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Video Windows Vista Keygen confirmation?

Some our users report to us that Vista Keygen is not hoax and it works. One of them (pyrates) prepare this video, which should confirm that it work.
windows - comments - 4.3.2007

Windows Vista Keygen a Hoax?

The author of the Windows Vista keygen (Computer User) that was reported yesterday has admitted that the program does not actually work.
windows - comments - 3.3.2007

Retrieve CD Key/Product Key From Windows Registry with Product Key Finder

You must keep CD Key/Product key of any software or application at handy place since you may not know when you will need that key again.
download - comments - 9.7.2009

Vista upgrade invalidates your XP key

If you choose to purchase an upgrade version of Windows Vista to upgrade XP, you will no longer be able to use that version of XP.
windows - comments - 30.1.2007

Intel waiting for key update before going Vista

If it's not good enough for Intel, is it good enough for you? We're talking Microsoft's Windows Vista, which the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini, this week indicated has not won the backing of his technology experts.
windows - comments - 7.3.2007

Windows 7 Product Key Checker to Verify Windows 7 Product Key

Windows 7 official release is set on October 23 and soon you will be able buy your own copy of Windows 7.
download - comments - 9.9.2009

Microsoft releases key Vista developer technologies

Microsoft on Wednesday gave developers access to a key piece of Windows Vista, months ahead of the operating system's release.

The company posted near-final versions of two software development technologies that are part of WinFX, the underlying programming model being introduced with Vista, which is slated to ship late this year.
microsoft - comments - 20.1.2006

Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade key

I've been reading the breathless reports this week about the "Vista upgrade loophole." Most of it is typical echo-chamber stuff, and most of the reports I've read so far have gotten the basic facts wrong.
windows - comments - 19.2.2007

Vista License and Product Key Terminology Part 1

First part of mini serial of articles about Vista Licensing from Steve Jobs blog.
windows - comments - 4.6.2007

Vista License and Product Key Terminology Part 2

Second part of mini serial of articles about Vista Licensing from Steve Jobs blog.
windows - comments - 7.6.2007

Vista License and Product Key Terminology Part 3

Next part of mini serial of articles about Vista Licensing from Steve Jobs blog - Vista Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
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Vista License and Product Key Terminology Part 4

Next article about Vista Licensing from Steve Jobs blog - this is about Microsoft Product Activation (MPA).
windows - comments - 16.6.2007

Rearming Vista SP1 to Live 120 Days with No Product Key

With Windows Vista, Microsoft brought to the table an entirely overhauled activation architecture compared to Windows XP.
windows - comments - 10.1.2008

Disable and Remove Half-Open TCP Connections Limit (to Unlimited) in Windows 7 and Vista SP2 with EnableConnectionRateLimitin Registry Key

Officially, the incomplete half-open outbound TCP connection attempts allowed at any one time is now unlimited by default in Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP2 (Service Pack 2), and Windows 7. Actually, the ability to limit or restrict number of half-open outgoing TCP connections system can create or establish is built into Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7, however it’s disabled by default.
windows - comments - 8.6.2009

Activate Windows 7 Pre-Beta 6801 with Vista Beta or RC Product Key without Crack

Already download and install Windows 7 Pre-Beta build 6801? You probably have to leave the product key field blank during installation in order to complete the setup of Windows 7.
windows - comments - 1.11.2008

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Microsoft Product Key Finder 1.0

In past we have covered product key finder, produkey & winguggle to recover product key of windows and several other installed softwares.
download - comments - 6.8.2009

Change Office 2007 Product Key

When Office 2007 was RTM'ed and downloadable on MSDN I used Office Professional 2007. For my new course, SharePoint BI, which I'm writing at the moment I needed InfoPath as well.
microsoft - comments - 1.1.2007

Creating A Bootable WinPE 2.0 USB Key

Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) 2.0 is a slimed down version of Windows (hence all the MiniNT references) that used to be the exclusive domain of OEM's providers.
microsoft - comments - 7.2.2007

Windows Key Enterprise v7.9.2141

Thanks to FireStorm for this download. Windows Key is a program to reset Windows security if Administrator password, secure boot password or key disk is lost.
download - comments - 24.4.2007

How-To receive a valid Windows 7 beta key

Because of the overloaded Microsoft servers it can be hard to get a valid key. To get a valid key the fastest just follow these simple step. Thanks to scaramonga.
windows - comments - 11.1.2009

