Comments on: Backup and Save the Windows XP Activation Status (WPA.DBL) to Reinstall Without Activate Again http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/ Living Digitally and Electronically Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Transcontinental http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-519205 Transcontinental Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:29:56 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-519205 Found this info somewhere in my archives : "But this trick does not work when you format the drive… so for all those who are going to use this trick, at the time of reinstall don’t format the drive…. just install and then after delete the previous windows system folders either they will get overwritten themselves. And why this occurs ? Because due to formatting of that drive the volume no. of that logical drive gets changed." Found this info somewhere in my archives :

“But this trick does not work when you format the drive… so for all those who are going to use this trick, at the time of reinstall don’t format the drive…. just install and then after delete the previous windows system folders either they will get overwritten themselves.
And why this occurs ? Because due to formatting of that drive the volume no. of that logical drive gets changed.”

]]> By: Mich http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-511255 Mich Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:48:50 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-511255 Tested on using a clean windows xp3 slipstreamed CD, all drivers installed , then activated. saved the two files as suggested above, reinstalled windows. installed all the drivers again so the hardware matched perfectly, rebooted into safe mode , copied the two files over into the system32 directory... reboot result Windows Needs To Be activated before you can log in The above method fails , and does not work ... method was tried on two clean machines , both failed with the same error Tested on using a clean windows xp3 slipstreamed CD, all drivers installed , then activated. saved the two files as suggested above, reinstalled windows. installed all the drivers again so the hardware matched perfectly, rebooted into safe mode , copied the two files over into the system32 directory… reboot

result

Windows Needs To Be activated before you can log in

The above method fails , and does not work …

method was tried on two clean machines , both failed with the same error

]]> By: uyutin_ako_sarap@yahoo.com-Super Discoverer http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-508703 uyutin_ako_sarap@yahoo.com-Super Discoverer Fri, 16 May 2008 16:16:27 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-508703 Hey! I have a Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Product Key(and CD of course, perfectly licensed) and my the number of times my product key should be activated has been exceeded(as Windows Product Activation Program told me). Last week, I installed such Windows XP Home Edition(c:\windows.000) in the same hard disk where the pirated Windows XP made by amit_talkin@yahoo.com is installed(c:\windows)(so two XPs on the same partition!), I used the exceeded number of times to activate product key. But however, after the setup(before the first start of computer after setup), I deleted the contents of the OOBE folder(c:\windows.000\system32\oobe) and replaced it with the files from the pirated XP installation (c:\windows\system32\oobe)(I started/used the pirated Windows XP to do this). I thought about this to kill the activation process but it didn't...instead when I tried to activate Windows XP Home Edition...it was successfully activated!! The Activation Program did not say that the number of times the product key I used has been exceeded. I then converted my installer to Windows XP Professional (using the setupreg.hiv trick) and did the same process again, also using the same product key for Home Edition and it was successfully activated again! So, in addition to about 5-10 licenses I have for that Product Key, I now have other two licenses. You better try it. I will later post a link to the O OOBE file contents of the pirated Windows XP by amit_talkin@yahoo.com Hey! I have a Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Product Key(and CD of course, perfectly licensed) and my the number of times my product key should be activated has been exceeded(as Windows Product Activation Program told me). Last week, I installed such Windows XP Home Edition(c:\windows.000) in the same hard disk where the pirated Windows XP made by amit_talkin@yahoo.com is installed(c:\windows)(so two XPs on the same partition!), I used the exceeded number of times to activate product key. But however, after the setup(before the first start of computer after setup), I deleted the contents of the OOBE folder(c:\windows.000\system32\oobe) and replaced it with the files from the pirated XP installation (c:\windows\system32\oobe)(I started/used the pirated Windows XP to do this). I thought about this to kill the activation process but it didn’t…instead when I tried to activate Windows XP Home Edition…it was successfully activated!! The Activation Program did not say that the number of times the product key I used has been exceeded. I then converted my installer to Windows XP Professional (using the setupreg.hiv trick) and did the same process again, also using the same product key for Home Edition and it was successfully activated again! So, in addition to about 5-10 licenses I have for that Product Key, I now have other two licenses. You better try it. I will later post a link to the O OOBE file contents of the pirated Windows XP by amit_talkin@yahoo.com

]]> By: Felipe http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-508319 Felipe Wed, 14 May 2008 17:50:32 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-508319 but some of us didnt' make a backup before running the update. Does anybody know where can I found the new WPA crack for the service pack 3? That's what we need... but some of us didnt’ make a backup before running the update. Does anybody know where can I found the new WPA crack for the service pack 3? That’s what we need…

]]> By: PMO http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-508204 PMO Wed, 14 May 2008 07:19:51 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-508204 Dazed! Did you try to run Windows in Safe Mode (press F6 button during Windows is starting)? Windows allows you to replace that file in this mode! Dazed! Did you try to run Windows in Safe Mode (press F6 button during Windows is starting)? Windows allows you to replace that file in this mode!

