Vista - Windows Vista Ultimate Re-Activation?

Cracks will only result in requiring you
to reformat and reinstall Vista. Microsoft
is keenly aware of all the cracks out there.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:f3yRi.45464$RX.43293@xxxxxx
Like I said. next time its a crack.

"john" <john@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uQvqTMPEIHA.536@xxxxxx

Alpine, John, and others

Do you really, really think that after all of the bad press and complaints
that Microsoft has received over the last 7 years about Product Activation
that they would still be using it if they weren't seeing any benefit?

You can say anything you want about Microsoft, but with the success they
have had, you can't say that they are stupid.

I equate PA with so many other things that 'honest' people have to put up
with today. If you go into any large computer store you are constantly under
surveillance from hidden cameras. Some items that you purchase, you are not
even allowed to carry the item to the check out, because they are small
enough to slip into your pocket. Even after you check out, you are stopped
at the exit where a security person checks the contents of your bag with
your receipt.

PA keeps honest people honest and for anyone to deny the existence of casual
copying, which PA was designed to stop, is to have your head buried in the
sand. I was on staff at a learning institute and I personally knew one
person who distributed over 500 copies of Windows 98 at that school for one
dollar a copy. He was so open with this that he actually had a box sitting
on a table in the cafeteria where anyone could buy a copy.

The honest people are always the one's that have to pay the bill for the
dishonest people.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Alpine" <Alpine@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Kevin

It's really amazing, before Product Activation was used to fight casual
copying, the people who were dishonest enough to participate in this always
denied doing it. And now here you are publicly stating that you are going to
make sure that Product Activation stays around as long as possible.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:f3yRi.45464$RX.43293@xxxxxx

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:15401487-6D1F-46C6-AEA0-098E253CE206@xxxxxxYeah, like that's going to change.

So I pay for software to the tune of 300.00 for vista then play phone tag
with Microsoft ? I won't this game again. Next time I'll apply the crack! As
we all know that the person that thought of this game is high on crack.

There are a set of Windows system files and processes that are
protected by Software Protection Platform (SPP) in order to
prevent licensing hacks and work-arounds. Because changes to
these files and processes can destabilize the system or open it up
for further attacks, Microsoft requires tampered systems to be
reinstalled from original media. Some forms of piracy may trigger
the tamper response and cause Windows to require reinstallation.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Kevin Weaver" wrote:

Next time I'll apply the crack!

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:900633D4-AEDA-4DDA-9511-BC3BB776F459@xxxxxx<snip>while that may be true, it doesn't make it right.
like most things these days, it just all about $$, screw the customer.
it only goes on because we tolerate it.

that's the same logic that allows:
- insurance companies to raise everybody's rates through the roof following
Katrina.
- oil companies to jack up prices every time the wind blows in the Gulf.
- the government to kick in the door to your house in order to protect you
from terrorists.

etc, etc.

what sheep we've become.

The moment you install any "crack" that attempts to alter
or modify the activation or WGA binaries, the computer
will default to "reduced functionality mode" and a reinstall
of Vista will be required. The so-called "crack experts"
don't mention this since their goal is not to help, but
to harm your computer and laugh at everyone that
downloads a "crack". And FYI, Microsoft analyses
all the cracks out there and has found that the majority
of cracks contain harmful spyware, malware or malicious
"root kits" that will turn a computer into big-time security risk.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'" <none@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ff8iga$iup$4@xxxxxx
Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:That is only your interpretation. The reason he speaks of using a crack
is because there are cracks out there that have no problem making vista
run while being able to get MS updates and not run into activation
issues. This means that PA is a flawed DRM tool.

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Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

"Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:Actually, windows WITHOUT cracks can "contain harmful spyware, malware
or malicious "root kits" that will turn a computer into a big-time
security risk".

--
norm

I don't know of a single person "who download cracked copies of vista and have
no PA problems." Maybe when the root kits come alive and they
eventually find all their credit card and banking info being transmitted
to Romania or Russia will they learn their lesson....the hard way!


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'" <none@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ff8p1f$6o7$1@xxxxxx
Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:Then why are there people who download cracked copies of vista and have
no PA problems?

--
Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

"Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett

"Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:vOhRi.4535$wF3.1716@xxxxxx
As expected, no bug free software listed...

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