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Offline javajolt

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Microsoft accidentally gives software pirates some help
« on: November 21, 2012, 10:53:20 PM »

The Verge is reporting that Microsoft may have provided a loophole for Windows 8 pirates.

Apparently, Microsoft’s promotional Media Center upgrade unlocks a lot more than they intended.

From The Verge.

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Microsoft is giving away a Media Center upgrade to Windows 8 Pro users until January 31st, and pirates have discovered that the key provided will fully activate a copy of Windows 8 that was previously temporarily activated through the KMS workaround.

The blunder means pirates can download an illegitimate copy of Windows 8, temporarily activate it through KMS and then upgrade it fully to an activated copy of Windows 8 thanks to Microsoft’s own Media Center upgrade offer.

The Verge has confirmed the procedure works on a test machine and we have reached out to Microsoft for a comment on the method.
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Microsoft accidentally gives software pirates some help
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2012, 10:33:47 PM »
Currently Microsoft has been sending "unwanted and wanted" updates to many of the people who received their Windows 8 Pro then FREE WMC key...
entered and then You were 100% FREE - Genuine - Retail Activated....

This patch from M$ has un activated and set many a user to "Not Genuine" status and that leads to 2hours shutdown to black screen...

there are several method to overcome this... but one - If you made a backup copy of your
1. Activation Backup
2. Full Activated Backup Image.
then you can restore back or Refresh Back or use Method #1 or #2 and become Activated again....
then DISABLE all UPDATES...

The Pirates are have been able so far to patch the patch - tho it is not that easy to patch the patch it is possible....
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