick didnt work..

so im pretty sure those are the steps, but it didnt work for me...

is it possible to try and do another install of vista and follow the steps again and try and make it work?



also

By bryant on 16.11.2006 - 19:11
i didnt to a clean formot of the drive from the bios before i installed vista, i just relied on the vista install to refortmat and do a clean in stall...could that be a problem?

change clock

By timy on 16.11.2006 - 20:11
well here what and how i installed and now still shows 30 days left even i change the year in bios-::
1-change bios clock to 2099
2-install vista without any key
3-after final booting vista asks you if the time and date is ok? .you change the year to 2006..
4.voila

...i even checked if it vill stop when i change the year to 2008 and what i saw is still 30 days left for register..
--
final word is you can install vista changin the year to 2099 and it still continues to work when you back change to 2006

Aero crack

By NetRolller 3D on 16.11.2006 - 20:11
there is no need for an aero crack, you can enable it in the control panel by hand (as long as your system supports it).

product key

By bryant on 16.11.2006 - 21:11
also in the system properties where it now says 29 days...it has a product key...i never entered a prod key so wtf

Activation

By Alain3363 on 16.11.2006 - 22:11
you can replace the two files as the way to activate the rc2 5840 and after that you can activate the rtm with the rc1 keys. then you can use the rtm to 2007-6-1~~

about this patch, it fixs the bug that the billgates virsion could not be intalled in a virtual dvd-rom just like d-tools.



Bios Trick

By nonyabidness on 17.11.2006 - 03:11
this so-called bios trick maybe working after all...i have found that if i check my minutes and days with "slmgr.vbs -dlv" everytime i shutdown or restart my computer, it will always show 43195 minutes and 29 days...it will however count down the minutes while the computer is on...seems to reset after shutting down and restarting...has anyone else tried this


BIOS Trick Steps

By Kdask on 17.11.2006 - 04:11
i tried the bios time change trick the first time and it didn't work. when i changed the date ahead a day it went from say 29 to 28. i did this a day after i installed it, when i got home i noticed it said 29. i did it again and it went from 28 to 27. but i think the mistake may have been because when it initially asked to setup the time, i set it to the real time instead of 2099. i reinstalled and did the following:

1. unhooked computer from the internet
2. set the bios time year to 2099; left the day and month the same as the real date
3. installed as usual
4. when it initially asks to setup the time, leave it at 2099, no changes
5. run, services.msc and disable windows time, just did this in case, but hey maybe it doesn't rely on this at all, but just in case.
6. rebooted just in case
7. changed time back to the real date and time

i tried changing the date to the next day and then did it two, three, and four days from now and it still is at 30 day trial in right click computer, properties; at the bottom of the window. i'll repost an update tomorrow if it goes down. also to note, after each change in date/time to check to see if the days for the trial period decreased, i would do a reboot. i did that for both instances. also, i tried moving the time back as well to see if it did anything.

BIOS Trick Steps

By Kdask on 17.11.2006 - 04:11
i forgot to mention, to mitigate any discrepancies, i am using the non-msdn patched version of the billgates dvd which is 2.5gb~ i forgot the actual total, but it's not the 3gb~ one.

Oh yeah

By Kdask on 17.11.2006 - 04:11
oh yeah and when it asks for product key, i do the same as the people above. uncheck the box and don't enter in any key and then say no to the dialogue box that comes up asking if you want to enter a key or not.

bornaries79's 2099 method

By Mr Been on 17.11.2006 - 07:11
are there perhaps 2 different vista-installation packages?? one that accepts the bios2099-trick, and another that will not?? for me this trick was a full success - still 30 days left after 3 days of installation.
but if microsoft replaces one .dll with an update, the trick is useless!!!!!!!!!

Aero

By Benna on 17.11.2006 - 08:11
i mean in non supported video cards. like without wddm

another questiosn

By bryant on 17.11.2006 - 18:11
i downloaded the bill gates version and when prompted to enter your vista edition during the installation i chose "ultimate" - is that correct? if not could that avoid the 2099 trick?

Can Anyone confirm to me if the BIOS trick works for sure and that the counter in the regisstry stays the same 43200?

