Vista KMS activation server
This new KMS server, kms.vbs.net.cn (or vbs.net.cn), claims to operate 24 hours.
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9.12.2006 Illegal KMS server appears on the Internet
The business launch of Windows Vista is only a few days behind us and already the attempts to pirate Windows Vista are underway.
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4.12.2006 Common Errors and Problems when Activating Windows Vista with KMS Server
Windows Vista Business edition and Windows Vista Enterprise edition can be activated by using a corporate KMS (Key Management Service) server, without contact or communicate with Microsoft.
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14.12.2006 Windows Home Server patch is out
Hewlett Packard now has its hands on the Windows Home Server (WHS) update for which it decided to delay its MediaSmart Home Server.
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20.9.2007 Patch Tuesday - Fixes for Windows XP/Vista & Server
Windows XP users are urged to fire up Windows Update and install these if you don't already allow for "Automatic Updates".
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11.6.2008 Microsoft to push Windows Server 2003 SP2 via Automatic Updates on Patch Tuesday
On June 12, this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft will be delivering more than its usual bundle of security fixes and patches for Windows, Office and other products. The company also will be starting to push Windows Server 2003 Service Pack (SP) 2 to customers via its Automatic Updates patching mechanism.
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10.6.2007 KMS method to activate your Vista
cnewton report this how to. Have you guys tried this. Does it actually work?
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4.12.2006 Guide to KMS Activating and TroubleShoot Vista Business and Enterprise
Guide to Activating and troubleshoot Windows Vista Business and Vista Enterprise by KMS server was writed by
generalnewbie in our forum.
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14.1.2007 KMS Crack Method to Activate Windows Vista Business or Enterprise Edition
If you intend to activate Windows Vista against a KMS server (Enterprise or Business edition only), but having a hard time to find a working KMS (Key Management Service) server that is public available on the Internet, it’s possible to install and set up a spoofed KMS host. This tutorial is a complete guide to properly activate your Windows Vista with your own local KMS server with pre-built and pre-installed activated Windows Vista KMS as VMWare virtual appliance image, without the need to install a KMS yourself.
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13.12.2006 MS: Another Patch for cursor patch
Stop 0x0000007F error when you try to print from computers that are running Windows XP or Windows 2000 and that have GDI security update 925902 installed
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20.4.2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Volume License Product Key (VLK) Requires KMS or MAK for Activation
Volume licensing customers for Microsoft Office 2010 suites and applications who install volume editions of Office client software will require activation, even with a volume license key (VLK).
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26.8.2009 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition Server Tools
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SQL Server Mobile) is the compact database for rapidly developing applications in both native mode and the .NET Compact Framework that extend enterprise data management capabilities to devices.
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26.11.2005 Microsoft Updates Its Windows Server Roadmap, Longhorn server delayed
Expect Longhorn Server Beta 3 in the first half of next year, but no Windows Server 'Centro' for mid-size businesses until 2008. And there might be a Windows Server Branch Office in the future, after all.
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24.5.2006 Micrososoft drops major features in Windows Server Virtualization - Viridian, beta starts with Longhorn Server RTM
Microsoft does it again, promise great cool features and even demo them. They let us wait for months/years and then just drops the cool stuff for a "future release" Just like the Windows Server team did with R2 at the time.
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11.5.2007 Longhorn Server to Be Named Windows Server 2007
ActiveWin are claiming that the final designation for Windows Codenamed Longhorn Server will be Windows Server 2007 after all, how original! Speculated here long before Vista hit RTM.
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17.1.2007 Longhorn Server to be christened Windows Server 2008
To next to no one's surprise, Microsoft is going to christen Longhorn Server "Windows Server 2008." And it might do so as early as next week to coincide with the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles.
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10.5.2007 New Windows Server 2008-Based Server Products Available
Windows Essential Server Solutions are basically designed as a bundle of SQL Server 2008, Exchange Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, along with additional Microsoft technologies, set up as an all-in-one IT offering for small and midsize customers.
