Microsoft runs out of Vista product keys
A small hitch has cropped up in Microsoft’s beta-testing program for Vista: the software giant has temporarily run out of product keys for testers.
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7.9.2006 Windows Vista Product Keys Leaked
What is the first thing you should do after buying Windows Vista? Take high resolution pictures of the newly acquired product and post it on the Internet so that anyone could see. Right? Wrong!
Or at least if you are going to take pictures of the Windows Vista box and what it contains make sure that you choose a neutral side.
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9.2.2007 Perform a Windows Vista Suicide by Pressing Just 2 Keys
Windows Vista can be completely killed by pressing a simple combination of just two keys. All you need to crush Microsoft's latest operating system and put the much-applauded Wow at an end is two fingers. Thanks to odeeee for this news.
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14.7.2007 Press any key
MS: Valid Vista Family Discount Keys Coming
Microsoft said Friday afternoon that it was in the process of issuing new keys to those who may have received invalid ones through the Vista Family Discount program.
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4.2.2007 Todays Press Releases
Here are news released in Microsoft press center.
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22.5.2007 Microsoft Is Still Delivering Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 Product Keys
Four months after the availability of Vista RC1 Microsoft is still delivering product keys for Windows Vista Release Candidate 1.
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1.1.2007 Windows Home Server Press Release
Posted earrlier on Bink.nu, but here is the Microsoft's Official Press Release:
Bill Gates Unveils Windows Home Server at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show.
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9.1.2007 Todays Microsoft Press Releases, lots of Hardware news
Hardware news
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14.9.2006 Free Windows 7 RTM Related Chapters from Microsoft Press Books
There is not only a complex ecosystem of software and hardware products growing around the latest Windows platform from Microsoft, but also a world of materials focused on the operating system, offering different perspectives and insights.
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3.11.2009 Do you need more keys?
Windows 7 Activation Keys
It really looks as if the only topic left to discuss on this blog is Windows 7 LOL! Again, I’m here with another Windows 7-related post, which I think will be loved by all who have been trying to get their hands on a Windows 7 activation key.
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1.11.2009 2 Year Old Pirated Keys Defeats WGA
On July 18, Microsoft's WGA team promised to send me a disk with a product key from their blocked list. It was supposed to arrive via overnight service, but it was never sent.
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9.8.2006 Tons of Genuine Windows Product Keys Published and Available Online
There is an entire library of Windows product keys available online, only a Google search away. And we all can agree that that's by no means very far.
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18.4.2007 Windows 7 RC Build 7100 Activation Product Keys
Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100 is now available for public download straight from Microsoft. In parallel, users can also access Windows Server 2008 R2 RC, which went live concomitantly with the client flavor of Windows 7.
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5.5.2009 How to Install Vista Language Packs MUI on all versions of Vista + video tutorial
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, and Vista Business versions of the Microsoft licensing restrictions can only preserve a language!
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23.9.2008 The Vista Built-in Super Administrator Account Has Survived in Vista SP1
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is designed to evolve the RTM version of the latest Windows client from Microsoft, made available in November 2006 to business customers, and in January 2007 to the general consumers.
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15.2.2008 Vista SP1 Is Out, XP SP3 Old News, the Pink Edition of Vista Is In
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now nothing more than water under the bridge, now that the service pack was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, shipping to general users on March 18.
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27.3.2008 Tell Hasta la Vista to XP - Time to Upgrade to Vista SP1
Like it or not, this is the right time not only to upgrade to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but also to tell hasta la vista to Windows XP.
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30.6.2008 Instant Change Vista Product ID with Vista ProductID Changer
In past we have reviewed number of application to recover product key like Product Key Finder, WinGuggle, Windows product Key Finder.
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1.11.2009 Vista SP1 RC1 Flies Past Vista RTM and Windows XP SP2
Despite the fact that Microsoft has expressed its official position regarding testing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ahead of its finalization, there is simply too much of a hunger for the service pack.
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27.12.2007 Vista SP1 Won't Resolve the 4 GB RAM Limitation of 32-bit Windows Vista
32-bit Windows operating systems, and Windows Vista makes no exception whatsoever to this rule, are limited in terms of the amount of system memory that can be addressed to no more than 4 GB.
