Peaches Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Windows 7 Activation Already HackedGregg Keizer, Computerworld Pirates have cracked Windows 7's product activation just a week after the operating system made RTM and a week before it's slated to reach users, Microsoft confirmed today.he product key posted on the Web purportedly comes from Lenovo, one of Microsoft's major OEM partners, and allows users to activate downloaded copies of Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (release to manufacturing), which leaked to the Internet last week, shortly after Microsoft announced it had finished the operating system.According to Windows enthusiast site Neowin, one of the first to report the crack, a Lenovo disk image of Windows 7 leaked to a Chinese Web site, then moved to English-language domains. Pirates proceeded to retrieve the master OEM key and the OEM activation certificate from the .iso file. Microsoft lets major computer makers like Lenovo, Dell and Hewlett-Packard pre-activate new PCs at the factory to save customers the hassle, and provides OEM master keys for that purpose.details at PCWorld - http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/arti...ady_hacked.html>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 MS "fixed" this crack, so don't get your hopes up for a stolen copy of Windows 7. Some people have said, "Why did it take so long?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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