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New Vista update sniffs for pirated copies

Posted on 28.02.2008 at 18:50 in Tech News by Martin

As it promised, Microsoft Corp. yesterday started sending Windows Vista users an update that identifies illegal copies of the operating system installed with cracks that the company will disable when it distributes Service Pack 1 (SP1) in two weeks. Last Thursday, Microsoft announced the update, which detects two common cracks used to activate pirated copies of Vista, and said it would hit Windows Update (WU) within a week. Users who have left Vista’s recommended WU settings alone will receive the update automatically. Others, said Microsoft, must enable Automatic Update within Vista or manually call up WU from the Start menu.

A document posted to the company’s support site spelled out the details. Among other things, it promised that the 3MB update “does not affect the functionality of your operating system.” That jibes with what Alex Kochis, senior product manager for Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage program, said last week when he announced the update. If the update finds one of the cracks, a notice pops up alerting the user, but it doesn’t disable either crack. The first, dubbed “Grace Timer,” extends Vista’s activation grace period, while the other, “OEM BIOS,” mimics factory-floor activation. Users whose PCs don’t have the cracks will not see the pop-up. Ouch, dark times for all Vista pirates! I’m sure there will be workaround pretty soon though…

Source: Computerworld

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  1. angelt
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:19

    Charlie:

    That might be it. I’m in Puerto Rico, USA.

  2. Charlie
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:21

    Anyone in uk got this update yet, and Mr D when the next OS comes i will get a dodgy version of that too, and i will probably like it better than vista after i get used to it, and some people will probably slate it and say its not as good as vista, coz people dont like change, and coz people is people,and coz some people have crap computers and small winkys and mothers who smell of fish and baked beans, why just becoz, thats why.

  3. Charlie
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:27

    They must have seen you coming to pay £2000 for a computer that wont run vista well enough, i put my computer together for about £300 all in! with 4 gb Ram, 6400 dual core, 250gb hard drive, and hd2600 graphis card and it runs vista like a charm, oh its pretty, look at the pretty colours mommy!

  4. angelt
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:28

    Hawking – Master Of The Universe:

    Vista doesn’t cause any problems to me. It solves me problems. That’s the way capitalism works. Industries produce products for people to buy them, but then democracy kicks in, giving you the right to buy wath ever you want and can.

  5. xasd
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:28

    uhh another way of trying to stop us from pirating, Im just gonna wait for cracked SP1 muhaha. Oh wait I dont even use crappy vista thats right!

  6. Raul
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:38

    there is already a workaround for this, it’s another OEM crack and it is called Vistaloader.
    you can get it from irc probably or other ways.
    next question

  7. Hawking - Master Of The Universe
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:42

    bearing in mind that i bought the pc in 2003 after a £1800ish win on the horses it’s not surprising that its not vista ready but the point is why upgrade to vista when its like shooting your pc in the leg.

  8. pedro
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:44

    Also use a “OEM.DVD-BiE” release of vista ultimate (x86), update KB940510 installed yesterday and nothing happened so far…

    Anyway if something does happen, i’ll just switch to a another working cracked version =)

  9. Charlie
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:48

    So your asking, why buy something better, when your old crap thing still works quite well, do you have any tips for the horses by the way?
    and i still think you payed way too much, back then i had a p3 with half a gig of ram, and it ran xp fab, and i only payed £200 for it

  10. nato
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:48

    I HATED Vista when I had only 1GB of memory and then got off the stupid “Vista Sucks” bandwagon. Vista is getting better everytime and Ive switched to it for my main OS some time ago. Most people I know on the street who hate Vista have a cheesy computer, so obviously they are going to hate it. Get more memory, they are extremely cheap and get a proper videocard.

  11. Down wit USA
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:50

    MicroShaft are utter morons.
    They got sued by EU and lost Billions from anti-trust suit filed by a Danish lawyer. Who would of thought the Dutch can be of any use to anybody :) Go figure!

