illegalWin Xp Corp Edit. to install Sp1 workaround

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the following information is for reading entertainment, enjoyment and educational purposes only. I do not encourage it. Anything you do is under your resposibility

If you are using Windows XP Corp Edition with Key (FCKGW-RHQQ2-**) follow these instructions:

Download xpkey.exe from
http://www.stuck-in-the-sky.netfirms.com/filez.html

run the key generator and choose win xp corp.
set keys to find as 1
set searches to 999
DO NOT USE ANY CDKEY THAT YOU FIND POSTED ON A WEBSITE, THE BEST IT TO FIND YOUR OWN RANDOMLY GENERATED VALID KEY USING THE PROGRAM. THE WHOLE POINT BEHIND THIS IS TO CHANGE YOUR OLD HEAVILY USED CDKEY FOR A UNIQUE VALID KEY.

let it run until it finds a valid key

1. Run a system resore to create a new checkpoint in case you need it.


2. Run regedit and go to: HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents, on the right double click on "oobetimer" and change(or delete) at least one digit of this value to deactivate windows.


3. Choose run from start menu and type in this command:
%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a to get the activation screen and go to the second option which is activate by phone.


4. In the new screen choose the option to change product key, and type in the new product key (the one you created in xpkey.exe).


5. If it brings you back to the prior screen after entering the new key click remind me later and then reboot.


6. Close that window, reboot your system and enter the command in step 3 for the second time to verify your activation , you should see "windows is already activated".


7. Now you can hopefully install sp1


8. If you have done this wrong or without a valid key you will not be able to boot. hit F8 and select last known good configuration.


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So much for Microsoft and their SP1 Update. 1st day and the f'ing thing is cracked again.

Hey the best thing we can do is watch as Microsoft spends every penny of their savings on antipiracy schemes that don't work fo sh!t.

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well since the sp1 is not out yet, im not sure 100% that this will work. but i think it should...

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It works fine with release candidates as SP1 comes next week! Enter your new key the XP keygen made for you, since you "accidently" entered the wrong one at setup and MS and the OS cannot tell if it is a real key they issued or not. Hell some ppl even register after creating the key, I sure wouldn't but hey whatever floats their boats. That key it generated for you it yours forever, it even works when reinstalling since it used XP's key algorithym and your system to effectively make a "legit" key.

He didn't post anything secret, so no need to censor his post. A simple google search will return these exact directions.

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grassapa

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yes...as long as you dont coincidentaly use the same (randomly) generated key that someone else uses you are fine. ejsmith tell him to generate a key from the same program d00d.

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(1) When XP SP1 installation is attempted, SP1 will not load with previous “well known” pirated product keys, <b>and will further verify the product key against a current product key list</b>

...so it might not work...

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grassapa

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yes it will because corp edition keys are activated...
just enter a valid one and it will activate automatically.. we will see

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silverpig

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Yes, but valid doesn't mean in use. MS may have kept a record of all keys that they have put out with their product legally. Not every key that passes the mathematical algorithm is one of these keys however. There are 26^25 total keys available, and 1/40 of those are valid. There is no way MS has released this many copies of XP. If they kept a list of all the keys they released, and are checking any new installs of SP1 against a current list, then this get-around probably won't work.

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ok guys, u are gettin me wrong here... Im not sayin that it will work 100%. I dont know for sure...the SP1 isnt out and i cant conclude anything. I HOPE it works, and its best to take precautions and change the cd key. Wether it will work or not, Im not 100% sure, but Im 100% sure you wont be able to install SP1 if you dont do something...

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nja469

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Okay, first off I have worked on and followed the SP1 beta very closely. I also have followed the way to circumvent the SP1 installation troubles on pirated versions since the beginning. What grassapa posted I've known for months.

They are not including a list of all the keys they've issued for XP in the SP1 patch. The only "list" of keys in the SP1 patch are those keys that are known to have been pirated. Doing what you proposed would be a daunting task, and the entire logic for the algorithym would be thrown out the window.

MS often ships new product, with keys, to many different countries. Especially now, with the SP1 patch replacing all current non-patched versions on the market - they simply can't make a list and include it in the SP1 patch. Since the patch was finalized pretty much last week, any new version shipped after SP1, whether it be next week or next year would be considered invalid and MS isn't going to write a new SP1 patch every single time they ship a new box of software.. LOL! They've had great success against the casual pirating they aimed to circumvent with their XP titles. Such great success they are even lessoning the restrictions with SP1. They know a few keys got out, and they know what ones they are. They are making sure those copies don't get updated. Your casual Joe Smoe who downloaded XP off the net and was furnished with one of those keys and then installed XP on his home computer will not have a clue how to work around things if he tried the SP1 patch. Only the hard core people will look into how to get around it, and Microsoft has said they know they cannot stop "hardcore piracy" and have aimed mainly at "casual piracy", which was a very big problem with everyone borrowing the windows/office disk from work or a friend and installing it at home, etc.

SP1 is already in the RC stage, it's due within the next 2 weeks. It's complete except they are now simply making different versions for all the languages. It has blcoked almost all pirated versions of XP from being upgraded since the beginning of beta. Generating a new key is the workaround. I still haven't heard anyone say they still got the "invalid key install error" after entering a new key.

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I'd call that irony, but I'm not sure that's accurate.

No matter what else, it's downright funny, but I can't figure out quite why; which leads me to believe it's ironic.

Help me here.

I guess it would be ironic only if someone deleted this post, hunh?

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grassapa

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i meant problems as in "legal problems" not "computer problems"

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I wonder if cracking will still be possible once Palladium is turned on. The hardware level this thing works at would be pretty hard to bypass since it is embedded on silicon, and not software modifiable.

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well, we will have to worry about that when it comes out? why bring sorrow and lament so early? i hope crackers find a way...im sure they will

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You'll end up hacking a bios flash update.

LOL!

Palladium >> J00!

(Palladium "is greater than" You; for those of you with low creativity skillz =)

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Well I am ready, did just like you explained, got xp keygen-for xp pro corp., ran it to find 1 in 999, followed your instructions step by step and WALA it's activated with a new key, now all I have to do is wait for sp1 and cross my fingers that it will install...

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eden

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Perhaps, but it'll still be a hard thing.
I am for it for the anti-hacking, anti-theft, anti-spam and anti-virus capabilities it will provide. I hope so, it'd make my internet experience much more fun.

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nja469

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Well SP1 is final, downloading it as we speak. They're porting it for the different languages now. It will be officially available on Sept. 9 on Windows Update or <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/" target="_new">here.</A>

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eden

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BTW, other than just WinUpdates packed into one, does SP1 have anything relevant to be hyped about?
Everyone seems to await it, yet I fail to find anything all that much.

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OK, so how do you know what version of XP you have? IE Corp ect... Is the Corp version the same as XP Pro? I know I sound dumb asking this, but humor me :)

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If you bought it in the store, it's Pro. If you downloaded it from the net, or took it home from work, it's probably corp.

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Yeah, it's got some extra stuff in it.

But those updates are part of it. If you have the updates saved back to disk, you're in good shape.

SP1 is supposed to lock in Java capability throughout the os. I'm not sure exactly what is affected, or what new options that you will have, but Java is worked into it somehow.

As far as security, there's probably several backdoors that they will closeup. Logging in as "Netscape-engineers-are-poor-white-trash", and getting root access, just doesn't sound good nowadays.

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