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Pirates Find Proper Way to Crack Vista's Activation Schema

Posted by Zonk on from the little-ants-can-fell-big-trees dept.

El_Oscuro writes "A genuine crack for Windows Vista has been released by pirate group Pantheon. The exploit allows a pirated, non-activated installation of Vista (Home Basic/Premium and Ultimate) to be properly activated and made fully-operational. 'It seems that Microsoft has allowed large OEMs like ASUS to ship their products with a pre-installed version of Vista that doesn't require product activation — apparently because end users would find it too inconvenient.'"

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  1. Is it worth cracking Vista? by jkrise · · Score: 5, Funny

    I remember a CNN news snippet on YouTube... it's just not worth pirating Vista, unless one is a hardcore masochist, of course.

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    1. Re:Is it worth cracking Vista? by pallmall1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Who cares about a crack, I wouldn't run Vista if microsoft gave it away free...
      Yeah, it's the old joke about game show prizes. Grand prize, one free copy of Vista. Second place prize, two free copies of Vista.
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  2. SP1 by Xenolith · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Since this article is a year old, no testing on SP1, I assume.

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  3. "Dear pirates" by joaommp · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Please do not crack software and publish the crack on the net. It hurts my employer's feelings.

    Thank you."

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    Onda Technology Institute
  4. ... And? by PC+and+Sony+Fanboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, calm down!
    I'm an equal opportunity f*tard ... I didn't pay for my copy of windows either ;)