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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. Video Editing by NullProg · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Start here:

    Amateur Video Production Using Free Software and Linux

    Follow the threads at the end of the article for updates.

    Enjoy,

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    It's just the normal noises in here.
  2. Re:But by drgonzo59 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Someone moderate parent as funny!

  3. False positive? by oncebitten · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was surprised my copy actually validated.

    I had bought a Dell Dimension with XP home pre-installed. I booted it up once (just to check if it booted), but didn't allow it to register. I then wiped the hard drive and installed linux.

    I have an old Dell laptop (366 Mhz PII) running Windows 98. Since I had just gotten an iPod as a present and needed to run iTunes, I needed a machine that runs XP (thanks, Apple). I used the CD to upgrade the laptop to XP since I figured I had technically paid for XP when I bought the new Dell.

    So, after reading the previous /. article, I connected to Windows update, while looking for a spare CD-RW to put Ubuntu on should it fail.

    And lo and behold, it passed. WTF?