XP: Get Updates No Matter What or Change your Product Key

If your windows installation has issues, or for some other unmentionable reason is unable to get updates from the windows server, this is what you need to do.
windows - comments - 27.3.2006

Microsoft Cuts Key Features From Viridian Hypervisor

As it races to catch up to VMware and Xen rivals, Microsoft has made a tough call and decided to cut key management features out of its planned "Viridian" virtualization hypervisor for the next Windows server.
microsoft - comments - 11.5.2007

Get Genuine Kit and Windows Product Key Update Tool

The best and most cost-effective way for customers to acquire Windows software is preinstalled on a new PC.
download - comments - 15.8.2006

Windows 7 Ultimate cracked and activated with OEM master key

Hackers cracked and permanently activated Windows 7 Ultimate RTM Final Version. Once again hackers wins the cat and mouse battle game from the Redmond giants.
windows - comments - 29.7.2009

Microsoft blacklists leaked Lenovo OEM Windows 7 Key

According to Neowin, Microsoft has responded to the latest Windows 7 cracking scheme by blacklisting the Lenovo OEM master key on computers that are not manufactured by Lenovo.
windows - comments - 31.7.2009

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5 Free Download With License Serial Key

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5 is a well-known tweaking and optimizing software for Windows operating system that provides clean, optimize and tune functions to ensure maximum PC performance.
download - comments - 4.8.2009

Hackers discover HD DVD and Blu-ray processing key

Hackers discover HD DVD and Blu-ray "processing key" -- all HD titles now exposed.
common - comments - 14.2.2007

Free Windows 7 with Product Key By Attending New Efficiency Launch Events

Looking for free copy of Windows 7? Now is your chance to take home a copy of genuine Windows 7 Professional edition, complete with genuine valid product key to activate the operating system permanently with crack or hack.
windows - comments - 15.8.2009

Windows Vista Keygen a Hoax

Thanks to dw2003 for submitting this to the Front Page.

KezNews forum member Computer User , quickly infamous for releasing his Brute Force Keygen to the world, has confessed t..
neowin.net - 04.03.2007

Clearing up the confusion on Vista licensing and key management

Since Windows Vista has been released to the public, there has been a lot of confusion and hype surrounding some of the licensing decisions and restrictions with which Microsoft Corp. saddled the operating system and its many versions. Additionally, there's a new type of product key and a volume key management system that you might not know about. In this article, I'll take a look at five distinct points about Vista licensing and key management and give you the most current answers to what I've found are the most common questions about those topics.




winbeta.org - 02.11.2007

Microsoft'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.




jcxp.net - 01.02.2007

Vista '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.


neowin.net - 31.01.2007

Official Way to Use Vista without Activation 120 Days

Official Way to Install and Use Windows Vista without Activation for Free for 120 Days

By default, Windows Vista can be installed, used and run without any license, product key or the need of activation for 30 days grace period, for purpose of trial or evaluation. Although Microsoft initially stressed that users should purchase a license with valid product key before the trial period expires, or else Windows Vista will lock into Reduced Functionality Mode. However, a "rearm" method has long since been discovered to be able to extend, or reset the remaining time for activation to another fresh 30 days, for up to 3 times.

Now Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Vista can be used and run for 120 days or 4 months ( 3 rearms ), and extending the activation grace period is not a violation of the Vista End User License Agreement (EULA). All versions of Vista include Windows Vista Ultimate allow a 30-day free period without activation, except the corporate-oriented Vista Enterprise, which supports only a three-day trial.


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neowin.net - 22.02.2007

Volume License Key Changes, End to VLK Piracy?

"Corporate Edition" versions of Windows have been the blessing of both IT workers and casual pirates since the days of Windows 95, when the operating system first started asking for a license key on installation.

Large firms and OEMs who did not want to go through the hassle of typing in a CD key for every install received Volume License Keys (VLKs) that could be used on as many installs as necessary. Microsoft relied on the honor system to ensure that companies did not abuse this privilege, but it looks as if with Vista this system may be ending:

"We are making changes to the process to Vista and a new approach to VLK licensing," Mike Sievert, corporate vice president of Windows client marketing for Microsoft told CRN during a recent interview. "We're training our enterprise customers and we'll do some key management for customers that's more automated and makes reporting easier."