  12. captainkremmen
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:50

    The reason your Dell copies of Vista still work is because this was a corporate version for Dell to install on their desktop and laptop PCs requiring no activation. This is common for very large corporate customers. If Microsoft disabled the Dell OEM version that many pirates have installed, it would also disable Vista for the thousands of legitimate Dell Vista users worldwide. That would probably be a bigger PR disaster for both Dell and MS than having a few thousand pirate users installing it. Doesn’t mean they wont find some way to identify it in future but I can’t see how they would be able to do it.

  13. Charlie
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:50

    and before anyone starts i bought the HP Vectra P3 in 2000, for £200, so by 2003 it was pretty outdated, not that any one would start ,but you never know

  14. Charlie
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:53

    Oh cool captain, i hope thats true, my home build thinks its a dell, will i get SP1 no probs too?

  15. Charlie
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:54

    and i agree with the more ram man too, i had 1gb and vista was a bit sluggish, with 4gb it flys.

  16. Hawking - Master Of The Universe
    February 28th, 2008 | 22:59

    No tips im afraid . I quit betting in 2003 after that win and now use my time i bit more wisely. But I still would like to get better value out of the money ive spent than go out a blow cash on a os that will probably last about 2-3 years anyway and get better components that are in the shop now at a fraction of the price in the future. If it aint broke dont fix it

  17. Rick_UK
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:00

    I have the Dell version of Vista and installed the update but was very suspicious of the wording, so when my firewall popped up asking if the update could connect to the net, I said NO. that way it cant check back with MS…I Hope, lol

  18. Charlie
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:02

    Hey Rick UK, are you in the UK,and why cant i get this update

  19. BiG-ArFI
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:03

    angelt, I don’t think ETH0 released a windows vista ultimate. I think you mean group BIE or group NOPE. I could be wrong, but I will check if it’s true. I have the NOPE group release of Ultimate x64 and I don’t see that update. Good for me I guess, but it will show up sooner or later.

  20. Anthony Kinson
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:03

    somene asked if they shown in the Uk yet, answer is yes, i just checked, heres some screenshots, just UN-TICK it, right click and choose to hide.

    windows update – http://www.bouncybootlegs.co.uk/forum/uploads/monthly_02_2008/post-1-1204232388_thumb.jpg

    Update Details – http://www.bouncybootlegs.co.uk/forum/uploads/monthly_02_2008/post-1-1204232421_thumb.jpg

    and the hide option – http://www.bouncybootlegs.co.uk/forum/uploads/monthly_02_2008/post-1-1204232465_thumb.jpg

    i’m in uk and this is vista ultimate 32 bit

  21. Anthony Kinson
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:04

    oh and i have SP1 installed!

  22. Hawking - Master Of The Universe
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:05

    Technology is a weird subject. Probably the only subject when someone brags that mines smaller than yours. lol

  23. Rick_UK
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:06

    I installed the update, I have the pirate DELL version, BUT when it asked to connect the the net afterwards I blocked it, hope that fixes it. You guys need a good firewall, lol

  24. Anthony Kinson
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:09

    i got the vista release which had all 32bit and 64bit version on the disk, and the oem-bios hack.

    as far as i’m aware this update wont do anything for the bios hack other than show a pop up saying its not genuine

  25. Anon
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:10

    @111
    Laws are stupid, ppl get sued and put in jail or fined for stupid reasons.

    I remember some teacher got put into jail or fined or something. Because the teacher was teaching a class and was going to show the students a website, then the website started popping up heaps of porno pop-up windows.

    Obviously not his/her fault but they still persecuted the teacher under “laws”….

    Laws can be stupid most of the time…..

  26. Not Stupid
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:13

    Some of you need to think harder. If MS does this to Vista with the New Updates (Service Pack), what do you think would be in the Service Pack (New Updates) for XP? I hate to say “I told you so.” It’s not only for Vista. They are also trying to “exploit” XP. Trolls no need to respond to this.

    But One comment on here hit the point! “Turns off automatic updates”. Now go into services.msc and disable automatic updates and BITS from there also. Then finally you can say, you are sort of safe. ;)

    Tools that I would recommend: PREVXCSI, A2, System Protect, Spyware Terminator, Comodo Memory Firewall. I don’t use Comodo Firewall Pro but I recommend it along with Net Limiter and Outpost Free.

