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Microsoft Acquires Winternals and Sysinternals

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the internals-are-eternal dept.

SJasperson writes "In a move that will be good for Redmond but may have consequences for the rest of us, Microsoft has acquired Winternals and Sysinternals. This gives them well-known developers Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell as well as dozens of well-loved and much-praised utilities, both commercial and freeware. Though Mark says on his blog that the Sysinternals site will remain 'for the time being,' this would be a good time to download the latest version of essential Windows tools like Process Explorer before they can go mysteriously missing or be locked up behind the wall of Windows Genuine Advantage."

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  1. Re:Seriously? by Jon+Luckey · · Score: 5, Informative
    Do you not shop at stores that tag their clothes with shoplifting detectors? Get a clue. That shoplifting technology saves money for the honest among us.

    Do not go thinking that even that technology cannot be without drawbacks to legit customers.

    One case where I bought something, the cashier rang it up and put it in a bag. I got it home and discovered an antitheft tag still on the item. And it was the kind of tag that would wreck the item with dye if removed incorrectly. So I had to return to the store to get the tag removed. And this store was a fair distance away. That technology cost me money in gas and time.

    There could be an analogy made for WGA. Analysis of the strings in WGA code leads to the conclusion that WGA code can shut down a windows install that WGA thinks is invalid. If WGA is wrong (Microsoft? Bugs? Never!) then a legit copy of Windows may go inactive with a major hassle to get it working again. Even if the owner has the Certificate of Authority. I don't blame people for opting out.

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  2. Guess which tool isn't accessible by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.winternals.com/products/repairandrecove ry/locksmith.asp

    what a surprise... Microsoft takes down the locksmith. Anyone have it for me?
    Thanks

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  3. Re:Someone by Anonymous+Psychopath · · Score: 5, Informative

    Torrent is available and seeding.

    http://thepiratebay.org/details.php?id=3504780

    Single torrent containing all the individiual zip files as downloaded today.

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