Windows Vista Genuine Advantage to Start Validating
If you’re using WPA files from Windows Vista RC build to replace the same files in Windows Vista RTM build to create a hybrid as a workaround to bypass Windows Vista activation, your honeymoon won’t last too long. Microsoft has announced that it will releasing an update via Windows Update that will stop piracy monster of so called ‘frankenbuild’ Windows Vista, which has the Vista activated by cobbling the RC and RTM build files and use release candidate product key to activate the Vista.
Windows Vista will use the new Windows Update client to require only the “frankenbuild” systems to go through a genuine validation check. These systems will fail that check because we have blocked the RC keys for systems not authorized to use them. In other words, the wrong key is being used. The systems will then be flagged as non-genuine systems and the experience will be what we announced back in October - including losing certain functionality (e.g. Aero, ReadyBoost) and the system will have 30 days to activate with a good product key. If they don’t produce a new product key within 30 days, they will then only be able to access their system in what we call reduced functionality mode - a mode which limits their use to one hour with their default web browser.
Another crack method which using virtualization technology in conjunction with the mechanism Microsoft uses to allow large businesses to activate multiple copies of Vista (i.e. using spoofed KMS server to activate Windows Vista by personal users) has also been watched, according to Microsoft Genuine Advantage blog. Most likely Windows Vista activated this way will also be subjected to WGA genuine Windows validation test and will get its permanently activated status removed once failed the validation.
It’s a little bit weird on why Microsoft needs to release an update for Windows Genuine Advantage validation to work, as WGA should have built into Windows Vista as part of the Software Protection Platform (SPP). May be the WGA validation on whether Windows is genuine or not needs a trigger in order to execute. Whatever, skip the update or else be prepared to keep searching for new crack for Windows Vista WGA again.
Note: The new WGA for Vista distributed via Windows Update is Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391), classified as critical update with download size of about 103 KB. The description is this update provides the latest information to the Windows Vista validation components. So make sure you turn off Windows Update, or at least do not install this update to avoid any WGA validation failure.
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December 16th, 2006 01:44
[...] As mentioned previously that Microsoft intends to roll out and install a new validation update on Windows Vista via Windows Update, Microsoft is indeed very fast and has started to release Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391) via not only Windows Update or Microsoft Update, but also through Automatic Updates feature of Windows Vista, in the category of Critical Updates. So if you enable Automatic Updates to automatically download and install all critical updates for you, the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation update would have been installed, and will most likely validated and detected your copy of Windows Vista is not genuine, if you using known activation workarounds of ‘frankenbuild’ activated Vista system or spoofed KMS server. If you’re using pirated Windows Vista that has been hacked or cracked or bypassed activation, this update will detect that the Vista is not genuine, and de-activate or un-activate any ‘activation’ been done. You will get a warning message of “Windows Validation: Your copy of windows is not valid, Windows vista will be running in limited mode with less features.” The Windows Vista will also lose some nice features with Windows Aero disabled, and the user is required to activate the Windows Vista again within 30 days grace period. [...]
December 16th, 2006 17:13
[...] Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391) has just been released and deployed to Vista computer that are what called by Microsoft as “frankenbuild” system that use the workaround of mixing files from RC and RTM build to activate the Windows Vista. As there is no official retail or OEM version of Windows Vista on sale in market yet, so practically all Vista installation by personal or home users is likely to be activated with pirate or crack methods. Your Vista will be de-activated after this update and with Aero feature disabled. Unactivated Windows Vista will go into reduced functionality mode once the activation grace period expired, where Vista will provide only limited usablity. So if you want to continue using Windows Vista at least until theoretical expiry date of RC1 or RC2 product key in mid 2007, there a few methods that you can try. [...]
December 18th, 2006 16:09
[...] Update: The final truth has came, in the form of KB929391 Windows Vista Validation Tool update. Find ways to crack KB929391. [...]
February 24th, 2007 10:31
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