Even with Vista SP1, Hackers Still Crack Windows Genuine Advantage

[CadCrazy]

The fact that Microsoft has relaxed its antipiracy mechanism built into Windows Vista concomitantly with the release of Service Pack 1 failed to stop hackers from providing a crack for the latest version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation. Various reports point out that Genuine Advantage Validation and Notifications versions 1.7.69.1 (1.7.0069.1) and 1.7.69.2 released in March 2008, following the March 18 availability of Windows Vista SP1 through Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center, have been cracked.

The workaround is designed to be integrated with pirated copies of Windows XP and Windows
Vista in order to render useless the WGA Validation mechanism. According to the reports, applying the WGA crack will permit users of counterfeit versions of Windows to access and download items from Windows Update, Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update. The pirated operating systems with the cracked WGA will pass all validations on Microsoft's websites and offer anything from updates to applications that are restricted to users of genuine operating systems only.

With the release of Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft has scrapped the Reduced Functionality Mode kill switch in its latest operating system. Users of pirated Vista, just as those of XP and Windows Server 2008 will only be informed of the fact that their operating system is no longer genuine. However, pirated versions of Windows are automatically blocked from downloading certain free applications as well as all updates except those labeled Critical. The WGA crack is designed to fix that.

"After the activation grace period has been exceeded the next logon will present the user with a message that directs the customer to activate that copy of Windows. That dialog includes a fifteen second delay before it can be dismissed. If they want to skip activation at that time they can wait for the fifteen seconds and choose "Activate Later" and they will be logged in to their desktop," explained Alex Kochis, Senior Product Manager for Windows Genuine Advantage.

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[kumarmohit]

Originally Posted by CadCrazy

"After the activation grace period has been exceeded the next logon will present the user with a message that directs the customer to activate that copy of Windows. That dialog includes a fifteen second delay before it can be dismissed. If they want to skip activation at that time they can wait for the fifteen seconds and choose "Activate Later" and they will be logged in to their desktop," explained Alex Kochis, Senior Product Manager for Windows Genuine Advantage.

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So this means that technically a pirate can run Vista without key provided he accepts to live with the notifications and delay. My God Microsoft is getting so desperate to see its OS penetrate!

[axxo]

...after vista failure they were forced to do something like this

[naveen_reloaded]

Poor ms...i love vista...its simply awesome...!

[CadCrazy]

By doing this Microsoft is supporting pirates to some extent.

[iMav]

the reason for tht was tht a lot of complaints were reported tht wga was flagging genuine windows as pirated or expired and limiting the features

[gary4gar]

MS accepts that they can't remove pirated copies, so why lose your market share trying to do so.

[The Conqueror]

Completely agree with u , gary4gar. Its tough to remove piracy especially when over 90% of desktop comp have windows and 80% of them are Pirated, so This will result in loss of market share if they do like this