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4.1.2008 Vista Loader 2.1.3 - Windows Vista Activator 2008 Support SP1 with No Boot String
Vista Loader is one of the most successful Vista activation crack available to date, second only to physical modify (hardmod) the BIOS to include SLIC table to make BIOS Vista activation-compliant.
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15.5.2008 x64 Vista SP2 JPG Rendering Performance Inferior to x86 Vista SP2's
The JPG rendering process on 64-bit flavors of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is inferior to that on the 32-bit variants of the operating system.
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10.6.2009 Microsoft to Kill the Grace Timer and OEM BIOS Windows Vista Cracks with Vista SP1
With the advent of Windows Vista, cracks also became available being designed to bypass the activation process of the operating system.
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4.12.2007 New Vista OEM Activation Hack - Vista Boot by gkend
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this article on his blog and to our forum members to clecha, Nighthief and fitterphil120 for most of the findings. One again the “Chinese” come up with a new method to trick out the Vista Activation. We have seen Softmode and VistaLoader, however “ Vista Boot by gkend” does promise even more.
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21.5.2007 Windows Vista on Super Nintendo, As Real As Vista on PSP
We're puzzled and confused... How can a console that's at least ten times less powerful than the acclaimed PSP cope with Windows Vista's requirements?
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15.8.2007 Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking
Enough with benchmarking the OS - let’s see if Office 2007 is any faster on Vista SP1.
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26.2.2008 Microsoft Says Vista SP1 Needs to Speak the Same Language as Vista RTM
Microsoft says that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 needs to speak the same language as the RTM version of the latest Windows client. Otherwise there's no game.
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2.4.2008 Vista SP1 to Cure the Vista RTM Wow Hangover
When Windows Vista was unleashed in January 31, 2008, Microsoft was promising performance, security, innovation, all wrapped up under an umbrella of a Wow user experience.
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11.4.2008Microsoft runs out of Windows
Vista Keys
Apparently, Microsoft today
ran out of product keys for
Release Candidate 1 version of
its upcoming Windows Vista
operating system.
The following message was
posted on Windows Vista's
Connect website:
"9-5-06 - We are
currently out of additional
keys for package 5342 and Up
Ultimate. We will have more
keys available for download
within 72 hours. Please do NOT
send mail to MCHelp or LHBeta
regarding this issue."
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08.09.2006MS: Valid Vista Family Discount Keys Coming
Microsoft said Friday
afternoon that it was in the
process of issuing new keys to
those who may have received
invalid ones through the Vista
Family Discount program...
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03.02.2007Microsoft to Remedy ‘Family Discount' Tragedy
It looks like Microsoft is
ready to settle the score with
customers who took advantage
of the Vista Family Discount
offer earlier this week. As
reported on Wednesday, anyone
who purchased Windows Vista
Home Premium using the keys
provided by Microsoft's Vista
Family Discount was unable to
use the keys. Windows Vista
reported them as invalid.
Microsoft still will
not tell me what the keys are
for, however as promised I did
get a call back today. I was
told by Microsoft, "We do not
know how these false keys
where issued, but we do know
the solution." What is
Microsoft's solution?
Anyone who took
advantage of the Windows Vista
Family Discount should be on
the lookout. Microsoft will be
emailing those customers new
product keys for Windows Vista
Home Premium within the next
3-5 days. The new product keys
should work without a hitch.
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02.02.2007Windows Vista Enterprise Edition appears on Select
Microsoft appears to have
published Office 2007 and
Vista keys to Select licenced
customers.
Along
with the keys is a download
entitled "Windows Vista
Enterprise English Disk Kit
MVL ISO CD". It's not quite
clear what this is but since
the download is 2641MB you can
only assume it's Windows
Vista Enterprise Edition. The
download was published a few
hours ago.
We are
currently awaiting a response
from Microsoft and will update
shortly.
Update: Microsoft
have now pulled the download
but the keys remain. Updated
with screenshot of what was. A
Microsoft spokesperson has
confirmed that Vista has not
yet RTM'd but is unable to
explain the odd appearance of
Vista Enterprise.
