Microsoft allows bypass of Vista activation
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Err... ummm... hummm.... I see clearly now. This is all an elaborated plot to make Software as a Service look simple and fun by comparison.
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If You're Going To Steal Software, Steal From Us: Microsoft Exec [^] Something tells me there isn't much communication between Pirate Hunter Ballmer and the rest of the company.
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MS conquered the world through piracy: many people used to pirated MS products at home made the choice of MS at work too. As explained, MS doesn't really want to stop piracy, but to oblige its legitimate 'low-tech' users to buy several instances of MS softwares, Activation, DRM are just two way to forbid users the 'fair use' they legally have. I really hope Vista will be a commercial failure. Maybe it will cause an electroshock big enough at Redmond so MS will change its nasty habits to rein its users.
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If I activate Windows Vista on my current machine and then in six months I upgrade my machine that of course will require new motherboard, processor and memory. Does the new activation process work? How do I deactivate my previous version? If the new activation is not possible, then what do I do with my obsolete machine and my already used license for Windows Vista? Isn't the best option to buy a Windows Vista license store it and never use it?, then install a pirated[hacked] copy of it, in this case you can keep upgrading machines and always you have the original in a safe place to protect you from be prosecuted and avoid the pain of all this activation?
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If I activate Windows Vista on my current machine and then in six months I upgrade my machine that of course will require new motherboard, processor and memory. Does the new activation process work? How do I deactivate my previous version? If the new activation is not possible, then what do I do with my obsolete machine and my already used license for Windows Vista? Isn't the best option to buy a Windows Vista license store it and never use it?, then install a pirated[hacked] copy of it, in this case you can keep upgrading machines and always you have the original in a safe place to protect you from be prosecuted and avoid the pain of all this activation?
OEM licenses can't be xfered across mobos automatically although I've been told doing the "my old mobo fried" song and dance via the telephone system would get a reactivation with XP. The retail license allows transfer from one machine to the next provided you uninstall it from the old box first.
-- CleaKO The sad part about this instance is that none of the users ever said anything [about the problem]. Pete O`Hanlon Doesn't that just tell you everything you need to know about users?
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Cool, now what's the registry hack that makes all my stuff work?
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David Kentley wrote:
Cool, now what's the registry hack that makes all my stuff work?
HKCU\Software\Classes\Training.exe\open\command
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I sent a link to the article to my son, an Intellectual Property Lawyer (yes, I failed as a parent). Although software is not his field, he certainly has access to experts. And here's the question I ask: If a consumer is victimized by a pirate with an illegal copy of Vista, and discovers this a year later (with the pirate having moved on to greener pastures), is the consumer or Microsoft liable for the activation? I propose that, since MS built this into the application deliberately, and a reasonable consumer's could not be expected to be aware of the fraud, the liability belongs to Microsoft: activate them for 'free'. This is not a parallel with (e.g.) a person who receives conterfeit money, which is simply forfeited without restitution. Here, the illegal act was aided (and abetted?) by the copyright owner. If anything interesting comes of this, by way of an answer, I'll repost it. Balboos HaGadol
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I sent a link to the article to my son, an Intellectual Property Lawyer (yes, I failed as a parent). Although software is not his field, he certainly has access to experts. And here's the question I ask: If a consumer is victimized by a pirate with an illegal copy of Vista, and discovers this a year later (with the pirate having moved on to greener pastures), is the consumer or Microsoft liable for the activation? I propose that, since MS built this into the application deliberately, and a reasonable consumer's could not be expected to be aware of the fraud, the liability belongs to Microsoft: activate them for 'free'. This is not a parallel with (e.g.) a person who receives conterfeit money, which is simply forfeited without restitution. Here, the illegal act was aided (and abetted?) by the copyright owner. If anything interesting comes of this, by way of an answer, I'll repost it. Balboos HaGadol
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
IIRC the fine print of XPs WGA said if you discovered you had a 'good quality' counterfit CD and SOA they would give you a free trade in. Presumably the idea was to aquire samples of the fake version to figure out where the biggest vulnerabilities were and to stomp on them in the future. Dunno what 'good quality' officially means but I suspect that a CD-R labled with a sharpie wouldn't qualify.
-- CleaKO The sad part about this instance is that none of the users ever said anything [about the problem]. Pete O`Hanlon Doesn't that just tell you everything you need to know about users?