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Windows Vista: Resource hog using the software, resource hog cracking the software.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/Mar 2nd 2007 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/Mar 2nd 2007 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/Mar 2nd 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/
This same method could have been used on XP but it was not time effective, not sure if it even is now.

Also, this is not a 100% thing. What happens when Vista released, they generate a key which is entered into a database of active keys. So, you could generate 100 keys with this program and they will let you install Vista, but they will not activate because they are not in Microsoft's database or someone else (who actually bought it) has already activated it.

Instead this keygen makes what it thinks could be a real key, checks to see if it is a real key, alerts you that it has found a potential candidate, you enter it in, and try to activate it, If this key has been assigned to a copy of Vista which has not been activated you win, and some poor sucker who bought that copy for $200+ is now screwed.

All in all I think that if you are this desperate for a free copy of windows Vista, you should instead save up your money and just buy it for yourself. (Or use "Alternative" methods to acquire a copy)]]>Mar 2nd 2007 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2007/02/cracked_windows.html ).

The future looks a little bleak for Microsoft. Which means it looks pretty good for the rest of us.

- Allie]]>Mar 2nd 2007 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/Mar 2nd 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/Mar 2nd 2007 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/
Also, as per Moores Law, this attack will grow more feasible with time . . . and it doesn't hurt that most machines that will handle Vista are going to be reasonably fast.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/

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But, I agree with you that it's probably unlikely. I think we can safely assume that Microsoft will have prepared for the possibility of shipping a lot of units, and allowed for a lot of keys as well.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/Mar 3rd 2007 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Windows_Vista]]>Mar 2nd 2007 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/Mar 3rd 2007 6:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://keznews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2782

FYI, it's a hoax. In theory it could work, but *hasn't* yet!]]>Mar 3rd 2007 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/
I do wish this was a bit easier... but in any case, I have a real license also so I'm not *too* annoyed.]]>Mar 5th 2007 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/brute-force-keygen-cracks-open-vista/]]>Dec 14th 2007 4:05PM