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03.11.2006Vista 'Family Discount' Bites Back
In the past, early adopters of
new Windows versions have had
some small hurdles to
overcome. Such hurdles may be
software incompatibility, or
lack of driver support. These
sorts of things are almost
expected with each new Windows
launch. But what would you do
if you bought Windows Vista
and your product key didn't
work? What if Microsoft had
no solution and was unwilling
to issue you a new key?
Many (if not all)
users who took advantage of
Microsoft's Vista Family
Discount have been issued
invalid installation keys and
cannot install Windows Vista
Home Premium. Microsoft
confirms that the keys are
indeed valid, but not for
Windows Vista. The CSR I spoke
with was unable to tell what
the key was for, but it did
appear to be a valid key, for
something.
Microsoft says, "This is a
known issue and has been
escalated to the program
manager." When asked what
could be done I was told, "I
can take your name and number
and call you back when there
is a solution. If that is not
acceptable, I can cancel your
order and issue you a
refund." I was also told,
"There is no expected time
period for a fix at this
time."
If
Microsoft does not have this
issue fixed very soon, they
are going to have a lot of
unhappy customers. In the past
Microsoft has just issued new
keys when this happened. Why
is Microsoft being so tight
gripped about handing out new
keys? If I purchased a valid
key, what is it for? How long
is this going to take to fix?
So many questions, so little
answers.
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31.01.2007Viewing Your MSDN Product Keys Off-Line
Richard Macdonald: If you have an MSDN subscription, then you'll know that the subscription includes a set of product keys for use with the versions
of Office, Windows, etc that your subscription gives you access to. The keys can be viewed on-line at the MSDN subscriber site, but this isn't great
if you don't have any network access, and even then it's not all that convenient to have to log on each time to get a key.
Now,
there is an option to export your keys to an XML file, which means you can have them available off-line. However, XML isn't the most user-friendly
format...
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10.03.2008Microsoft's Vista 'Family Discount' Troubles
In the past, early adopters of
new Windows versions have had
some small hurdles to
overcome. Such hurdles may be
software incompatibility, or
lack of driver support. These
sorts of things are almost
expected with each new Windows
launch. But what would you do
if you bought Windows Vista
and your product key didn't
work. What if Microsoft had no
solution and was unwilling to
issue you a new key?
Many (if not all)
users who took advantage of
Microsoft's Vista Family
Discount have been issued
invalid installation keys and
cannot install Windows Vista
Home Premium. Microsoft
confirms that the keys are
indeed valid, but not for
Windows Vista. The CSR I spoke
with was unable to tell what
the key was for, but it did
appear to be a valid key, for
something.
Microsoft says, This is a
known issue and has been
escalated to the program
manager. When asked what could
be done I was told, I can take
your name and number and call
you back when there is a
solution. If that is not
acceptable, I can cancel your
order and issue you a refund.
I was also told, There is no
expected time period for a fix
at this time.
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01.02.2007No more digital product keys for Windows Anytime Upgrade users
Microsoft is making a tweak to the way it will enable Windows Vista users to upgrade to higher-end versions of Windows via its
“Windows Anytime Upgrade”
program.
Windows Anytime Upgrade is a program was a Vista marketing program via which Microsoft has allowed customers to move
from lower-cost, less feature-rich
versions of Vista to higher-end versions.
Starting February 20, Microsoft is planning to end distribution of digital product
keys, company officials said on February 7. Instead, customers will need to obtain a Windows Anytime Upgrade kit, consisting of a Windows DVD and
product keys, either directly from Microsoft, via snail-mail, or in person via a Microsoft retailer. Anytime Upgraders still can order the upgrade kit
online, but the key will be sent by snail-mail.)
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07.02.2008Sony finally metes out keys to Home for PS3
Sony's PlayStation3 metaverse Home that was unveiled over a year ago is finally approaching the beta phase, and subscribers to Sony's online
magazine Qore are receiving the first keys outside of private beta to test the service...