]]> By: cory2107 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-507315 cory2107 Fri, 09 May 2008 23:57:53 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-507315 Does WPA Kill 2 work on Windows Vista??? Does WPA Kill 2 work on Windows Vista???

]]> By: Felipe http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-507068 Felipe Thu, 08 May 2008 16:15:55 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-507068 Well, i tried the same mechanism and it didn't work. Somebody has to make a new version of the patch for the sp3. Since I have around 60 days to activate my windows, i hope in this time frame somebody will get a good answer. Otherwise I'll have to go back to sp2, too Well, i tried the same mechanism and it didn’t work. Somebody has to make a new version of the patch for the sp3. Since I have around 60 days to activate my windows, i hope in this time frame somebody will get a good answer. Otherwise I’ll have to go back to sp2, too

]]> By: Dazed http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-507022 Dazed Thu, 08 May 2008 11:57:48 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-507022 Actually that method doesn't work rocket man, I just tried it. 1) you can't just paste over winlogon.exe. Its a system file and is in use. 2) if you somehow do manage to copy your old winlogon over the new one, windows automatically and instantly overwrites the file with the new version again. So you're back where you started. (with wpa patch 2.0 telling you that the file is missing) You need to get a special program like unlocker to move the old exe over the new exe during startup. But even this will pretty much instantly be overwritten again. So.. I put the sp2 winlogon on my desktop, went into the permissions and set it so the system could not write to the file. I gave system only read and execute access. Then I set this file with the new permissions to be copied over to system32 on restart with unlocker. When the system boots back up the old file is in there, and the system cant overwrite it because of the permissions I set, BUT, the wpa patch 2.0 now gives me the error that the file is in use. Unlocker detects no locking handles on it, and thus, cant unlock it. I spent all morning fucking with this and I'm still getting asked for activation. I'm just gonna system restore back to sp2 until someone creates an updated wpa patch or comes up with a work around that actually works. Actually that method doesn’t work rocket man, I just tried it.

1) you can’t just paste over winlogon.exe. Its a system file and is in use.

2) if you somehow do manage to copy your old winlogon over the new one, windows automatically and instantly overwrites the file with the new version again. So you’re back where you started. (with wpa patch 2.0 telling you that the file is missing)

You need to get a special program like unlocker to move the old exe over the new exe during startup. But even this will pretty much instantly be overwritten again.

So.. I put the sp2 winlogon on my desktop, went into the permissions and set it so the system could not write to the file. I gave system only read and execute access. Then I set this file with the new permissions to be copied over to system32 on restart with unlocker.

When the system boots back up the old file is in there, and the system cant overwrite it because of the permissions I set, BUT, the wpa patch 2.0 now gives me the error that the file is in use. Unlocker detects no locking handles on it, and thus, cant unlock it.

I spent all morning fucking with this and I’m still getting asked for activation. I’m just gonna system restore back to sp2 until someone creates an updated wpa patch or comes up with a work around that actually works.

]]> By: rocket man http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-502767 rocket man Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:10:19 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-502767 XP SP3 WPA hack is quite simple. Google for WPA Patch 2.0. save it. Copy winlogon.exe from C:\WINDOWS\system32 to your desktop. Install SP3. Let system do all reboots. copy winlogon.exe from your desktop back to C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder and to C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder. Run WPA Patch 2.0. DONE!!! Windows activation goes away! SWEET! XP SP3 WPA hack is quite simple.

Google for WPA Patch 2.0. save it.

Copy winlogon.exe from C:\WINDOWS\system32 to your desktop.

Install SP3. Let system do all reboots.

copy winlogon.exe from your desktop back to C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder and to C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder.

Run WPA Patch 2.0.

DONE!!!

Windows activation goes away! SWEET!

]]> By: ragini http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-464652 ragini Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:07:48 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-464652 very nice tips very nice tips

]]> By: g3brown http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-443801 g3brown Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:18:37 +0000 http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/14/backup-and-save-the-windows-xp-activation-status-wpadbl-to-reinstall-without-activate-again/#comment-443801 This method worked through XP SP1. This method does not work with XP SP2. This method worked through XP SP1. This method does not work with XP SP2.

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