Genuine Windows Validation fixed

Iria · Aug 4, 2005, 06:07 AM

Microsoft has updated the Windows Genuine Validation tool to circumvent the hack exposed last week that allowed the system to be bypassed with a snippet of JavaScript code. The Validation is now a two-step process that first generates a code and then has you copy and paste that code to complete the process.
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Source: The Unofficial Microsoft Weblog

Ev!L-aLphA · Aug 4, 2005, 06:19 AM

any one have a alternative site for SP2 and all the critical updates>>>?<<< for windows 64bit by any chance?

Iria · Aug 4, 2005, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Ev!L-aLphA

any one have a alternative site for SP2 and all the critical updates>>>?<<< for windows 64bit by any chance?

Dunno about 64 bit, but I like to use Autopatcher. Yeah, it takes some time to download, but if I'm installing a new system it's great as I don't have to go through the process of downloading all the updates. They TRY to update it once a month and there are a bunch of tweak settings that can be made when you use the program (which some people have gotten into trouble using, BTW). Last update was July.

Tipstaff · Aug 4, 2005, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Iria

Dunno about 64 bit, but I like to use Autopatcher. Yeah, it takes some time to download, but if I'm installing a new system it's great as I don't have to go through the process of downloading all the updates. They TRY to update it once a month and there are a bunch of tweak settings that can be made when you use the program (which some people have gotten into trouble using, BTW). Last update was July.

Same here. I keep the one for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server (which hasn't been updated for a while), and the Unofficial Windows 98SE Service Pack from Exuberant on a CD. Use it almost daily at the store.

MindlessOath · Aug 4, 2005, 08:23 AM

there is a much better way of doing the trick using a dll and or a hex editor.... its more complicated but better.

"Continue. Continue. Click. Click. Click. Sigh, my fingers could do without the extra clicking."

also check this out...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874/en-us

from microsoft itself.

Tipstaff · Aug 4, 2005, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MindlessOath

also check this out...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874/en-us

from microsoft itself.

Such a misleading article. This is not always the case as there were a few releases of XP initially (same for SP1, SP1a, and SP2) that have a differenct set of keys that work for it. I had one customer that lost her XP CD (plus another that lost an SP1 CD), and trying to find a CD that would accept her legit key was a pain in the a$$. So, even if you have a legit key the installation of XP you are using may not accept that key... even if it's for that XP version. Since the "series", if you will, is different it may not work.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 4, 2005, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tipstaff

Such a misleading article. This is not always the case as there were a few releases of XP initially (same for SP1, SP1a, and SP2) that have a differenct set of keys that work for it. I had one customer that lost her XP CD (plus another that lost an SP1 CD), and trying to find a CD that would accept her legit key was a pain in the a$$. So, even if you have a legit key the installation of XP you are using may not accept that key... even if it's for that XP version. Since the "series", if you will, is different it may not work.

Theres is a a value in one file you can chage to make a XP CD upgrade/OEM/Retail etc

BWX · Aug 4, 2005, 01:49 PM

I am sure there will be another easy "work-around" in a few hrs..

Mr cairo · Aug 4, 2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BWX

in a few hrs..

damn that long

LOL

BWX · Aug 4, 2005, 01:54 PM

LOL- oh this still works....
Internet Explorer
Tools/Manage Add-ons/disable windows genuine advantage.

so I guess it was the first day when the easy fix was figured out for this "new" validation process.

Aug 4, 2005, 06:07 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 76	Genuine Windows Validation fixed Microsoft has updated the Windows Genuine Validation tool to circumvent the hack exposed last week that allowed the system to be bypassed with a snippet of JavaScript code. The Validation is now a two-step process that first generates a code and then has you copy and paste that code to complete the process. __________ Source: The Unofficial Microsoft Weblog

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MindlessOath DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,121 Rep Power: 0	there is a much better way of doing the trick using a dll and or a hex editor.... its more complicated but better. "Continue. Continue. Click. Click. Click. Sigh, my fingers could do without the extra clicking." also check this out... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874/en-us from microsoft itself. __________________ ATI Radeon X800XT PE <---- LOOK UPDATED!! AMD Athlon 2Ghz, nforce2, 512mb ddr3500 LINKS U SHOULD KNOW!!!! DriverCleaner - use every time u install new drivers! ATI driver feedback - to report driver problems Tacticalcenter - my Gaming website and forums ATI 3rd party Optimized Driver Compairison Last edited by MindlessOath; Aug 4, 2005 at 08:33 AM.

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BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,582 Rep Power: 96 System Specs	I am sure there will be another easy "work-around" in a few hrs.. __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America

Aug 4, 2005, 01:54 PM	#10
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,582 Rep Power: 96 System Specs	LOL- oh this still works.... Internet Explorer Tools/Manage Add-ons/disable windows genuine advantage. so I guess it was the first day when the easy fix was figured out for this "new" validation process. __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America