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13.5.2008 Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble
Microsoft's security update from Aug. 8 to Internet Explorer is causing browser trouble for some systems.
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16.8.2006 Unlimited ReArm Patch
Automatic patch for Vista RTM. Current 3 people have reported that this has worked for them.
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26.11.2006 BitTorrent Acceleration Patch 4.7.3
BitTorrent Acceleration Patch description - An innovative plug-in for BitTorrent that boosts your download speed
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13.4.2008 Windows 7 Plus Patch V6
Windows 7 All versions PlusPatch V6 By Orbit30 [keznews forum]
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6.1.2009 An Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Server
Server is a new installation option that was introduced in Windows Server 2008. It provides the ability to install and configure a trimmed-down version of Windows Server 2008 which is designed to perform only certain server tasks.
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9.6.2009 Battlefield 2 Patch 1.03 Released
After much delay, the 1.03 patch for Battlefield 2 has finally been released. Include is Wake Island 2007 map, new server browser features, a nickname prefix feature, a BFHQ compare function, improved mod support, HUD & map enhancements, a dozen gameplay tweaks, a large number of bug fixes, and more.
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IE Patch Beats Coal In Your Stocking
If not for a terrible virus infection, I would have blogged about the Internet Explorer Zero Day exploit days ago.
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19.12.2008 Microsoft Patch Tuesday heads-up
Microsoft plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday with patches for a range of serious security vulnerabilities affecting millions of Windows users.
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5.2.2009 Microsoft: Patch now or face attacks
Microsoft today shipped four bulletins with patches for at least 8 documented security vulnerabilities affecting Windows users and warned that “consistent exploit code could be easily crafted” to launch attacks via the Internet Explorer browser.
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10.2.2009 6 patches for July patch Tuesday
Microsoft on Tuesday will issue six security bulletins for patch Tuesday reports PC Magazine.
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11.7.2009 Patch Tuesday for September 2009
Microsoft's Security Bulletin for September contains five critical bulletins for release on Tuesday to block Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities in Windows operating systems.
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5.9.2009 Patch Up Your System's Security Holes with xpy
Don't Tweak Out
It's not just another tweaking program that'll spice up your system, xpy is the latest little ditty that'll close some of those security holes that Windows XP seems to leave. Another needle in the haystack has been found with xpy 0.9.2. I've been using a lot of separate system modifiers recently and I've finally gotten my hands on xpy, a program that's still in active development.
xpy is not your typical tweaking program, it chooses to focus on your system's natural deficiencies and works to correct the gaping security problems you might face. Let's see what all the hype's about.
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28.11.2005 Microsoft Fixes Patch Day Glitch
Following reports by some customers of problems when implementing Redmond's latest set of patches, Microsoft has shipped an update to its Software Update Services 1.0 patch system. Once the new script is applied, the patches will no longer show up as "unapproved."
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23.12.2005Windows Server 2008 KMS Setup Demonstration
This video demonstrates how to implement the Key Management Service (KMS) in your organization. KMS is a local activation service, and is the
recommended method of activating volume license editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 in organizations where most computers are
consistently connected to the network. This demo shows how to set up the KMS host on a Windows Server 2008 computer, how to activate KMS clients with
the KMS host, and how to review activation status using the slmgr.vbs command.
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06.02.2008KMS 1.1 for Server 2003 is Release to Web
Michael Greene: The new version of KMS for Server 2003 is now available for download. As stated on the site, KMS version 1.1 for Windows Server
2003 provides:
- A single KMS host which supports volume license editions of both Windows Vista RTM/SP1 and Windows Server 2008
- Running KMS version 1.1 in a Windows Server 2003 virtual machine
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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83041 KMS on Server 2003 and
2008 should each behave the same way. In fact, if you want to use both Server 2003 and Server 2008 to host KMS, the clients can move between the
hosts transparently to the end user. The "rules" for number of activations to start activating servers (5) and clients (25) are the
same across both platforms, and you should use the same key to activate KMS regardless of whether it is running on 2003 or 2008.
