Top 3 months news:
Windows Vista SP1 Crack
Despite the fact that Windows Vista was not sent barefoot into the world as was the case with Windows XP, and instead came packed with antipiracy mitigations from an intimate connection with the Windows genuine Advantage mechanism to the Reduced Functionality Mode kill switch, cracks for the operating system were not uncommon.
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12.2.2008
More information on the Vista SP1 activation hack
My post on the Vista SP1 activation hack has generated a lot of feedback (especially in the form of questions) from both individuals and other media outlets.
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12.2.2008
Download 32-bit and 64-bit Vista SP1 RTM Slipstream ISO Images
Microsoft is offering for download both the 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista SP1, the slipstream versions as ISO images. A slipstream version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is essentially nothing more than the RTM version of the latest Windows client with the service pack already integrated.
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29.2.2008
Vista SP1 RTM Is Available for Download
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM has been made available for download after the bits went gold on February 4, 2008.
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12.2.2008
Windows Vista Copy Protection Cracked
More than a year after Windows Vista was introduced, hackers have finally developed a clean crack of Windows Vista.
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5.3.2008
The Best Antivirus in 2008
A new year... A new beginning... And the inevitable security solution smackdown. In this context, AV-Test has thrown together in the same arena no less than 24 antivirus products from the heavyweights of the security market.
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29.1.2008
Leaked Screenshots of Windows 7 M1 Ultimate Edition is here!
Well I guess it was only a matter of time. Microsoft has already shipped the first testing builds of Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista, to key partners.
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24.1.2008
How to Bypass Windows Server 2008 Activation
In Windows Server 2008 (and previous Microsoft operating systems) you must activate your computer in order to use it legally.
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9.3.2008
Even with Vista SP1, Hackers Still Crack Windows Genuine Advantage
The fact that Microsoft has relaxed its antipiracy mechanism built into Windows Vista concomitantly with the release of Service Pack 1 failed to stop hackers from providing a crack for the latest version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation.
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1.4.2008
Windows 7 Is Here! Don't Give Vista SP1 and XP SP3 a Second Look
Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista and the next iteration of Windows is here. Forget about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft has currently began serving an early development milestone of its next Windows operating system to partners.
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17.1.2008
Microsoft: Vista SP1 RTM Downloads Available, but Not for You!
Only for MSDN subscriber! Make no mistake about it. The final bits of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 are available for download, but this does not mean that end users can get their grabby hands all over the service pack.
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15.2.2008
Microsoft to crack down on Vista cracks
Microsoft will feed Windows Vista users an update in the next week to finger illegal copies installed with cracks that the company will bust when it rolls out Service Pack 1 (SP1) in mid-March.
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22.2.2008
The Best Windows Antivirus – 2008 Editions
The search for the best antivirus of 2008 has advanced one step further, courtesy of security solution testing lab AV-Test.org. All the best available 2008 security suite editions were thrown against in excess of 1.1 million samples of malicious code on an arena of Windows XP SP2.
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13.3.2008
Vista SP1 - Day 1
On Monday the 4th of February Microsoft announced that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 had been released to manufacturing.
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7.2.2008
Windows Vista SP1 Released to Manufacturing! But You Can't Have It!
This is it! Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is no longer in development, as Microsoft has released it to manufacturing today, February 4, 2008.
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4.2.2008
KB940510 highlights some counterfeit Windows installations
Yesterday Microsoft released a new update for Windows Vista via Windows Update - KB940510. This update, when installed, will detect certain software used to bypass Windows product activation.
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2.3.2008
Vista Update Fingers Activation Cracks
Microsoft Corp. has been lowering expectations about Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) since before it even confirmed there would be one. Numerous times, company executives and managers have told users and the press that Vista SP1 would not be like Windows XP SP2, the last desktop operating system service pack the company released.
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23.2.2008
This Is Windows 7 M1 Build 6.1.6519.1 Ultimate Version in All Its Splendor
Feast your eyes on Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6.1.6519.1 Ultimate version in all its splendor. In January 2008, Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista managed to steal the wind out of the sales of Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2008.
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14.2.2008
Windows 7 M1 build shows up on various torrent sites
It was only a matter of time..
Not too long after Microsoft had released a developer build of the Windows 7 Milestone 1 release to a select few, review and opinion pieces started to leak onto Windows enthusiast sites by OEM employees or their beneficiaries.
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26.1.2008
Vista SP1 RTM Slipstream (Integrated ) DVD ISO Image - Leaked to Torrent Websites
hile Microsoft continues at a slow pace toward the general availability of Windows Vista SP1 RTM, the service pack has already slipped through the company's fingers, so to speak.
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4.3.2008
Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008
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
The SP1 upgrades continue - Day 2
Today I carried out the most critical SP1 upgrade so far - I upgraded my main system.