By Pyrapurcell on 17.11.2006 - 22:11
can anyone confirm to me if the bios trick works for sure and that the counter in the regisstry stays the same 43200?

confirm

By bryant on 18.11.2006 - 02:11
the trick works for some and not for others....just read posts and its pretty aparent

Bios Trick

By Lazieye on 18.11.2006 - 03:11
if i've got this right, make sure youre not connected to internet, set bios to 2099, load vista, set time zone but dont change time, when vista has fully loaded change time in vista (turning off time sync)and reboot. dont reboot and change time in bios. is this correct?

Bios Trick

By Lazieye on 18.11.2006 - 03:11
also read somewhere that even though you dont enter a serial number and leave it blank, it loads a number kept in the system. method used by ms for demonstration purposes on various computers so they don't have to bother with serials.
however sure there will be an update shortly which will fix this.

Still 30 Days Left From Workaround

By bornaries79 on 18.11.2006 - 05:11
well i have been running windows vista now for about 6 days now and i still have 30 days left for activation. i have been downloading updates with no problems and i have installed planty of wga files with no problem.

Doesn't Work

By Kdask on 18.11.2006 - 08:11
got home looked at trial period. 29 days.. doesn't work.

2099 does not work long

By TUVOK on 18.11.2006 - 13:11
hey, i tried the 2099 trick which worked for some days (30 days left). but today -maybe after updating windows defender signatures- the counter decreases to 29 days.
so, the 2099 method is not safe.

30 day workaround cracks works

By jt_fl007 on 18.11.2006 - 14:11
hi all i just installed bill gates verison of windows vista i did what bornaries79 said to do.. it work the validation downloads everthing worked i think there are two versions of vista rapidshare and billgates the gates version me....

REAL WORKING BillGates to MSDN patch

By LeGITcyX on 18.11.2006 - 20:11
guys here is the real thing.
billgates to msdn patch
convert your

lrmcfre_en_dvd.iso (billgates) b82590481755ba3420e7314bf82b8916a90963b5

to legit msdn vista!!!
b71e04564ca22e4d9928e59298eff87cf62b382b

http://rapidshare.com/files/3890509/workingmsdn.rar

WORKING BillGates to MSDN

By mETALFUZIOn on 18.11.2006 - 21:11
hi dudes, i did the patching of my bill gates version of vista and it working ok! i installed 4 times the vista for testing the diferent versions os vista, from my xp and it working 100% all times, without eny problem...

BILL GATES VS MSDN

By bornaries79 on 19.11.2006 - 00:11
ok i just wanted to let everyone know a lil secret. i have a friend that just got his windows from msdn he is supsribed to it. well just to let everyone know something the bill gates version number is exactly the same as the msdn one. so there is no difference except that he has an actual key to activate his copy. hope this stops all the confusion!!

BILL GATES VS MSDN

By bornaries79 on 19.11.2006 - 00:11
ok my friend came over with his laptop and he has an official copy of the msdn vista. we checked the version number exactly the same as the bill gates version i am running. we have browsed through the programs and everything on the two version and there is no difference at all between the two. the only difference mine is showing 30 days left for activation and his is activated but he also got a valid key. so i don't understand what the difference is suppsed to be? we don't see no difference in anything not even in performance or anything. so if you have a bill gates version use it bc its the same as the msdn one. take care!!

Biost trick

By AtomAng on 19.11.2006 - 09:11
the 2099 trick did not work for me...

RE:Difference

By 420 on 19.11.2006 - 09:11
okay, there is only one file that is different.
i'm comparing "billgates+old msdn patch" to this real msdn version. i don't have the unpatched billgates anymore but i know that "billgates+old msdn patch" is closer to real msdn than just billgates with no patch.
the old patch listed on this page changed 3 files. well, 2 files but 1 was in 2 different places.
now, if you apply the new patch to the unpatched billgates or if you download the official msdn version like i did, then the only difference between the real msdn version and the "billgates+old msdn patch" version is the file "migcore.dll". it's located in:
sources/migcore.dll
support/migwiz/migcore.dll
and here are the differences:

old:
0x001d5d1d 4570 1697
0x001d5d55 4570 1697

new:
0x001d5d1d c0a8 0001
0x001d5d55 c0a8 0001

Cannot get the .iso to boot off the DVD :|

By spart on 20.11.2006 - 16:11
i tried to burn this iso a few times using different programs and i end up with the same result; not being able to boot off the dvd. i've worked with multiple bootable cds but never a dvd before. is there something i am doing wrong? i tired using nero, and alcohol 120%. help will be appreciated. by the way, i am using dvd-r, that might be my problem?


patch not working

By yothere on 20.11.2006 - 19:11
i run the ppf-o-matic and entering the iso and then the patch i get this error...

cannot open the specified image file c:\documents and settings\xxxxx\desktop\lrmcfre_en_dvd.iso

the md5sum on this iso is corect?

any help would be appreciated

fixed....

