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Submission + - SP1 unsuccessful in preventing Vista hacks (zdnet.com)

Submitted by "The other A. N. Other"
"The other A. N. Other" writes: It seems that Microsoft has been unsuccessful with SP1 in preventing hackers from turning a pirated, non-genuine copy of Vista into genuine copies that pass activation. The article initially looked at two of the most popular hacks (OEM BIOS hack and the grace timer hack) but after a little digging ZDNet were able to transform a non-genuine install into a genuine one.

"After a few minutes of searching the darker corners of the Internet and a few seconds in the Command Prompt I was able to fool Windows into thinking that it was genuine. Close, but no cigar."
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