Windows 7 RC1 Build 7077
This is the RC1 Win7 7077 build that has recently leaked onto torrent sites, just reuploaded here.
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8.4.2009 Windows 7 Build 7077 x64
Just 2 days ago the x86 flavor of build 7077 leaked to the intertubes, and, as rumored, x64 has slipped past the watchful eye of the Sinofsky Secret Police, so those of you who have postponed the upgrade because you don’t want an outdated architecture can finally get the latest and greatest to escape from the gates of Redmond.
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9.4.2009 Windows 7 Build 7077 Screenshot Gallery
Windows 7 Build 7077 is the latest development milestone of the next iteration of the Windows client leaked in the wild.
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12.4.2009 What's Genuine About Windows Genuine Advantage?
An article over at Microsoft-Watch has been posted about what Windows Genuine Advantage is all about.
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10.6.2006 Windows update without Microsoft Genuine 2
Not only will it keep you up to date with the latest updates from Microsoft, it will also keep software and drivers from other vendors updated. However, that functionality is currently missing.
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Microsoft changes Windows Genuine Advantage name
Microsoft is giving its anti-piracy/DRM technology a PR face lift with Windows 7. The “Windows Genuine” branding is being supplanted by a new name: Windows Activation.
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7.5.2009 Windows update without Microsoft Genuine test
Two weeks ago, I posted simple javascripts to circumvent the dreaded Windows Genuine Advantage system for the sake of my and others clicky-finger. It was this day, or maybe a few days later, that Microsoft's PR looneys acknoledged the fact it can be worked around and will be patching up the holes in the "next version".
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Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Crack
A brief guide on how to bypass Windows Genuine Advantage check on Windows XP.
It took basically 5 minutes to figure out how to bypass this check. However, Microsoft can change his server part of the check in order to block this.
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7.3.2006 Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Crack
A brief guide on how to bypass Windows Genuine Advantage check on Windows XP.
It took basically 5 minutes to figure out how to bypass this check. However, Microsoft can change his server part of the check in order to block this.
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8.4.2006 Download everything from Microsoft without Windows Genuine Advantage Check
ghacks.net has found a workaround to bypass the WGA, wonder how long MS will take to fix this.
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8.9.2006 Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage: An Overview and Screenshot Gallery
Microsoft announced its Genuine Advantage software initiative in March 2006. It's designed as part of the company's wider assault on software piracy (another infamous part of this fight, Product Activation, won fame and fortune for Microsoft went XP was released in late 2001).
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21.7.2006 Microsoft: Turn Pirated Windows Copies into Genuine Products!
Microsoft is providing users with the means to turn their pirated copies of Windows into genuine products. However, the offer is only available for Windows XP, and not for Windows Vista.
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2.10.2007 Microsoft Only sold 244 copies of Genuine Windows Vista in China
Microsoft spent millions of dollars advertising its next generation OS 'Windows Vista' in China, in fact the IT juggernaut threw up the biggest Vista Ad on the 421 meter high Jin Mao tower in Shanghai China.
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20.4.2007 Microsoft Releases Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Bypass Tool for OEM's
With the introduction of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), a computer must be validated as genuine prior to receiving security patches from Windows Update.
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16.10.2006 Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine nagware notifications
Microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new Windows Genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated version of Windows: Windows XP Professional.
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26.8.2008 Microsoft issues warning to Volume License customers over Windows Genuine Advantage fail
Phil Liu of Microsoft has reported problems with the Windows Genuine Advantage authentication method for Volume License Key (VLK) customers and a temporary work-around.
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5.10.2006 Microsoft Plans Office Genuine Advantage
Despite the criticism leveled at Microsoft Corp. after its recent rollout -- and partial rollback -- of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), that tool was just the first phase in the company's latest antipiracy effort.
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28.7.2006 Genuine Advantage: Can Microsoft recast itself as protector, not punisher?
I wouldn't want Cori Hartje's job. She is the head of Microsoft's much-maligned Genuine Software Initiative — the team responsible for implementing Windows Genuine Advantage and Office Genuine Advantage.
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22.1.2007 Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage nag to Office
Microsoft is set to begin a pilot of a new Genuine Advantage anti-piracy mechanism for Office that will add a “nag-like” feature, akin to what is now part of Windows Vista, to Office.
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9.4.2008 Is your copy of Windows genuine?
How to Tell helps you verify that your Microsoft products are genuine.
To begin, choose the product category that best describes your Microsoft product. On the following product category page you will be able to select your specific product and the method by which you acquired it to learn more about genuine Microsoft products.
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Windows Genuine Advantage works
IT may have cost Microsoft millions of sales, but Redmond claims that Windows Genuine Advantage has forced punters to buy legitimate copies of its software.
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26.11.2007 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 Windows Genuine Advantage now supports Firefox
Microsoft Genuine Windows Validation process now works in Firefox and other Mozilla browsers. Firefox users can manually install the Windows Genuine Advantage validation Firefox plug-in available on Microsoft's website to complete the Windows validation process.
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17.11.2005 Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Not Spyware!
