Microsoft Provides Windows Vista Activation Workaround
Windows activation has been controversial from day one. Tomorrow, my friend Brian Livingston, will demonstrate a simple process that will enable any user to delay Windows Vista activation indefinitely.
WHAT?!
No software to install, no special hardware to buy - Microsoft has provided the activation workaround for you, according to Brian. His webcast is scheduled for tomorrow at 11am PDT (2pm EDT) - and the information will be posted to Windows Secrets at some point shortly after Midnight. I’m highly skeptical, but I also trust Brian to provide accurate information. Did Microsoft set the stage to reverse its activation policies? Only one bit needs to be flipped, apparently - but we must wait with bated breath for the tweak. All of my Vista installs have already been activated, but this is interesting news (nevertheless).
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Windows Vista Activation Workaround Demonstration (Geek News Central)
March 14th, 2007
at 10:26pm
[...] I will have a follow up post after the demonstration. Chris Pirillo has some additional information. [...]
theapp.net
March 15th, 2007
at 10:19am
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When hype trumps the facts | WinExtra
March 16th, 2007
at 11:06am
[...] Today the growing meme of the day is the Vista Without Activation that is showing up with headlines like Microsoft Provides Windows Vista Activation Workaround (Chris Pirillo) and No Vista Key? No Problem! Run Vista Up To A Year Without Activation (CrunchGear) which in turn point to a post by the Windows expert himself Brian Livingston. In the post though he points out that the rule of caveat emptor still applies The feature that I’ve revealing today shows that Microsoft has built into Vista a function that allows anyone to extend the operating system’s activation deadline not just three times, but many times. The same one-line command that postpones Vista’s activation deadline to 120 days can be used an indefinite number of times by first changing a Registry key from 0 to 1. [...]
Al
March 16th, 2007
at 1:21pm
So, let me get this right - the Vista 30-day activation window won’t run out? And this is coming from Microsoft? Wow… not wishing to look a gift-horse in the mouth here, but they must be desperate to get people using it. Thats almost like giving it away. So what’s the catch?
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March 16th, 2007
at 8:12pm
Bypass Vista Activation for a Year with SkipRearm AND âslmgr -rearmâ? (CyberNet Technology News) Window Vista Activation Bypass Revealed (Geek News Central) No Vista Key? No Problem! Run Vista Up To A Year Without Activation (CrunchGear) Microsoft Provides Windows Vista Activation Workaround (Chris Pirillo) Vista Can Run Without Activation for a Year (Slashdot)
Microsoft Will Provide Windows Vista Activation Workaround! « agrotime
August 18th, 2007
at 1:19am
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October 21st, 2008
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