Microsoft Update

[Ingafgrinn Macabre]

SOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft has pulled the ability of pirates to get upgrades to its super soaraway software from its website.

We told you last year that it was gradually introducing this scheme.

Those attempting to download any upgrade from www.microsoft.com are first forced to download a bit of active X software which sniffs around and looks to see if you have used a registration number that you shouldn’t.

If that happens, you are politely told to talk to your supplier before you can download any more VoleWare into your system.

Customers have two options. They can get a free version of Windows if they fill out a counterfeit report grassing up the source of the software, providing proof of purchase and returning the counterfeit CD.

If they are unable to provide all the information, filling out a report will entitle them to receive a copy of Windows XP Home Edition for the reduced price of £56 or Windows XP Professional Edition for £86.

According to Vole, security updates are exempt from this in order to prevent people spreading viruses across the interweb.

so watch out

 

[Job]

theres hack to get round it allready, just a simple line of code you paste into your address bar, is something like javavoid, will post tomorrow

 

[Gamah]

Post Now! Rawr!

 

[UndyingAngel]

just get a decent cdkey

 

[Job]

Before pressing 'Custom' or 'Express' buttons paste this text to the address bar and press enter:
javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')
It turns off the trigger for the key check.

 

[Ingafgrinn Macabre]

I see windows did their utmost best again to secure it.. this must be the most difficult hack of the century roflol

 

[xxManiacxx]

everything Microsoft offers in update you can find easy by using www.google.se

 

[old.Whoodoo]

everything Microsoft offers in update you can find easy by using www.google.se

Yup, it points you at the macroshat update site, how cleaver of you.

Nice one Job m8!

 

[Void959]

There are ways to get around the key entirely. Ever since I did a substantial hardware upgrade about a year ago windows has decided that I'm running a new PC, and so refused to allow me to register since the key was 'already used on a different system'. After a few hours searching and trying various different cracks I found one that basically blocks/overwrites the scripts that check for registration codes, its worked perfectly ever since and I've been able to use any and all updates etc.

It is a shame I had to this to use a legitimate product, but it does show that whatever measures MS takes, some evul haxorz will always be one step ahead. You just have to spend a bit of time looking for cracks that actually work with your version.