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Microsoft Genuine Advantage Cracked in 24 Hours
jrobie writes "It looks like mandatory validation of your Windows XP license is now voluntary again. A simple hack has been found that disables the check.
BoingBoing has the story. "
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Quality programming I tell you. Quality!
Let's post it on Slashdot for all to see so Microsoft will find out about it and make it harder to get around!
That one will be fixed pronto in a "critical" security fix.
Download the hack here,
http://www.linux.org/
Wait. You were scared?
I mean, seriously, I expected a crack out much sooner. What's it been, six hours?
my bootleg vmware running bootleg Windows XP setup is back in action!
...after users attempted to update, MS found out that there is actually only 1 registered copy of Windows XP.
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
Am I the only person that can see Martin from the Simpsons pointing and saying, "Ha ha!"?
Cause everyone wants a free Xbox360
well,
o ws+Vista&btnG=Search
hahahahaha
after reading this http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=new+wind
Introducing Windows Vista(TM). It enables a new level of confidence in your PC and
in your ability to get the most out of it
LOL
ROFL
hahahahaha
etc ect
as simple as the kids over at Microsoft who decided to implement an anti-piracy measure utilizing javascript without any input validation.
;-)
You mean I don't even have to hold down the Shift key?
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
I guess they've answered "Can Open Source and Commercial Software Coexist?" with a YES, and added a HOW!
I love these sorts of vulnerabilities. Maybe we should look for "GiveMeRootPriveleges=NO" and "SendMeTenMillionDollarsInUnmarkedBills=NO". Maybe there's a "FormatEveryHardDriveInRedmondAndInstallRedhat=NO" .
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
Introducing Windows Vista(TM). It enables a new level of confidence in your PC and in your ability to get the most out of *YOU*.
Religion is a gateway psychosis. -- Dave Foley
If they come from Microsoft, they're OK. Microsoft is trustworthy.
Exam 4/C again. Maybe I'll do better this time.
If you want to get all conspiracy theorist, you could say that they did this on purpose, and it's not a backdoor so much as a honeypot. All of you are now flagged as hackers, enjoy!
instead of
javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')
you have to use
javascript:void(window.g_sEnableAltOS='Linus')
-- Tigger warning: This post may contain tiggers! --
Asking people to think before they post has the potential to spoil a lot of my entertainment.
It's the land of the brave, and the home of the free
Where the less you know, the better off you'll be.
"Hey, it's OK. We're authorized."
Coderz 4 Life
Microsoft has admitted that was a typo, what they meant was:
Introducing Windows Vista(TM). It enables a new level of confidence in your PC and in our ability to get the most out of *YOU*.
"Good things don't end with eum, they end with mania or teria." - H. Simpson
In Soviet Russia, ... oh you beat me to it. Nuts.
It must be Windows. It needs half a gig of RAM and a hardware-accelerated graphics card just to run Solitaire.
Genuine advantage may seem like a pisser... But oh, is it ever worth it. Heck, for participating in the Genuine Advantage program myself, I was able to download this terrific program called "Match Up" FOR FREE! What an amazing game. Wow. It was soooooo worth it.
All this is academic.
That's not really the word that comes to mind when one reads your post...
Sadly, Microsoft will issue a new version of Genuine Advantage that disables the hack and make you use the new version before you can use Microsoft update
To appear tomorrow on Slashdot:
javascript:void(window.g_sWGACheckVersion='2.0')
So if you want to frame your next door neighbor, you can put his address as the OEM that sold you the pirated version! :-)
3. Print cover on CD.
*looks at his shiny WinXP CD, all nice and holographic*
Uhm...how do I copy this?