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8.2.2008
Introducing Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6.1.6519.1
That's right! Windows Vista, SP1 or no SP1, and Windows XP SP3 are nothing more than old news. Microsoft has started shipping an early development milestone of Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista.
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22.1.2008
Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed
A security consultant based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds without the need for a password.
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9.3.2008
Microsoft To Release XP SP3 Next Week
Now that Windows Vista service pack 1 has been released, all eyes have shifted to Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)'s plans for Windows XP service pack 3, the final package of updates for the trusty OS.
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21.3.2008
Microsoft: Some Free Vista (+SP1) to Go Along with the Free XP SP2 Downloads?
Free downloads of Microsoft's operating systems have been made available throughout 2007, and the Redmond company is ready to take it one step further.
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5.2.2008
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 now available on MVLS
Volume Licensing customers now have access to the full version of Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. VL customers can download the software at
https://licensing.microsoft.com.
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9.2.2008
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) FAQ
Postponed from 2006 to 2007, as Microsoft resources focused almost exclusively on wrapping up the Windows Vista client, and then delayed yet again into 2008, with the deadline set by the summer of this year, Windows XP Service Pack 3 is long overdue, and at the same time in its final stages of development.
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19.1.2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 in the Wild
By now many of you may have seen reports of Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 in the wild.
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7.2.2008
Microsoft to release Windows Vista Service Pack 1 on Monday?
Microsoft has scheduled Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for release to manufacturer (RTM) on Monday, February 4, 2008.
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3.2.2008
Windows Vista SP1 Slipstreaming Mess!
Remember all those slipstreaming tutorials you could find on the Internet?
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10.2.2008
Windows XP SP3 RC2 Leaked and Available for Download on Torrent Websites
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 has been leaked and is available for download on torrent websites. Three days after releasing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 to manufacturing, Microsoft launched another development milestone of XP SP3.
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13.2.2008
Yes, You Can Turn 32-bit Vista into 64-bit Vista
Yes, you can turn the 32-bit SKUs of Windows Vista into the 64-bit editions of the operating system. But it will cost you...
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29.1.2008
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
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.
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10.1.2008
Windows XP SP3 RTM and Windows Vista SP1 RTM – Just Around the Corner?
Microsoft is in the final stages of cooking the upcoming service packs for Windows Vista and Windows XP.
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7.1.2008
Get Ready for Vista SP1 RTM Action Pack
Concomitantly with the general availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM, Microsoft will also start offering the new Action Pack complete with the SP1 gold bits. The Action Pack has evolved since the initial offering came out, associated with the RTM build of Vista, in order to allow company partners to perform full installations (bare metal deployments) of the service
pack.
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17.3.2008
Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked
Some people are concerned that in order to get an accurate measurement of boot time the system needs to be booted many times. Let me assure you that the systems here under testing were rebooted more times than most normal PCs are over the course of several months.]
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18.2.2008
Update on Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287
We've heard a few reports about problems customers may be experiencing as a result of KB937287, the servicing stack update I blogged about last week, and I wanted to provide a quick update for you.
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20.2.2008
XP SP3 Does Not Support Windows XP
Believe it or not, but Microsoft does not support Windows XP with XP SP3. Well, maybe that's not entire true. But it is true nonetheless. End users will find they they are unable to deploy XP SP3 on top of XP. What is the catch?
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16.1.2008
Windows 7 Start Menu
Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista, is set to bring to the table an overhauled graphical user interface.
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26.2.2008
Rapidshare To Be Forced to Shut Down Following Court Defeat?
Last week we reported on rumors that Rapidshare had, or was about to be, shut down, rumors that now look likely to resurface.
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30.1.2008
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
All New XP SP3 RC Refresh 2 and Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2 Available for Download
Making headway with the development of Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Microsoft has made available new builds of both service packs.
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25.1.2008
The First Anniversary of the Windows Vista Grace Timer 2009 Crack
Windows Vista is a tad under a month away from its first anniversary, taking into consideration the January 30th, 2007 consumer launch of the operating system. In November 2006, Vista was released to manufacturing and, then, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer, Steve Ballmer, gave businesses the green light to Vista.
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3.1.2008
Want Vista SP1? Here’s what to expect
When Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to manufacturing on February 4, they promised to make it available for the general public in mid-March.
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19.3.2008
Windows Vista SP1 RTM Leaks to the Web
Seriously, is anyone surprised? Paying customers may not get their hands on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 for weeks, but pirates can download the brand-new code for either today, according to searches at several BitTorrent trackers.
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7.2.2008
Windows XP SP3 Build 5503
Windows XP Service Pack 3 is yet to reach the end of its evolution, even if RTM is reportedly just around the corner.
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17.3.2008
Vista SP1 up to 86% faster
Is Vista SP1 really the shot in the arm your Vista system needs? We've spent many hours strapped to our benchmarking system in a caffeine and pizza fuelled haze to uncover these very interesting results.
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5.3.2008