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Activating Vista Enterprise Using a Spoofed Server
Ruvim writes "It has been mentioned in previous Slashdot discussions as possibility, and now it became a reality: Information Week reports that a spoofed server has been released that can be used to activate Microsoft's Vista Enterprise versions. It is being made available on several pirate Web sites and spoofs a Key Management Service server, used to activate a large number of copies of Windows Vista in enterprise environments." From the article: "Vista is the first version of Windows that Microsoft requires volume license customers to activate. Besides KMS, the Redmond, Wash. developer also offers Multiple Activation Key, which resembles the retail version's activation process. PCs activated using KMS must reactivate at least once every six months. The MelindaGates hack uses a VMware image of a KMS server to activate -- and keep activated -- a pirated edition of Windows Vista Business. 'Looks like Windows Vista Volume Activation 2.0 is a big bust,' wrote a user identified as 'clank' on the PirateBay Web site Friday. "
Information Week reports that a spoofed server has been released that can be used to activate Microsoft's Vista Enterprise versions.
And you don't even need a separate computer. You can spoof the activation from the same machine.
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Microsoft.Windows.Vista.Local.Activation.Server-Me lindaGates.torrent
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unlike windows xp and volume activation 1.0 windows vista doesnt have any corporate
keys which will permanently activate it. volume activation 2.0 requires a corporate
user to either do a one time activation through microsoft servers (mak) or companies
can host a local activation server which does not talk to microsoft (kms). the only
difference is kms requires re-activation once every 180 days. however as long as
theres a local kms server its simple to keep windows activated. this release is a
vmware image of a permanently activated kms server which allows local activation of
windows vista business/enterprise edition. volume activation 2.0 is only built into
those two editions.
install vista business/enterprise edition with the key [removed, check
using the latest vmware workstation, boot the image. disable vmware firewall.
on the non vm vista right click the command prompt icon and run as admin. type
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms vm_vista_ip
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato
windows should now be activated.
to check activation status type
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -dlv
tested using echos windows vista enterprise and vmware workstation 5.5.3 but seems to
have issues with the billgates windows vista business.
You're right. They're not early adopters. They do painstakingly difficult code audits, and certify products for use years after they've come out.
This is a non-issue for a long time.
The part they don't mention is that the activation server only hands out activations on networks with 25+ computers. The machine may be permanently activated, but after 180 days, if you don't have 25 unique machines (and no, virtual machines can be detected and don't count), the activation server will deny your request to reactivate.
That doesn't preclude from downloading another pre-activated KMS Server, but this isn't really a permanent solution.
That's what they claim, but it's still, in reality, bullshit. You bought and paid for it -- with the store presenting it as a "sale" -- without reading or signing any kind of contract or license. Therefore, it is a sale and you own it.
The idea of "licensing" it only becomes true because you believe it.
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