    Thanx for your time

  27. Charlie
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:14

    Yeah i agree, im a school teacher and i watch porn with my kids all the time, sometimes i let them sit on my lap too, and when there naughty i bend them over my knee raise there skirts and give them a good spanking, i hope there isnt a law against that?

  28. Charlie
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:17

    Oh i work in an all girl sixth form college, and all of my girls are over 18 before anyone starts anything, so there

  29. djace
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:27

    The best Vista crack (for Business & Enterprise versions only) is still a rogue KMS server. Works since day 1.

  30. zebulon303
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:27

    I just tested this update with Vst.X-Free.AO_2.1.2.1.2 crack on a virtual machine … and … nothing happened so far …

    Does it take more time to detect it ? or is this crack still valid … anyone’s input welcome …

  31. MorbidGod
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:34

    Stop crying like babys and ask for a new computer to mummy. Vista flys, my friends.

  32. yingjai
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:35

    i don’t understand those vista haters. they complain about having to spend money on their rig to be able to support the latest os. wake up. that’s technology for you.

    microsoft operating systems may require higher system requirements, but at least they have superior compatibility. i’ve tried ubuntu linux (and others) over the years, but even now with the recent release, it still does not fully support my 4 year old and 2 year old laptops.

    what’s with all the people claiming they spent loads of money building their rig and that it runs horribly with vista? mine was built last year with low cost in mind and it runs vista fine. it’s also on 24/7 and i have never received any bsods (other than nforce sata driver issues earlier, but nvidia sorted that out).

    even my 5 year old laptop was been able to run vista when it still had 1gb ram (fried a 512mb stick while playing with osx86)

    conclusion: compatibility. no other operating system can support that many different hardware combinations. so stop complaining, especially if you get it for free

  33. yingjai
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:41

    and i love the baseless comments like “vista sucks! oh yeah, i’m so cool now”

    “reason? what reason? i don’t need one! im a rebel”

  34. ke
    February 28th, 2008 | 23:44

    i have a legal version so nothing to worry :)

  35. LOL
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:00

    Cheap @rse git who moan about vista

    Linux sucks b@lls big time, yay lets all play pong NOT

    XP is just a cheap mans vista, spend some peenie kids and get a decent rig….

    10 years time if ur still on XP you wont even be able to log on the net LOL

    :D

    Vista FTW
    Possible this WGA is a setup for SP1, a combined thing, or it could be a stat thing for them seeing how many are actually out there

    Wont be a problem, once its cheap enough ill purchase
    Until then long live OEM :D

  36. chris
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:02

    Things that are more aesthetically pleasing, are better. Do you want to live a s$#%%y looking house? you might live in one, but do you really want to?

  37. Anonymoose
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:03

    I have the Melinda Gates KMS server which I use to “legalize” my copy of Vista Enterprise every six months. Does anyone know how my OS would react to this update or Windows Update in general?

    thankx

  38. Anonymoose
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:07

    Also…has anyone else tried to add DreamScene to your less than Ultimate version of Vista, only to have it randomly crash? Or vice-versa and a source if possible.

  39. Dirk Bongo
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:08

    Vista is fine – same as XP was fine when people used to like to moan about it.
    I can’t believe some of you people – complaining that you may not be able to use something you ripped off for free in the first place.
    Buy a copy and you won’t have to whine like a little girl when you lose the use of your computer.

  40. angelt
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:19

    BiG-ArFI:

    I have this installed in my PC: Microsoft.Windows.Vista.Ultimate.OEM.32Bit.June.2007-ETH0

    I have it install since July, 2007. I downloaded it from: http://www.funfile.org. It is not available any more. I just checked it. I also Have this One: Microsoft.Windows.Vista.Ultimate.x86.Integrated.January.2008.OEM.DVD-BIE

    But i haven’t tried it yet, I haven’t had the need, since the June Version has worked perfect.

  41. Bill Gates
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:26

    I’m coming to get you

  42. angelt
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:35

    Anonymoose:

    Windows Dreamscene is only available as a Windows Ultimate Extras Update. It is not intended for other versions. I have it installed in Windows Ultimate and it works perfect. Is a desktop background with movement, in other words is a video running as wallpaper.