By yothere on 20.11.2006 - 20:11
the iso was running in memory or in some other program...i copied it over to another folder and patched it from there!!!

PLEASE HELP

By George32 on 21.11.2006 - 00:11
hi ppl,
i need some basic help here in order to get the "microsoft.windows.vista.final-billgates" i downloaded, using you utotrrent. in the download folder i got one iso image of microsoft.windows.vista.final-billgates, and one another folder with exactly the same name, containing a whole lot of rar files. these tow are having the same size 2.49 gb. now, when i click on the iso image to extract and see the files, it says, "no archive found", when i burn the image on dvd+ using nero, my drive cant read it and says a blank drive. i am lost and followed all the comments here, couldnt find any solution to my problem. can someone please give me a step by step guidance to the solution, and help me get things going with vista.
thanks in advanceddd

Burn ISO image at 4X

By Geagan on 22.11.2006 - 17:11
remember to always burn your iso images at 4x or less onto dvd. if you burn at any speed that is higher than 4x, your installation may have problems during the time it copies and expands files on to the hard disk.

Bios trick..

By z0mbi3 on 25.11.2006 - 11:11
the bios trick only works if you don't leave your pc on for longer than 24 hours at a time.

i confirmed this last night, let the timer count down to the next day, restart , and it'll be stuck on the next day.

for example mine now says 27.999999 days remaining.

Re: Bios trick..

By Timothy003 on 26.11.2006 - 00:11
then what doesn't fit in is that bornaries79 said it's stuck at 43200 minutes.

Re: Bios trick..

By z0mbi3 on 26.11.2006 - 00:11
i know. it's what is happening for me though.

set bios clock to 2099. i installed vista ultimate x64. entered no keys. before i set my networking up, i disabled time synchronisation inside vista, restarted, set the bios clock back to 2006 and continued about my buisness.

that gets me to where i am now, with this weird counting down.

Re: Bios trick..

By z0mbi3 on 26.11.2006 - 00:11
just to add to that, the only thing i forgot to do was disable the time sync service under services.msc straight away. it's disabled now, bujt maybe that's what has made the difference.

need some more feedback tbh.

Bios Trick...

By NoGo on 26.11.2006 - 16:11
the bios trick flat out does not work. think of all the timebomb software out there. since when did rigging the clock work? vista counts down no matter what. and with all respect to bornaries i don't buy it. if you leave vista running around the clock the timer counts down, even after a reboot.

Bios trick

By so on 26.11.2006 - 17:11
i installed vista bill gates ultimate and did the bios trick. the slmgr.vbs -dlv shows that the minutes are counting down in chunks. the slmgr.vbs -xpr says that the i'm in the initial grace perriod but it is always current date + 30 days (now dec.26 12:26:43). in my computer i have 30 day to activate. i'm not sure now if the bios trick works or not. the automatic updates and everything is working. i instaled vista on nov.16 on vmware. i think i'll wait 'till dec.16 to see if it works.

Bios trick....

By z0mbi3 on 26.11.2006 - 17:11
nogo, that's a bit contradictory but i get what your saying.

if any one has the bios trick working how its meant to, regardless of leaving the pc on for 24 hours or more, can you please post back with exactly what you did.

Bios trick.............

By so on 26.11.2006 - 18:11
now i moved the date to 26.nov.2007. the slmgr.vbs -xpr says: initial grace period ends 27.12.2007. the rest is the same as above. i don't know what to think. s***t !

Rearm...

By so on 26.11.2006 - 18:11
i now tried the slmgr.vbs -rearm and !!!!!!!!!! the slmgr -dlv says 43200 minutes, the slmgr.vbs -xpr says 26.12.2006

Only 3 times

By so on 26.11.2006 - 19:11
the rearm works for 3 times. :-((((

BIOS Trick

By t-bone on 27.11.2006 - 20:11
simply does not work...tried it too. wait and see....?