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05.03.2008Illegal KMS server appears on the Internet
The 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. Once
activated your illegal copy of
Windows Vista will be good for
180 days before it needs to
talk to the KMS server
again.
KMS, which
stands for
Key
Management Service, is
part of the Volume Activation
2.0 scheme to protect Windows
Vista and Longhorn Server from
piracy. As part of your
license agreement with
Microsoft you agree to not
bring up a KMS server on the
public internet. This server
is a clear violation of that
agreement, which I doubt they
had.
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05.12.2006Run 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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29.02.2008Troubleshooting KMS Activation - Part 1, the client
Windows activation is simple and straightforward if you understand the components. I have had a few customers that stumbled when getting a KMS online
and in every case it has been an issue with name resolution, network connectivity, or they simply did not understand how to use the keys.
Activation is designed to help you with deployments and sustain your environment even in the event a key gets lost. KMS is the simplest
of all the activation methods because you only need to worry about putting a key in one machine. You can then deploy new machines without having to
ever worry about keys unless your device will be off the network for more than 6 months.
This is the first of a two part series
to break down KMS troubleshooting in to a process that should help identify exactly what is at fault. I don't want to mislead or instill fear to
those who are just starting out - the process is normally simple by design. However, for those who have run in to trouble, I'd like to publish a
guide that will help you isolate and correct the issue you've encountered without spinning your wheels. Part 2 will be published next week with a
focus on troubleshooting the server.
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08.10.2007Microsoft Fixes Another August
Patch
Microsoft released a new
version of its patch intended
to fix a problem in Windows
Server service, saying the
original patch could cause
programs to fail if they
request more than one gigabyte
of contiguous memory...
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19.08.2006Microsoft Fixes Patch Snafus
Microsoft on Monday resolved a
few problems surrounding last
week's Excel-laden Patch
Tuesday, most notably fixing a
problem that prevented a patch
from installing properly on
Windows Server 2003 SP1. The
company is encouraging
administrators to re-run
update checks...
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19.07.2006Patch to a patch of a Microsoft patch needs patching
In the latest incident of a now-chronic problem that has been bugging Microsoft all year, a recent security patch now causes IE6 to crash in Windows
XP...again...
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19.12.2007Microsoft Urges Organizations to Patch Server Vulnerability as New Attacks Surface
Microsoft is again urging users to apply a patch for a vulnerability in the Windows Server service. The company reported earlier that a new variant of
the Conficker worm has surfaced to target the flaw...
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03.01.2009Welcome to SQL Server 2008 Patching
Bob Ward: We have
posted the first cumulative update for SQL Server 2008
aptly named Cumulative Update 1 (CU1). I thought before you considered installing a patch for SQL Server 2008, you would like to see a tour of what it
looks like compared to SQL Server 2005 patch installations.
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26.09.2008x64 Kernel patch causes random restarts, fix on the way
Microsoft has disclosed that
update 932596, a patch released for the Kernel Patch Protection
feature that is included with x64 versions of Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008, seems to be causing random restarts on
certain machines. A Stop error is then generated (error code 0x0000001E, 0x000000D1, or another Stop error code). x86 versions of Windows are not
affected since they do not include the Kernel Patch Protection feature (also known as PatchGuard), a technology that is meant to prevent third-party
interventions into the core of the operating system.
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02.07.2008Next "Patch Tuesday" to include 4 Critical Patches
For this month’s “Patch Tuesday” (September 9th) Microsoft is planning to release 4 critical updates. Being rated
“critical” means that the flaws allow remote code execution and is the highest rating Microsoft gives.
The first 2 patch fixes
vulnerabilities in Windows Media Player and Encoder.
The third patch covers windows, Internet Explorer, Net. Framework, Office, SQL Server
and Visual Studio
The fourth and final patch covers vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office.