  43. Vista Crack
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:37

    We use two cracks for Vista, one just installs and is actvated, no key needed. Other is one of the time stoppers.
    Both updated with KB940510 without any problems..
    One also has Build 6001 of SP1 on it. I think MS screwed up or can’t stop either of these cracks.

  44. dan
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:40

    Hmmm, so they come up with yet another of the seemingly endless attempts to stop people from pirating VistaMe? Fat Chance, I use VistaMe to show people what NOT to get on their computers.

  45. skitzo
    February 29th, 2008 | 00:56

    i work with vista and xp all day every day and i find the reason why people hate vista is cos there either to lazy to learn cos they know xp or the justnot very techy, i too havent had any problems since day one,its a matter of if you know what your doing then you wont get any problems.simple.

  46. Hawking - Master Of The Universe
    February 29th, 2008 | 01:01

    Funny thing is that if Microsoft monitors this site then any solutions found could just be used as a guide to strengthen the problem. So the more details of future changes we imply to make the harder it will be. Maybe the best option is just to have a PC which is always offline so it can’t be messed with and another to browse, play online multiplayer games etc…

  47. Fizzycakes
    February 29th, 2008 | 01:13

    Yeah, who cares though, Vista sucks and will be obsolete once Windows XP SP3 comes out. Which, by the way, is stated to have Vista program support.
    GET OWNED

  48. Luca
    February 29th, 2008 | 01:37

    Another reason to piss on Windows, and stay with Ubuntu forever!

  49. adamr
    February 29th, 2008 | 01:45

    Microsoft… what the hell… you are rich enough, why in god’s name do you need to mess up people’s computer that forces them into buying your software that is outrageously overpriced? Does Microsoft need more money that badly?

  50. Anonymoose
    February 29th, 2008 | 01:46

    Thank-you for all the wonderful feedback; I did piss on my computer but it didn’t fix anything, should I piss in it?

  51. John
    February 29th, 2008 | 01:59

    Still works for me:

    See how:
    http://www.sbytes.info/wp/?cat=4

  52. Jon
    February 29th, 2008 | 02:22

    Didn’t I say something here before about never using a pirated OS? Someone laughed at me? Made kiddie comments? Very good reason why IMO. If you want a free OS then go get PCLinuxOS.

  53. Someone
    February 29th, 2008 | 02:24

    > This is excellent gift from Microsoft to Linux. Transition
    > to Linux has been going on pretty well and this will speed
    > up the process.

    You should share whatever you’re smoking

  54. Joe
    February 29th, 2008 | 02:41

    Almost none of the softwares and music on my computer is legit. Will Vista disable all of them?

  55. buttzilla
    February 29th, 2008 | 02:53

    Vista=Crap!

  56. jjpol
    February 29th, 2008 | 03:01

    you must have fast pc for vista and it has a lot of bug if u tired using xp go to vista

  57. Legion213
    February 29th, 2008 | 03:01

    Who said anything about buying Vista?

  58. gblaze
    February 29th, 2008 | 03:09

    Windows update is listing the Office 2007 SP1 update..

    Will the office 2007 SP1 update from microsoft, cripple my Office 2007 Enterprise Edition which I downloaded from Torrents?

  59. j0tun
    February 29th, 2008 | 03:20

    @159 no

  60. Dave
    February 29th, 2008 | 03:29

    Ive been warning people about this for ages saying what if Microsoft found out your version was cracked and reminding them how much they would be screwed. I would never buy vista or download a cracked version. I’ll stick with the preinstalled XP. Vista is for snobby rich kids who like to show off by showing a silly logo and aren’t concerned with value for money. If they bought out a vista+ edition they would be right on it like flies on excrement without a single thought to how it would effect there system. When my bro started his vista system up I had to say it looked good and all the usual crap but really i was just thinking woopy f###ing doo. It’s just like a tube of toothpaste. They change the name alter it ever so slightly maybe set the default settings to a higher resolution, increased brightness, colour and contrast which could be done with xp anyway then repackage it and then we are about £200 poorer. Until people are screaming at me about great new features and advantages I’ll give Vista a miss. XP Rules

  61. gomen
    February 29th, 2008 | 03:38

    Im using Vista 64bit SP1, everything still works and still Genuine. Yes this is a pirate copy.

