gHacks Technology News | Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials » windows 7 crack http://www.ghacks.net A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:32:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Windows 7 OEM Activation Crack Already In The Wildhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/30/windows-7-oem-activation-crack-already-in-the-wild/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/30/windows-7-oem-activation-crack-already-in-the-wild/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:08:43 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/?p=14900 windows 7Did anyone really think that this would not happen eventually? That was my first though when I read the news that a Windows 7 OEM activation crack – or patch, does not really matter how you call it – was already available in various P2P networks and other sources.

The crack turns the Windows 7 RTM into a fully activated Windows 7 operating system that is passing all Microsoft genuine advantage checks with flying colors. Softpedia reports that the leaked Windows 7 key came from OEM manufacturers Lenovo and was first spread on a Chinese forum. The OEM activation crack makes it possible to turn both Windows 7 Ultimate versions, that is 32-bit and 64-bit, into a fully activated Windows 7 operating system.

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The bypass designed for Windows 7 RTM involves abusing OEM activation 2.1, and in this regard the circumventing process is nothing more than an OEM hack. Via OEM activation 2.1, namely SLP 2.1, Microsoft allows OEMs to pre-activate Windows 7 for distribution preinstalled on new computers. In this context, the activation bypass process leading to the hacked Windows 7 RTM needs to be based on a BIOS (SLIC) hack first of all.

It seems therefor that Windows 7 is simply following in the footsteps of previously released and cracked Microsoft operating systems like Windows XP or Windows Vista.

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