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Microsoft Genuine Advantage Cracked in 24 Hours

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

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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  1. More then one way by KasKyt · · Score: 5, Informative

    This bypass also works http://home19.inet.tele.dk/jys05000/ I tested it earlier today, good job MS :D

  2. Different Way to Crack It... by 00Monkey · · Score: 5, Informative

    I found that if you go to Tools->Manage Add-ons (Req. XP SP 2 of course), then select to show "Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer" and finally set Windows Genuine Advantage to "Disable" and then Restart Internet Explorer, it lets you do Windows Update just fine.

  3. I cracked it nearly 6 months ago ;) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Cracked in 24 hours"? I 'cracked' it so long ago (Proof) I'm surprised that this is even news. And you don't even need javascript enabled - all you need is "WinGenCookie=validation=0;" in your cookie. So just paste this into your location on any microsoft.com page: javascript:document.cookie='WinGenCookie=validatio n=0; expires=01 Jan 2999 00:00:00 GMT'; void 0

    I mean, it was just so easy and obvious; I can't believe everyone else hadn't already found out about the easy ways to bypass it long ago.