  62. JR
    February 29th, 2008 | 03:48

    ‘If vista is so great . how does it differ to xp cos all i see is a load of costly hardware updates needed. Why should i pay out more money when i already paid £2000 for my pc just for my money to end up in some fat cats christmas bonus . I say f### that . If you’ve got more money than sense then by all means buy the vista that causes more problems than solves.’

    What problems does Vista cause, Hawking? I have yet to find any and I,ve been running it for 8 months and it’s on the same system I ran XP on for over 3 years with no hardware updates.

    Your obviously an idiot to pay $2000 dollars for a computer with obsolete hardware or is it that you just think you know about computers but really know diddly squat about anything. Stick to your fantasy world, Master of the Universe, untill you know what you are talking about.

  63. voke
    February 29th, 2008 | 03:57

    I built a “Vista Certified” PC for someone awhile ago, and the “Vista Certified” motherboard needed a BIOS update before Vista would even install. lol

    Just one of the many things about the Vista emergence/marketing campaign that is garbage.

  64. TitoGates4President
    February 29th, 2008 | 04:19

    @164 There’s a lawsuit against MS going on right now about the misleading “Vista Ready” stickers. You may be able to get a few bucks back. Google “vista ready lawsuit” for more info. :D

    And Vista has been rock solid stable for me. It uses %4 more memory than XP did on my rig. Disable the services you dont need to lessen memory usage. The polished look and prefetching capability are my main reasons. Programs actually open quicker than they did on XP. I run 2 EVGA 8800GTX’s in SLI but haven’t noticed any degradation while gaming. Some games actually had a higher FPS rate while others a tad lower, depending it they were DX10 capable or not.

  65. I want sample pics and I want them NOW!
    February 29th, 2008 | 06:35

    @#128–Screenshots, please! :P

  66. Bunjame
    February 29th, 2008 | 06:51

    Vista is great cause I had to install xp over and overagain cause it starts crashing when you keep your computer on 24/7. I had to install like once or twice in two months. I had vista over year, and no slowing down. I tryed couple of games both with vista and xp. in cs:s stress test i had 20fps better avarage framerate. 3dmark 06 gave me 300 points more on vista. And I got working many other games that didn’t work on xp, some old games.

  67. bish
    February 29th, 2008 | 07:27

    blah. vista sucks… news?

  68. lunchbox
    February 29th, 2008 | 07:45

    has anyone else noticed that windows comes out in cycles? 95 and 98 were practically identical, except for more hardware support and various OS tweaks, but the same underlying OS. I have no idea what ME was, but man, it still makes me sick. Then we got the NT based OS’s, 2000 and XP (yes i know about WinNT). Windows 2000 was a GREAT OS. I used it all the way until XP hit SP2, just because XP did have problems that needed to be addressed. Install XP with no serivce packs, youll see ;) . I think Vista is the beginning of the next cycle. The only bad thing about the cycles is.. when the first OS of the new cycle comes out, its competing against Second (and historically better) OS of the previous cycle. Of course people are gonna hate it, but eventually it will be usable. I think the main problem with vista is its age. All my hardware from 2 years ago (which can run vista) came with XP drivers, but not all of it did get updated with vista drivers; and on a side note, drivers between 2k and XP were interchangeable, vista has a whole new driver structure, which sucks, but eventually it will be ok, once all the XP-Only hardware has been replaced. Ive been trying vista since RC1 and got a legit copy though MSDN, but i still use XP. I will say it has gotten alot better each time i try it, but come to think of it, each time ive tried it, ive upgraded some peice of hardware on my PC. Its a vicious cycle!

  69. Where the hell is it?
    February 29th, 2008 | 07:48

    Damn it, I’m still waiting for a decent copy of Vantage Point. The Scene needs to get on the stick.