September is a quieter month for
Microsoft. In contrast August saw 11 patches being issued.
Read full story.....
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05.09.2008Patch Tuesday: And Then There Were Four
Microsoft dropped one patch from its Patch Tuesday lineup, instead only releasing four patches, one of which was critical...
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12.09.2007Six Fixes on Tap for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is taking the
guesswork out of Patch Tuesday
by detailing the type and
severity of patches in its new
Advance Notification
bulletins. The first of these
is being used for July's
Patch Tuesday...
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06.07.2007Critical Windows patch may
wreak PC havoc
A Microsoft patch
meant to fix critical security
flaws in Windows 2000, Windows
XP and Windows Server 2003 is
causing trouble for some
users, the company said
Friday.
Th
e patch was released Tuesday
to fix four Windows flaws,
including one that experts
predict will be exploited by a
worm in the coming days. The
flaw, tagged "critical" by
Microsoft, lies in a Windows
component for transaction
processing called the
Microsoft Distributed
Transaction Coordinator, or
MSDTC.
Installing
the patch can cause serious
problems, Microsoft said in an
advisory posted to its Web
site Friday. The patch could
lock users out of their PC,
prevent the Windows Firewall
from starting, block certain
applications from running or
installing, and empty the
network connections folder,
among other things, the
software maker said. ..
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16.10.2005MS Patch Tuesday to Bring Nine
Fixes
Microsoft plans to fix several
holes in the security of
Windows during its monthly
"Patch Tuesday"
release next week, including
at least one deemed
"critical." Eight of
the patches will deal with
problems in the operating
system, and one will fix a
flaw in the company's
Exchange Server...
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07.10.2005WSUS Server 2003 Fix for Vista SP1 Download
Windows Vista SP1 will be released as an update on Microsoft Update (MU). The patch is very large and there is a bug in Windows Server 2003 in the
WinVerifyTrust API that will cause signing validation to fail.
What this means is that once you approve this update on a
System Center Essentials 2007 server on a Windows Server 2003 server, every time the server syncs from MU it will redownload the package, fail the
cert validation, and so the download will fail. The problem will continue until you install the WinVerifyTrust patch on the System Center Essentials
server. This patch is a hotfix (not a public GDR), so is not intended to be widely distributed. We recommend it only be installed on the System
Center Essentials server itself.
You can obtain this hotfix here:
Windows Server Update Services cannot
download large Windows update files in Windows Server 2003
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29.01.2008Microsoft to issue 6 bulletins for July patch Tuesday
Microsoft on Tuesday will issue six security bulletins for patch Tuesday reports PC Magazine. Among these bulletins will be a DirectShow
vulnerability issued in May, and possibly a zero-day vulnerability that was discovered this week. As stated in an advanced warning in a Microsoft
blog, three of these bulletins affect Windows. The other 3 affect a vulnerability in Publisher 2007, one in ISA (Internet Security and Acceleration)
Server 2006, and one in several current versions of Virtual PC and Virtual server. An update will also be out for Malicious Software Removal Tool and
the Windows Mail junk filter.
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11.07.2009Microsoft to release EMERGENCY patch for Windows today
Cheers
Bink for the heads up that Microsoft has notified him that they will release an emergency
security patch later today.
Thursday October 23rd, 17:00 GMT (That is 19:00 for GMT+1).
All Microsoft has said so far is that
the vulnerability can be remotely exploited by malware.
Microsoft advises every Windows user / Administrator to update their machines,
every currently supported Windows version is affected, so: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista,
Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 Core Installation.
Bink goes on to say "I'm not sure if all editions are affected, but it
does look like it, so also Windows Embedded, Windows CE, Hyper-V Server? To my knowledge this is only the second time that Microsoft has released an
out of band security patch."
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23.10.200816 updates on tap for April Patch Tuesday
An advance notification regarding Microsoft's Patch Tuesday promises eight security updates to Windows, Office, and IE vulnerabilities and eight more
non-security related updates for Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services...
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