Still working

By Newbie on 01.12.2006 - 12:12
i followed all the instructions. loaded just after midnight. running dual boot and never run vista near midnight. it's been three weeks and it still shows 30 days

READ the README file you idiots

By the heck? on 04.12.2006 - 08:12
as many of you may know, windows vista has been released to msdn (microsoft developer network) subscribers and select connect beta testers. i am proud to bring you a legitimate msdn dvd. please take the time to read over and print these instructions before you attempt to install windows vista.
how to install windows vista
1. unplug your pc’s internet connection.
2. turn on your pc (or restart if it’s already on) and boot into your bios (usually hitting the del key before initialization; otherwise refer to your instruction manual).
3. set the date to december 31, 2099 (december to prevent accidents from happening when setting the year back to 2099 for any reason; as vista keeps the most amount of days you passed the time you installed it, so if you pass the 30 days after you install it and boot up vista, it will remember that every time you reboot and not allow you to log on).
4. save & exit the bios and install vista, leaving the product key textbox blank and un-checking the “automatically activate windows when i’m online” checkbox. (you can either burn the iso file to a dvd using software like dvd decrypter or mounting it to a virtual drive with daemon tools [www.daemon-tools.cc].)
5. when windows shows the time settings when you’re setting it up, do not change anything (not even the time zone), just click “next” and finish. now windows will test your system performance.
6. after it finishes, log on. click on the time on your taskbar, click the “change date and time settings…” link, go to the “internet time” tab, hit the “change settings” button, and uncheck the “synchronize with an internet time server” checkbox. then set your date back to today. also, you can set the time zone to your own.
7. plug in your pc’s internet connection and download updates as necessary.
8. now the 30-day trial period will last until year 2099. you will not be able to activate windows, but wga still works and you can download anything from microsoft just like a legitimate copy of windows can. this trick goes the same for windows xp. the activation status in system information (control panel  system) will say 30 days.

above instruction

By z0mbi3 on 04.12.2006 - 11:12
it's all very good saying read the intructions, but for many people (seemingly more than have actually confirmed it working) it just plain doesn't work and ticks down to the next day after x amount of mins.

Continued..

By santa on 04.12.2006 - 11:12
yet to see anyone post up saying they have unlimited 30 days and exactly how they did it. please someone prove me wrong.

Not Quite a Pumpkin...

By Kayden on 05.12.2006 - 05:12
so, if you install with the 2099 trick, you should not leave your pc on past midnight? is that correct? thats kinda a bummer for filesharing/all-nighters.

how about you guys that have been running for weeks? have you left your machines on constantly with no countdown? if so, did you dl any updates?

sorta works

By speedyink on 08.12.2006 - 07:12
i did the trick to the letter, and it still is counting down...but it is doing it a lot slower than usual. right now it says 27 days left, but i've had it for more than a week. do you think if i reinstalled it and tried again it would result in the same issue?

DOESN'T WORK

By Corpage on 08.12.2006 - 08:12
hi guys,
i have followed these steps however my one keeps counting down, it is on 28 days. i don't understand why mine isn't working! i even entered the slmgr.vbs -dlv and is currently showing 40560minutes 28 days :s :s any ideas?!

thanks

Dont know yet

By Th3 GaMe on 09.12.2006 - 10:12
well first of all i didnt do a clean install i did an update from windows xp. followed all instructions and when enter slmgr.vbs -dlv it shows i have 43118 minutes (29 days), but when i go to control panel - system it says i have 30 days to activate. so which one is right? well guess ill have to wait the 30 days see what happens

BIOS trick

By jasper9 on 10.12.2006 - 21:12
on my vista installation i' experiencing a strange thing, sometimes the counter counts and doesn't reset, other times it does


Did it work?

By HypeAc on 19.12.2006 - 19:12
ok, i think it's over 30 days since the first guys came up with the 2099 thing. the question is, of course, what happenened? on the other hand, too bad if you currently don't have a working operating system to type with... :d

some people keep saying the days are running but slower than they're supposed to. could it be possible the operating system also measures the minutes it has been active, like a stopwatch? this isn't the case with all of the instances but just a few. this is just a thought of mine... another reason might be one of the critical ms updates that eliminates the 2099 trick unreversibly. once you get that on your computer minutes start to roll on.

Activation

By Shingles on 19.12.2006 - 23:12
is there any way to activate forever from within a version of vista that has been activated until 5/31/07? i also accidentally installed the validation update, anyway to get that fixed?


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