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jcxp.net - 28.06.2006

Potential pirates, not Vista, get cracked

35 days before Windows XP was officially released, a pirated key, called the "devils0wn", began circulating around the web which allowed users to run a pirated copy of the operating system. Since then, the key has been used thousands of times and is now a part of Windows XP history. Trying to follow in devils0wn's footsteps, a new crack for Windows Vista is rumored to have become available. Called "Windows Vista All Versions Activation 21.11.06", the key reportedly unlocks any version of Vista. Sounds great for pirates, right? Maybe it is, depending where you stand on software piracy.

Those who download "Windows Vista All Versions Activation 21.11.06" will end up with anything but a cracked version of Vista. The file is neither a crack nor key generator, but it is a trojan installer that installs the malware known as "Trojan-PSW.Win32.LdPinch.aze ." According to APC Magazine, most antivirus scanners will recognize the trojan, but NOD32 and Norton's latest signatures do not.

While most of us dread the thought of a new piece of malware in the wild, it's hard not to like the motive behind this trojan. Nevertheless, any propagation of malware is a bad thing so I'm happy to hear that most scanners can stop this one.


neowin.net - 06.12.2006

Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to 120 Days

Every Vista DVD includes the ability to install any edition of Vista without a product key. When you install without a product key, you get an automatic 30 day evaluation period. This probably isn't news to anyone.



What may be news to you, however, is that you can easily extend the 30-day Windows Vista grace period to 120 days. No hacks required. This is an official, supported operation directly from Microsoft.



To extend the grace period another 30 days, simply start a command prompt as Administrator, and issue this command:



slmgr -rearm



Reboot for the change to take effect, and voila, you have 30 more days. You can only extend three times, so the total grace period for a Vista evaluation is 120 days.




jcxp.net - 01.02.2007

Pirated Vista may be useless, Microsoft says

Microsoft said supposedly pirated copies of its new Vista computer operating system "will be of limited value" to those who use them. Microsoft responded Tuesday to reports that some Web sites have been circulating pirated copies of Vista and the Office 2007 applications suite.

The pirated Vista comes with a product key that users can enter to activate a version of the products on their computers without paying for them, according to a report on the Web site of The Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald newspaper. A product key is a unique serial number tied to each package of a software product.

A second download, called an "activation crack," can then be applied that bypasses the activation process intended to guarantee that the Vista OS being downloaded is legitimate, the Herald reported. Pirated copies of Office 2007 can be downloaded just with the product key with no second activation code required. But Microsoft said in a prepared statement that those pirated copies of the OS won't work for long.


neowin.net - 16.11.2006

Another AACS Device Key Found; How Will Studios Respond?

Another user of the Doom9 Forum, whose members have been actively working to develop a system to subvert AACS copy protection, has apparently discovered in a memory dump a legitimate device key - the cryptographic element licensed to components in order to obtain the volume key automatically from high-definition HD DVD discs, according to a post yesterday...
betanews.com - 06.03.2007

Windows Vista "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" Security Issue

CERT/CC has reported a security issue in Windows Vista, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security settings.



AutoPlay is a feature designed to immediately begin reading from a drive (e.g. run a setup file) when a media is inserted. According to Microsoft, this feature can be disabled for all drives by setting the value of the "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorerNoDriveTypeAutoRun" registry key to "0xFF". However, as Windows Vista fails to properly handle the mentioned registry key, this may still result in programs being executed automatically when a media is inserted even with the registry key value set to "0xFF".



Successful exploitation may result in execution of arbitrary code, but requires physical access to a vulnerable system or that a user is tricked into inserting a malicious media (e.g. USB device).




winbeta.org - 22.03.2008

Microsoft was advised not to brand Home Basic as Vista

A key area of controversy in an ongoing lawsuit is whether Microsoft misled consumers by allowing computer makers to label PCs as "Vista Capable" when they could only run the most basic version of the Vista operating system, known as Vista Home Basic. Turns out Microsoft was advised to not put the Vista name on Home Basic computers at all.




winbeta.org - 22.01.2009

Microsoft softened 'Vista Capable' requirements for Intel, e-mails indicate

Although its CEO claims no knowledge of the event, and other Microsoft execs raised opposition, Microsoft dropped a key requirement for "Vista Capable" PCs at Intel's request in 2006, according to e-mails now unsealed by a federal judge...
betanews.com - 18.11.2008

New Vista Slogan for CES

It's not surprising Microsoft will be touting Windows Vista at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. But the slogan the company has chosen to tout its new version of Windows may catch some off-guard.

There will be an entire Vista pavillion outside the main convention center, dedicated to showing off Vista and new Vista machines.

