Vista SP1 - Kills Millions of Pirates Vista News Discuss Vista SP1 - Kills Millions of Pirates in the Windows Vista forums; report in xxx forum that: "went to the AMD Microsoft tech tour and learned some nice stuff. With SP1 the activation process will change big time... WGA will scan ...

[Snuffy]

report in xxx forum that: "went to the AMD Microsoft tech tour and learned some nice stuff. With SP1 the activation process will change big time...

WGA will scan the computer for any boot manager that fakes the boot up. ie-vloader."

this means bb vistaloader, bootmgr and paradox will fail ... then go into grossy reduced function...
rumors are it then fails to boot...
"BUY YOUR UPGRADE KEY TODAY"

[ewan_mclean]

Just wondering, if they are changing the activation method, will you maybe have to reactivate ur copy after installing the service pack?

[Snuffy]

If your copy is LEGIT No, you should not have to RE-Activate. SP-1 is rumored to KILL DE-ACTIVATE VISTA. It can also make it NON BOOTABLE.
during Beta Test the Chineese hack for Business, was totally BOMBed, and Enterprise was also BOMBed. That means if for any reason, your system reboots it is DEAD. The only way to redo was REINSTALL - Clean - Upgrade did not work.
The four -4- mentioned HACKS are the MOST POPULAR...earlier hacks were busted via upgrades, or blacklisted KEYS. Most earlier versions were simply limited in use... some where 100% dead. Like XP SP2 you had to have SP1 to upgrade. SP1 nuked some versions of XP. Vista will be the same...only harder to bypass by hackers. This is the easiest way to insure your Vista is LEGIT.

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That is pretty cheap for 2 Full Copies of Vista Home Premium ...
and the copies for ea computer were burnt from the Original DVD. as backups.
The install 100% No Problems..and ea laptop has a copy of the letter from MS attached with the copy of the DVD...

[Splicker]

i think its a waste of time on microsofts part changing the activation process and killing all the current cracks/hacks used in vista because someone will ALWAYS come up with a way around it. soon as SP1 is out it will probably be cracked by the next day, these guys are unstoppable.

wasnt the current activation method ment to be hack proof? but it was hacked.

i think microsoft should find and hire the people who make the cracks because maybe they could make it un-crackable, if you get me.

[Snuffy]

Yes, it was hacked, (most hacks are fixed now). Not all cracks are fixed.
And PS: do not bleive all that the ??? hackers post on other forums about what he is still using. Talk is Cheap, Proving is harder...
Ya Har Har, Matey


Only Real Pirates know

[Snuffy]

http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatc...es/012316.html

June 07, 2007
Vista SP1 verified
Filed under: Security
Microsoft officials remain mum on the schedule and details for an initial service pack update for the company's new Vista operating system, but the software maker has begun openly referencing the planned release in documentation on its Web site.

While Microsoft watchers have been predicting the arrival of an SP1 release for Vista since prior to the launch of the OS in late 2006, Redmond is offering very little guidance on what its plans for the update might be.

However, the company has gone so far as to start preparing its partners for the eventual arrival of Vista SP1.
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According to this story by our own IDG News Service, sources close to Microsoft have confirmed that the company is currently testing SP1.

The blog poster, former Microsoft employee Ethan Allen, owner of the The Hotfix blog and Web site is predicting that SP1 will include device driver and software compatibility technology that many users had hoped would be available in the OS from the start.

Among them could be support for third-party USB and Firewire devices such as digital cameras, in particular products from Sony Corp. that have been having compatibility problems with Vista, Allen said.

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Hotfix Preview

Click here to download the Vista SP1 Preview Pack (over 100 fixes for Vista!).

"link removed" (PS: This link is not an authorized MS DL Link) and not recommended by Microsoft.

[Mustangman76]

Hey

There is also a mode that if it illegal it will go into reduced Functionality Mode

[Snuffy]

Vista pre-SP1 hotfix collection as of 06-12-07:

Add-ons

KB 927853
NetMeeting 3.02 - A hotfix is available to install NetMeeting 3.02 on computers that are running Windows Vista
KB 928439
PowerShell
KB 929470
Visual Studio 2005 SP1 – Vista Update
KB 917607
WinHlp32.exe - The Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) program is no longer included with Windows operating systems starting with Windows Vista
NTBACKUP - Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility

Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 (ActiveSync for Vista)
Core OS
KB 933272 - Updates Kernel!
The system time lags when you restart a Windows Vista-based computer that supports High Precision Event Timer
KB 932590
Windows-based applications that use the TZ environment variable may not work as expected because of changes to DST
KB 930979
You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message after you enable the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature in Windows Vista
KB 930955
Moveuser.exe is incompatible with Windows Vista and is replaced by the new Win32_UserProfile WMI functionality
KB 929777
Error message when you try to install Windows Vista on a computer that uses more than 3 GB of RAM: "STOP 0x0000000A"
KB 931573
You may be prompted to activate Windows Vista on a computer on which Windows Vista was already activated by a Volume License or OEM installation

Core OS subcomponents
KB 932246
March 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update
KB 931099
An update is available for Windows Defender on Windows Vista
KB 931174
Update for the Windows Vista Customer Experience Improvement Program
KB 928089
The computer may respond very slowly as the Phishing Filter evaluates Web page contents in Internet Explorer 7
KB 929735
You may not find the file that you want when you use Advanced Search to search by date and you use a non-Gregorian calendar format in Windows Vista
KB 930857
An update is available for Windows Error Reporting in Windows Vista to make sure that problem reports are sent only after you have granted permission
KB 929761
When you run Wusa.exe together with the /quiet option to try to install certain software packages on a Windows Vista-based computer, the installation fails (important for SMS/BDD)
KB 907306
Web Folders / WebDAV update (important for Sharepoint)

Windows Update 7.0.6000.374 (x86, x64)
IDE/SATA
KB 932079
Power consumption may be slightly more than expected on a portable Windows Vista-based computer that uses a SATA hard disk that does not support Host-Initiated Link Power Management
KB 933578
An Ultra DMA Mode 5 device may perform only at the speed of an Ultra DMA Mode 2 device after you swap devices in Windows Vista
KB 930194
A computer uses an SiI PATA chip does not recognize an attached optical drive as a drive that supports recording after you install Windows Vista
KB 931263
Disk enumeration optimizations are disabled on certain Windows Vista-based computers that are using a hot swappable drive bay
KB 928253
SATA optical drives are not available after you start a Windows Vista-based computer

Networking
KB 934202
You experience slow performance on a Windows Vista-based computer after you establish a VPN connection
KB 933872
The default gateway setting is lost when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep
KB 933340
You cannot use a remote access server to apply DHCP options to a Windows Vista-based computer
KB 935755
You cannot access a shared network resource that is hosted by a Windows Vista-based computer if the SMB request packet exceeds the MTU size
KB 933664
Error message when you try to connect to a shared resource from a Windows Vista-based client computer: "A device attached to the system is not functioning"

Multimedia
KB 929615
You may not receive audio in the desired language when you use Windows Media Center to view television in Windows Vista
KB 932649
You may experience poor video quality when you use interlaced mode on a Windows Vista-based computer
KB 929399
Subscription services cannot extract metering data when the services try to synchronize metering data on a client computer that is running the Windows Media Format 11 SDK
KB 936825
Secure Digital (SD) rollup package
KB 932988
Files from a Canon EOD 1D or 1DS camera may be corrupted after you use Windows Photo Gallery or Windows Explorer to edit the file metadata in Windows Vista
KB 929762
You receive a Stop 0x9F error when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer that is connected to an IEEE 1394-based device

Power Management
KB 935783
When you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep, you may experience unexpected behavior from a USB device
KB 934429
The "Allow hybrid sleep" option is intermittently missing from the Advanced Settings tab of the Power Options dialog box in Windows Vista
KB 928135
A Windows Vista-based computer stops responding when you resume the computer from hibernation
KB 925528
You may experience problems after you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation
KB 929577
A Bluetooth device may no longer work correctly when you wake a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep
KB 925255
Power consumption increases when you run a WPF-based program that runs an animation in Windows Vista
KB 929685
A high definition audio device may no longer work after you resume Windows Vista from sleep or from hibernation and then restart the computer.

USB
KB 936824
The Safely Remove Hardware feature and the Windows Explorer "Eject" command do not work correctly with an Apple iPod that is connected to a Windows Vista-based computer
KB 934796
Error message on a Windows Vista-based computer that is running a USB composite device: "STOP 0x000000FE"
KB 934633
When you connect a USB multifunction printer device to a Windows Vista-based computer, a 2nd instance


source: http://blog.tiensivu.com/aaron/

[ProCookie]

are they official Microsoft fixes?

[Snuffy]

I HAVE OVER 130 OFFICIAL FIXES.

http://www.vistababble.com/forums/vi...ver-129-a.html

PIRATES PLEASE READ THIS POST.

http://www.vistababble.com/forums/vi...ed=1#post15499