Vishal Gupta 4 Report post Posted July 30, 2005 Guys! New news .... Microsoft is planning to launch new operating system after windows vista(formerly codename longhorn) also ... new os's code name is blackcomb.. and it is a server operating system and 64 bit. and will have winfs filesystem .. likely to release in 2011..... read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Blackcomb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anujit 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2005 I wonder if Win2k users will give up Win2k by then! And of course MS deadlines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sadikk 301 Report post Posted July 30, 2005 we r not far when microsoft force us to buy original windows. Now no pirated XP users getting updates for thier OS. Even they talking about deloading windows if detected pirated one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anujit 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2005 They cant uninstall pirated copies because: 1. It would be illegal for them to tamper 2. It could be an error with the reg nos - as is frequently the case in corporations 3. Could damage data which means $$$$ lawsuits The reason why M$ allows you to install patches to pirated versions is because they dont want unpatched computers infecting the rest of the world. And don't worry there well be "patches" around to fix things from Warez! If you think all the collective genius at M$ (all PhDs included) is smarter than some 16 year old kid think again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashoksoft 83 Report post Posted July 31, 2005 They cant uninstall pirated copies because:1. It would be illegal for them to tamper 2. It could be an error with the reg nos - as is frequently the case in corporations 3. Could damage data which means $$$$ lawsuits The reason why M$ allows you to install patches to pirated versions is because they dont want unpatched computers infecting the rest of the world. And don't worry there well be "patches" around to fix things from Warez! If you think all the collective genius at M$ (all PhDs included) is smarter than some 16 year old kid think again! 36840[/snapback] Damn True.... and for that matter. ... many of the updates (so called as NOT-UPGRADABLE On NON-LICENSED VERSIONS OF WINDOWS) have come on warez as well as is available on various channels in IRC. A small patch ... and u can get a update. Again ... we have 16 year whiz kids who, have proven time and again the powers of softice.... he he hehe .... how many JNC's do u think have to be changed to stop a verify call (that connects using winsock - yes guys windows updates still verify integrity with a 64 byte packet sent over.... and say about 10 byte patch is all it takes to "PROVE" that the version of windows is LICENSED!!!! he he he he ... Another simpler option is. .. get a buddy to download the upgrades (u can make one by FCompare), and then transfer them over to ur machine .... Cheers Ashok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anujit 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2005 (edited) Hackers Crack Microsoft's Antipiracy System Windows Genuine Advantage system first exploited within 24 hours of its launch. Elizabeth Montalbano and Robert McMillan, IDG News Service Monday, August 01, 2005 Microsoft says that hackers managed to bypass a process it had implemented several days ago to ensure that users of Microsoft's update services possessed legitimate copies of Windows before they could download updates and content from those services. A posting on the Boing Boing blog claimed that a JavaScript command string could bypass a check that Microsoft instituted Wednesday through the Windows Genuine Advantage 1.0 program. According to the posting, users can override the WGA by pasting the string java script:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all') in the address bar of their browser and pressing Enter. The code "turns off the trigger for the key check," according to the blog posting. Quick Work The WGA program requires users to run a program verifying that their Windows operating system is not pirated, before they can use Microsoft's software update services. Microsoft had been running it as a pilot program since September 2004 but made the validation system a requirement just last Wednesday. A Microsoft spokesperson conceded on Friday that hackers had indeed succeeded in cracking the WGA program, but said that the software giant will fix the flaw they exploited in an upcoming version of the WGA program. The exploit came soon after Wednesday's launch of the program, the spokesman said. "Within 24 hours, hackers claimed to have circumvented the process and it appears that they did," he said. "This is a hack that exploits a feature that enables repeat downloads in the same session so that a hacker never has to validate as a genuine user," he said. The move to lock out pirated copies of Windows from the update sites is part of Microsoft's effort to fight software piracy, a major issue for the software vendor. Easy Hack? The Boing Boing hack is not the only way to get around WGA's restrictions. David Keller, founder of PC consulting and services firm Compu-Doctor in Cape Coral, Florida, was able to change his Internet Explorer settings to bypass WGA when he ran into a flaw in the program that flagged a legitimate product key on a customer's Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 as invalid. "The customer was the original owner, no hardware was changed since purchase, nor was Windows ever reinstalled on the system," Keller said in an e-mail to the IDG News Service. WGA had rejected the operating system, nevertheless, thereby preventing Windows Update from working, he said. Keller wrote that he did not have much luck with Microsoft support technicians, so he found a way to bypass the validation process on his own and moved along with the update. He accomplished this by disabling the Windows Genuine Advantage add-on within his browser's Internet Options. By clicking on Tools/Internet Options/Programs/Manage Add-ons, Keller disabled the WGA add-on. He then exited Internet Explorer and was able to do a Windows Update without completing the validation step. ----------------------------------------------------- Vishal don't get too excited this article was posted in PC World - http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122058,00.asp Edited August 2, 2005 by anujit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashoksoft 83 Report post Posted August 2, 2005 LOL !!! Windows and Security - Whatever that means ..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