Thanks MrCobra for the heads up on this update in Back Page News on our forums.
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9.6.2006 Windows Genuine Advantage crack 1.5.726
Anonymouse user report to us - This is the last Windows Genuine advantage (WGA) probed in a computer whit just Windows installed (My Volks3" computer) and they work!
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8.2.2007 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.7.18.1
Thanks to setter_gr who report this download in our forum. This is newest version on WGA Validation patcher.
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27.3.2007 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.9.40.0
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.9.40.0 [2 Authors Exclusive]. Users who have an unlicensed version of , as we know, can not updates from the official site.
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2.4.2009 Bypass and Disable Genuine Windows Validation Check
Microsoft has made it harder for illegitimate, or for whatever reason, your copy of Microsoft Windows couldn't be validated, users to retrieve updates via Microsoft Updates or Windows Update, and download programs from Microsoft Download Center.
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19.5.2006 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.5.530.0 crack
You can still use the WGA Patcher to get only Updates through Windows Update!
If theres a new crack, Ill added to this website! Sorry for this problem!
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26.9.2006 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation 1.5.723.1 CRACK
Next version of WGA. How to bypass Windows Genuine Advantage Check on Windows XP 1.5.723.1?
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26.12.2006Windows 7 build 7077 leaks
According to several reports from Neowin members, Windows 7 build 7077 has leaked to various torrent sites. Named as an RC escrow build it's
likely that 7077.0.090404-1255 is the RC that will be modified to 7100 and distributed widely in May. Microsoft confirmed the 7100 path yesterday on
its Engineering Windows 7 blog by advising users to modify the MinClient build number from 7100 to 7000 in order to enable beta to RC upgrades. It is
now expected that Microsoft will name 7100 as the RC build and builds 7105 onwards will be the ongoing development branched towards RTM.
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08.04.200922% of Windows Installs Non-Genuine
Microsoft disclosed Monday
that over one in five Windows
installations were deemed
non-genuine through the
company's Windows Genuine
Advantage program, which
requires users to validate
their operating system before
downloading updates from the
company...
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23.01.2007Microsoft changes 'Windows Genuine Advantage' name
Microsoft will be changing to name of it's activation and validation system from "Windows Genuine Advantage" to "Windows Activation
Technologies" according to a report by Mary-Jo Foley. However, the "Genuine" brand isn't completely disappearing. A press release states that
Microsoft will continue to deliver genuine updates and notifications for XP users. The program has been criticized for its punishment tactics and
false-positive results, even though Microsoft has fixed some of these problems in Vista SP1. According to Microsoft, Windows 7's activation will
be built on the same software protection platform that was part of Vista, with some minor tweaks made for Windows 7.
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08.05.2009Microsoft Debuts New Licensing Program to Enable Resellers to Help Enterprises That Are Victims of Counterfeit Software
Q&A: Cori Hartje, director of Microsoft's Genuine Software Initiative, discusses the Get Genuine Windows Agreement and other efforts the company has
put in place to help customers become properly licensed and acquire genuine Microsoft software...
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02.10.2007Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (v1.8.0031.0)
Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications is a tool to help reduce software piracy. This tool will confirm that the copy of Windows installed on the PC
is genuine and properly licensed. If it is not genuine, the tool will provide periodic reminders to help you take the appropriate action.
This is the most current release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications. We encourage you to upgrade to this version. This release
includes enhanced features that reflect ongoing input from customers, as well as Microsofts continually improving anti-piracy technology.
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27.08.2008Microsoft prepares Genuine
Software initiative
The recently rolled out Office
Genuine Advantage, along with
its widely known Windows
counterpart, seems to have
made Microsoft decide to
protect all of its paying
software using a Genuine
Advantage initiative.
The new tool, named
simply Genuine Advantage
Initiative, is aimed at
protecting all Microsoft
retail desktop software other
than Windows and Office, which
will both remain under their
own Genuine Advantage. It is
based on the Office version,
but the changes it adds from
this version is currently
unknown.
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28.07.2006Pirating Windows? No free Security Essentials for you!
Microsoft has confirmed via its Genuine Windows Blog that only those Windows users running genuine, validated copies will be able to download and
install the new Microsoft Security Essentials software. The Director of Microsoft's Genuine Windows team, Alex Kochis, stated in his post that,
"During installation, you'll be asked to validate Windows running on your PC to make sure that it's genuine." Windows validation is by no
means a new technology, and has been implemented in many of Microsoft's software packages with a few notable exceptions: Internet Explorer 8, for
example, and Windows Update which allows users running pirated copies of Windows to download essential security patches without validation.
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01.10.2009Windows 7 Build 7077 x64 leaks!
jcxp.net - 10.04.2009
Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notifications
Microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new Windows Genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated
version of Windows: Windows XP Professional.
