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Just a couple weeks ago a ‘fix’ to stop the Frankenbuild activation hack was released. A few hours ago ‘alexkoc’ on the Windows Genuine Advantage blog acknowledged that there is a new Vista activation hack in the wild. It won’t be long until another update is released, and a new round of messages on how to uninstall it floods the web.
Known as the ‘timer crack’ or ‘2099 crack’ this hack basically resets the pre-activation grace period to be in effect through 2099. Implementing this hack requires the user to implement a 23-step process that involves modifying/replacing kernel level files, making manual registry edits and other serious changes that could have destabilizing consequences. Our team is actively reviewing the reports of this workaround now, and I expect we’ll take corrective action soon.
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Lupus
Jan 3, 2007 at 8:52 am
Um, not that I would know, but it actually takes only 7 steps, one of which is installing Vista. “Destabilizing” for whom, I wonder? And who is running automatic updates anyway?
jpfieber
Jan 3, 2007 at 9:16 am
Based on the hundreds of posts asking for help when the patch for Frankenbuild came out, a lot more than you’d think are running update. Just look at the comments from my Frankenbuild post to get an idea.
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Jan 9, 2007 at 12:42 pm
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May 10, 2007 at 10:39 pm
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