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28.10.2008Vista Beta 2: Biggest download
in history
In an instant message chat,
Microsoft has told the Windows
Featured Communities that the
demand for Windows Vista Beta
2 has been overwhelming. It
is, in fact, the largest
downloaded software in
history. Currently, they are
serving product keys out ten
times faster then the
downloads can be served. In
fact, they are pumping out
bits as fast as they can - any
faster and there would be a
measurable impact on the
internet. In fact, I quote a
Microsoft representive:
"So, we are
literally saying that if we
increased our bandwidth any
further there's a possibilty
of taking down the Internet -
people might have problems
with World Cup viewing,
etc"
People
who have recieved Vista Beta 2
product keys, but are unable
to download, may need to wait
a few days, up to one week.
Microsoft encoruages users who
want to try out Windows Vista
Beta 2 to order the DVD. When
they recieve the DVD in 1-4
weeks, install it, and
activate it, they will be
automattically guaranteed an
RC1 upgrade.
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10.06.2006Microsoft denies handing law enforcement 'backdoor' keys
Some bloggers this week are suggesting that Microsoft is handing out "backdoor keys" to Windows security to police officers. Although
Microsoft is denying the bulk of the rumors, a full explanation still seems a bit elusive...
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01.05.2008Alicia Keys' MySpace Page Sings with Malicious Code
The MySpace pages for singer Alicia Keys and other musicians were hacked with a seemingly new type of hack, a security expert said Thursday.
Keys MySpace page and that of others, including a Scottish band and a French band, were flagged by users of Exploit Prevention Labs LinkScanner
software, which blocks pages containing malicious code. The discovery came after users began reporting that Keys page was blocked, according to Roger
Thompson, chief technology officer of LinkScanner.com. "When we saw it was MySpace and Alicia Keys, we took a good look at it," he said in
an interview
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09.11.2007Microsoft Delivers Sophistication of Windows Aero to New Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
Microsoft Corp. brings the beauty of Windows Aero from the PC to the devices that surround it with its latest keyboard and mouse desktop set, the
Wireless Laser Desktop 7000, designed to complement the Windows Vista operating system with its striking design.
The new desktop
set includes an ultrathin Comfort Curve keyboard and rechargeable mouse, delivering ultimate performance and comfort. The keyboard features a Windows
Aero-inspired translucent design, floating Hot Keys and instant access to Windows Flip 3D,1 making this desktop a perfect companion for todays Windows
Vista-based PC.
Today Microsoft also debuts the Digital Media Keyboard 3000, an ultrathin, stylish yet affordable keyboard
designed to fit the digital lifestyle.
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11.03.2008Dial Keys Gen 2 - FREE beta
Tina Wood:
DialKeys Gen2 provides Windows XP and Windows Vista touch, thumb and pen devices
with an interface for text input, 2 clicks email, Geo Tagged pictures snapping, instant access to location services, and many more features. I
couldn't resist sitting down, or standing up with
Dial Keys to get the skinny on their newest version. Some
new additions and features include the Picture Snapper Features: it transforms your UMPC into a portable camera powerhouse that has the capability of
time and GPS, tagging your photos and directly paste it into an open application in three clicks. Take pictures and paste them directly into Documents
(e.g. Live Writer, Word, ¦) Snap pictures and upload them automatically to web or ftp sites. Time and GPS stamps if enabled, are embedded in the
snapped pictures. This allows you to easily organize the photos on maps or on time lines, a feature travelers and surveyors are keen on.
And like I said earlier
Dial Keys Gen 2 works on XP. Not that any of you aren't running Vista but
just in case you know somebody who knows somebody's cousin who has an ex-boyfriend who met Hillary Clinton once that's still running XP. Just
saying, it works on XP too.
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29.01.2008Run KMS on Server 2008, and which keys to use when activating Server 2008
Michael Greene: The documentation for volume activation 2.0 has been updated today for Server 2008. You can find it here:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=75674 Running KMS on
Server 2008 is functionally very similar to running it on Vista RTM. You leverage slmgr.vbs to bring the service online and then clients find
the server based on the DNS srv record. BTW, Server 2008 KMS can be run within a virtual environment.