Additionally, according to a couple of sources, Microsoft is using as a key component of its Vista marketing material the phrase: "WOW!" "When you see it, you'll say it."

Supposedly, we'll all see a lot of that message over the next week on banners all over Vegas.


jcxp.net - 04.01.2007

AACS Subversion Continues with Device Key Extraction

A new user of the same online forum where one user last December reported having retrieved the title key for a specific HD DVD movie reports that he has been able to fish for the AACS device key - - the unique cryptographic element licensed to each player hardware or software component by AACS LA -- using a memory dump during the execution of the Windows-based player WinDVD 8...
betanews.com - 27.02.2007

Microsoft Builds Keyboard for Vista

To accompany the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft is preparing what it calls the "Ultimate Keyboard," which blends a modern design with advanced features such as proximity sensing and a 30-foot range. Microsoft has also moved the Windows key to below the spacebar and added a Media Center button...
betanews.com - 30.06.2006

Getting ready for Vista SP1

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ive now carried out well over a hundred Vista to Vista Service Pack 1 upgrades. While many of the upgrades I carried out were experimental and done on test rigs which I considered to be sacrificial, quite a few have been key production machines which I cannot afford to have out of service for any extended period of time.



Getting ready for Vista SP1With the public release of Vista SP1 drawing nearer, its a good time to share with you the Vista to Vista SP1 action plan that I developed that has meant that I have (so far ¦ ) enjoyed a 100% success rate. By following this action plan Ive kept downtime to a minimum and suffered no data loss at all.




winbeta.org - 04.03.2008

Microsoft Endorses Product That Turns Off Vista UAC Nags

The latest version of a well-reviewed third-party security policy enhancement system for Windows Vista claims to solve what its manufacturer characterizes as "not a secure solution" to a critical problem Windows historically had with administrator privileges on programs. But in the announcement of the upgrade earlier this week, a key Microsoft product manager is quoted as having acknowledged Vista's own take on the solution was not quite enough, effectively reversing his company's stand on User Account Control.



The product is BeyondTrust Privilege Manager 3.5, and its key new feature is the ability to run Vista's UAC transparently without prompting the user for privilege elevation. In Monday's press release, Microsoft director of client security product management Austin Wilson is quoted as not only endorsing the product, but appearing to agree with BeyondTrust's key contention: that the UAC prompts were not only a nag but an insecure solution in itself.




winbeta.org - 24.08.2007

Gdium Liberty Netbook Uses USB Key for a Hard Drive

Here's a netbook with a twist: Emtec's 10-inch Gdium Liberty has no hard drive. Instead, it will ship with a bootable USB storage stick (dubbed the G-Key) that runs Mandriva G-Linux and has over 50 open-source applications pre-installed: including OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird and Spam Assassin. The novel concept would allow it to be shared amongst users (say, a family) who's individual G-Key's store their own files and preferences. G-Key capacities will initially be 8, 16 and 32GB when the Liberty goes on sale around April, starting at about $400. While a 64GB G-Key is also on the cards, the Liberty's built-in SDHC card reader and three USB 2.0 ports also help with storage expansion.

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neowin.net - 09.01.2009

Workaround Discovered For "Clean Install" With Vista Upgrade

DailyTech has posted a 7-step workaround courtesy of Paul Thurrott (via Microsoft internal documents) on how to perform a clean install with a Windows Vista Upgrade DVD. Per Microsoft's new licensing requirements for Vista, users are required to install a Windows Vista Upgrade from within Windows XP and to make matters worse, the Windows XP license is forfeited. The process may be tedious, but few will argue when they compare the price differences between the upgrade and retail versions. Here we go:
  1. Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD and start the setup program.
  2. When prompted to enter your product key, DO NOT enter it. Click "Next" and proceed with setup. This will install Windows Vista as a 30-day trial.
  3. When prompted, select the edition of Vista which you have purchased and continue with setup.
  4. Once setup has been completed and you have been brought to the desktop for the first time, run the install program from within Windows Vista.
  5. This time, type in your product key when prompted.
  6. When asked whether to perform an Upgrade or Custom (advanced) install, choose Custom (advanced) to perform a clean install of Vista. Yes, this means that you will have to install Vista for a second time.
  7. Once setup has completed for the second time, you should be able to activate Windows Vista normally. You can also delete the Windows.old directory which contains information from the first Vista install.

neowin.net - 31.01.2007