In an August 26 posting to the Windows Genuine Advantage blog, Director of Genuine
Windows Alex Koch said XP users should expect Microsoft to begin rolling out a new version of Windows Genuine
Advantage (WGA) notifications starting this week. Microsoft is expecting the rollout to take several months.
winbeta.org - 27.08.2008
Windows 7 Build 7105 to be RC... public release in 3 days!
jcxp.net - 08.04.2009
Microsoft Seals Cracks
With the impending release of Service Pack 1 for Vista, Microsoft looks to slow down the pirates by cutting off two popular hacks to circumvent the
Windows Genuine Advantage Program.
Testing both these methods of circumventing Windows activation and Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA)
has shown me that SP1 effectively ignores both these hacks. Systems that previously were shown to be genuine prior to the installation of SP1 then
require activation - and if the system isn’t activated it is marked at non-genuine and enters the nag state.
jcxp.net - 11.02.2008
Microsofts Genuine Software Initiative Makes Steady Progress on Protecting Customers
Q&A: Cori Hartje, Worldwide Director, Microsoft Genuine Software Initiative, discusses Microsofts continued investments to help customers and partners
realize the value of genuine software...
microsoft.com/presspass - 08.04.2008
Get Genuine Kit
The following download links include a 1 page document containing information for resellers to help customers get legal when they have non-genuine
Windows XP Professional installed on their PC and a 4 page document containing frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the Get Genuine program.
winbeta.org - 21.11.2007
Microsoft slams the door on Vista pirates
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: With the launch of SP1 Microsoft promised to put an end to two popular hacks used by pirates to allow a non-genuine install of
Windows Vista to function in the same way as a genuine install. Testing that Ive carried out in the lab today suggests that Microsoft has been true to
its word.
The two most common hacks used were the OEM BIOS hack and the grace timer hack (of which there were two flavors which
were widespread).
Testing both these methods of circumventing Windows activation and Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) has shown me
that SP1 effectively ignores both these hacks. Systems that previously were shown to be genuine prior to the installation of SP1 then require
activation - and if the system isnt activated it is marked at non-genuine and enters the nag state.
winbeta.org - 11.02.2008
Microsoft Pushes New Piracy
Initiative
Expanding upon its Windows
Genuine Advantage program,
which requires customers to
verify their licenses before
downloading operating system
updates, Microsoft has rolled
out a new effort called the
Genuine Software Initiative.
The undertaking will combine
the company's anti-piracy and
counterfeit prevention
efforts...
betanews.com - 09.03.2006
SP1 Unsuccessful in Preventing Vista Hacks
It seems that Microsoft has been unsuccessful with SP1 in preventing hackers from turning a pirated, non-genuine copy of Vista into genuine copies that pass activation. The article initially looked at two of
the most popular hacks (OEM BIOS hack and the grace timer hack) but after a little digging ZDNet were able to transform a non-genuine install into a
genuine one. 'After a few minutes of searching the darker corners of the Internet and a few seconds in the Command Prompt I was able to fool Windows
into thinking that it was genuine.'
winbeta.org - 11.02.2008
Microsoft: Windows Genuine Advantage works!
IT may have cost Microsoft millions of sales, but Redmond claims that Windows Genuine Advantage has forced punters to buy legitimate copies of its
software. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Vole had tried everything from court cases, to threats, to try and counter piracy. But now that
Windows Genuine Advantage has locked down its Vista product, piracy is more or less a thing of the past.
The SMH admits that Microsoft does
not have any actual figures to back up its startling claim. The closest thing it has said was that Windows sales were up 20 percent while worldwide PC
sales were up only 14 to 16 percent. It claims that this was because people with counterfeit copies of Windows were having to put the real thing on
their computers or the software does not work
neowin.net - 26.11.2007
Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391)
Microsoft have just posted a
Windows Vista Genuine
Validation Update to Windows
Update. The update provides
the latest information to the
Windows Vista validation
components, and is marked as
an "Important" update.
It seems that the aim
of the update is to further
prevent "cracked" copies of
Windows Vista from being able
to run. Install the Windows
Vista validation component
updates to make sure that your
copy of Windows Vista is
genuine and is correctly
licensed. If a problem is
detected, the update will
provide additional
instructions.
jcxp.net - 15.12.2006
Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Update
Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications is a tool to help reduce software piracy. This tool will confirm that the copy of Windows installed on the PC
is genuine and properly licensed. If it is not genuine, the tool will provide periodic reminders to help you take the appropriate action.
This is the most current release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications. We encourage you to upgrade to this version. This release
includes enhanced features that reflect ongoing input from customers, as well as Microsofts continually improving anti-piracy technology.
Specific features of this version include:
- Improved Setup “ A new installation wizard provides an overview of the tool,
and shows validation results immediately at the end of the installation process. No reboot is required following installation.
- Redesigned
User Interface - The system tray notifications have been redesigned to make them more visually appealing with clear links to full details of each
message and further options for resolving any problems.
- Improved User Assistance “ Improved messaging for users who are unable to
complete validation, along with links to more and better self-help tools.
winbeta.org - 15.12.2007
Microsoft Genuine Software Initiative Enters 2nd Year
Microsoft continues to press
forward with its Genuine
Software Initiative, saying it
is seeing progress in
combating pirate software.
However, it also warns that
the battle is far from over...
betanews.com - 30.03.2007