If you want to know
which volume license keys to use when activating new machines running Server 2008, see page 19 in the Planning Guide and the
FAQ. You only need to put one key in your KMS, and it
will handle requests from both Vista and Server 2008. There are separate keys, and unique keys based on which version of server you need to
activate. Before you get excited - this is much easier to understand than it might first seem. Simply decide the "top" version
of Server 2008 you might install and then use that MKS key to activate the service on a 2008 server. All versions in groups below that version
will also activate off that key. The groups are simple...
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29.02.2008Firefox improved on Vista, but still no protected mode
Since our
last
article on Firefoxs
problems with Vista,
considerable progress has been
made to improve the browser
for Microsofts newest
operating system. We caught up
with Mike Schroepfer, VP of
Engineering at the Mozilla
Foundation, to bring us up to
date.
When Vista first came out,
users reported a number of
problems running Firefox on
it. Have these issues been
worked out now? For example,
Users were unable to set
Firefox as the default browser
for all applications.
Vista
changed the way in which
default applications are
registered. There are many
applications currently
shipping which do not use the
OS provided APIs to launch the
default application and
instead try and read the
registry directly to determine
the default application. These
applications will not
correctly launch Firefox until
they are updated to use the
existing APIs. We are
currently investigating some
workarounds for this - you can
track the progress here: bug
369703 (Add protocol / file
handler registry keys in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER to
workaround apps that read reg
keys directly).
winbeta.org - 04.07.2007
Latest AACS revision defeated a week before release
Despite the best
efforts of the Advanced Access
Content System (AACS)
Licensing Administration (AACS
LA), content pirates remain
one step ahead. A new volume
key used by high-def films
scheduled for release next
week has already been cracked.
The previous AACS volume key
was invalidated by AACS LA
after it was exposed and
broadly disseminated earlier
this month.
The latest beta release of
SlySoft's AnyDVD HD program
can
http://forum.slysoft.com/showt
hread.php?t=4214&page=3>appare
ntly be used to rip HD DVD
discs that use AACS version 3.
Although these won't hit
store shelves until the May
22, pirates have already
successfully tested SlySoft's
program with early release
previews of the Matrix
trilogy.
AACS LA's
attempts to stifle
dissemination of AACS keys and
prevent hackers from
compromising new keys are
obviously meeting with
extremely limited success. The
hacker collective continues to
adapt to AACS revisions and is
demonstrating a capacity to
assimilate new volume keys at
a rate which truly reveals the
futility of resistance. If
keys can be compromised before
HD DVDs bearing those keys are
even released into the wild,
one has to question the
viability of the entire key
revocation model...
winbeta.org - 17.05.2007
HD DVD User Claims to Have Bypassed AACS Encryption
In a separate matter perhaps
inspired by, but otherwise
unrelated to, last December's
discovery of how a
software-based HD DVD player
may have left title keys
exposed, giving users access
to one of the key components
necessary for them to back up
their content onto separate
discs, another user has posted
the source code that may
enable HD DVD users to
determine the title keys for
themselves...
betanews.com - 14.02.2007
PINNED: Vista Pre-RC1 Released
To Public
Not part ot the managed beta?
Just itching to see what's
happened to Vista since Beta
2? Good news for you then,
Vista Pre-RC1 has just been
released to the public as a
CPP (Customer Preview Program)
Build 5536, which
was just released on Connect
to participants for the
Managed Beta Program, is now
available as a public
download.
Just
for a reminder the build is
just over 2.5GB and is only
available in 32-bit. It has
been confirmed that a 64-bit
build will not be released.
The build can be
downloaded either through your
browser or using the Akamai
Download Manager provided by
Microsoft.
Hurry
up though, because it is
limited to 100,000 downloads!
And only those with valid Beta
2 keys will be able to install
this after downloading due to
the fact that no new keys have
been provided.
Thanks to "El''
Buga for the heads
up.
jcxp.net - 29.08.2006
Microsoft Delays Vista Until
2007
JUST IN Microsoft
revealed Tuesday afternoon
that it was delaying the
launch of Vista into 2007. In
a press conference, Vista
chief Jim Allchin revealed
that the product would not be
ready for a Holiday 2006
launch. More details to
follow...
betanews.com - 22.03.2006