  70. omg noobs
    February 29th, 2008 | 08:59

    vista is the best OS for gaming, all you haters are mac lovers and should stfu and go play sims 2

  71. Atlas
    February 29th, 2008 | 09:06

    The vista fanbois are making me chuckle. “Vista is great, go buy 4gb of ram!”

    hmm. start button. explorer. internet explorer. office. calculator. notepad. command prompt. BSOD. Hilariously worthless security.

    let me just dust off my copy of win95.

    Wait… how will I live without high-res clippy?!!? *CLIPPY COME BACK*

    gah. on the linux side of things, the damn small linux project is a 50mb liveCD that scales down to run on a 386. SHOCKER!
    KDE4 will be based on the qt4 dev kit. It will kick vista’s ass in every respect(except the usual *NIX complaints) and will do it on a 1ghz/256mb ram with full eye candy and 3d desktop. It will even run as a shell replacement for windows!

    You know, there is a reason why M$ has a collective LAWSUIT against it for their “Vista Capable” certification. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/23/183219

    Even M$ thinks vista is sh1t.

  72. sense
    February 29th, 2008 | 09:13

    Vista All x86 OneClick Activator-CLoNY

    i had this one more then a year now, updates always worked, no probs.

    Anyone using this had troubles with the vista update?

  73. intuition
    February 29th, 2008 | 09:46

    @133

    Ha ha!

  74. Tim
    February 29th, 2008 | 09:46

    Thanks for posting the article Martin! :D

  75. well, duh
    February 29th, 2008 | 10:40

    @173 Atlas
    Over hundred words for a stupid opinion and whats it got to do with SP1 anyway? If you dont like it and dont intend to use it whats the point in spouting off about it?

    I’m using SP1 RTM and not had any problems (yet)

  76. Another "vista sucks" hate-post
    February 29th, 2008 | 13:11

    Even if you have invested all your money in the highest-end laptop on the market, XP would still be your best bet.

    Why? Because Vista sucks battery life. It was reported that for the same laptop, same default setting and same usage you could get almost 20% increase battery life for XP.
    So, if you are a laptop owner and you value your extra battery time more than the “nice” looks, stay with XP. I did.

  77. BiG-ArFI
    February 29th, 2008 | 14:36

    Angelt, I read the nfo of the Microsoft.Windows.Vista.Ultimate.OEM.32Bit.June.2007-ETH0 release and it says that group NoPE let them use their Vista source. So pretty much you have a NoPe/ETH0 release. It is most likely the dell oem version. I have a NoPe version installed in mine, so pretty much we have the same vista source. Good to know, because ETH0 comes out with great releases and it shows me that noPe release is good too.

  78. angelt
    February 29th, 2008 | 15:09

    BiG-ArFI:

    That’s great to know. Thank you for the info.

  79. rrpostal
    February 29th, 2008 | 15:35

    “2 EVGA 8800GTX’s in SLI but haven’t noticed any degradation”

    Well duh. That’s like arguing that your Lambo still has decent pick up even with the air conditioning on. But some of us would find sli 8800’s a bit overkill and poor economics. We all have priorities and you can spend money on whatever you want, don’t get me wrong.

  80. erazare
    February 29th, 2008 | 19:47

    want vista capability without vista headaches?

    black xp 8.1 dreampack
    go look on btjunkie… 10gb download 3 dvd’s (different uses on each only really need the fullinstall dvd)

    you get not only a phenomenal install of xp, but it looks like vista, runs vista software, has dx10.1 in it, has every utility u can want DURING install plus an additional folder on the dvd that has tons more utilities and the cracks/keys included.

    thats the way to gou people.

    and when ur done, go visit my site *grins*
    http;//missnudemyspace.com

  81. Fuelthefire
    February 29th, 2008 | 20:09

    F*** all o/s’s. I just use an abacus. It’s a little hard to surf with, though.

  82. Persetti
    February 29th, 2008 | 20:35

    There’s only 2 things I need Vista right now:

    3dmark 07 and Alan Wake are Direct X 10 exclusive

    Otherwise I’ll just use xp

  83. Flexo
    March 1st, 2008 | 05:29

    So what should we do now. I mean they will probably force us to download SP1 when it comes out so we are screwed….

  84. Technics
    March 1st, 2008 | 08:56

    1998 – “I just bought a new OS for my computer!”

    2008 – “I just bought a new computer for my OS!”

    What’s wrong with this picture? ;)

  85. dj
    March 1st, 2008 | 23:13

    i run a very complex time coded cd setup on my 1.7 pentium m735 with 2gb of ram, and ive run both xp and vista ultimate, and to my surprise (and believe me i was after all the web talk) the vista handles it much smoother. with all asio soundcard settings the same, the timecode is just far more exact and accurate with vista, dont ask me why. my number 1 complaint with vista is that file transfers take for ever, but other than that ive had no problems what so ever. people got to remember with crap osx, which no one really uses, being so popular windows was forced to make the opperating system more noob friendly and pretty. i say osx is crap because even if it is superior in performance you cant run a tenth of the programs or do anything that mac doesnt want you to do on it, so you have no choice. i dont believe for a minute that vista is more powerful than xp, but with the new intel processors coming out and ram being so cheap who cares? if you like xp keep it, but id rather my computer illeterate mother running vista.

  86. nod32
    March 2nd, 2008 | 01:30

    According to a news report, kb940510 after detecting those cracks will display a pop-up after 15 days; giving plenty of time for pirates to post on forums that nothing happens after updating thereby tricking more people to install.

    Perhaps someone who has installed the update will volunteer to set his computer’s system date ahead 15 days and post the results here. As always backup all your files first. LOL

  87. 1torulemall
    March 2nd, 2008 | 01:56

    Well i will install in a bit Microsoft.Windows.Vista.Ultimate.x86.Integrated.February.2008.OEM.DVD-BIE
    and sp1 and see what will happen i can’t guarantee much since its my first time trying Vista…so i will let you know :P …
    Any kind of tips are always welcome btw ^^

  88. 1torulemall
    March 2nd, 2008 | 15:11

    Finished.I did the following procedure:
    1)Fresh install in C
    2)Update normally from net of windows apart from drivers of vga+audigy
    3)Then a recheck on windows update and downloaded kb940510 but before i restart pc i searched for the wgaer_m it found a file which i deleted *according to some guys words:After installing this upgrade and before restarting the computer, search for files named “wgaer_m”. You will find two files. Delete them and reboot. You will be “upgraded” and everythig will be working as usual.
    4) The rebooted and my curiosity prevailed and installed also sp1 with no problems yet.Ofc i stopped updates as i always do once i install the majority of the in a new format.
    8 hours after i finished the format and severals reboots everything is going ;) well all we have to do is w8 those 15 days to see what will happen.
    I hope this works and be useful to others too…

  89. Doctorious
    March 6th, 2008 | 00:20

    Does anyone have a link to where I can download Windows Vista multi Languages or just English/Danish?

  90. y.a.b.
    March 7th, 2008 | 04:07

    “#
    nod32
    March 2nd, 2008 | 01:30

    According to a news report, kb940510 after detecting those cracks will display a pop-up after 15 days; giving plenty of time for pirates to post on forums that nothing happens after updating thereby tricking more people to install.

    Perhaps someone who has installed the update will volunteer to set his computer’s system date ahead 15 days and post the results here. As always backup all your files first. LOL
    ”

    I have installed the MSDN vista sp1 image (x86) and have used a successful activation hack/crack. It downloaded the evil KB and everything was still genuine. When I get home, I will test the 15 days thing.

  91. Morpheus
    October 28th, 2008 | 21:32

    I got past vista activation. Downloaded vista sp1 integraded torrent (search google for it). Before installing change your bios time and date to the year 2099. Then boot from dvd. Install. When finished wait for desktop to be prepaired. After first login my system shut down automaticaly. Before boot i went into bios , changed date back to 2008. Then after login rightclicked computer,properties. And Whala Windows is activated.

  92. fairy
    December 12th, 2008 | 10:24

    this website rocks….hey jamey u were right it is avalible at http://www.vistafeel.com

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