Disabling Product Activation
This is a discussion about Disabling Product Activation in the Windows Software category; Hi Guys, I just want to know how can I disable Windows Product Activation. How can I remove it from Startup I mean , so that it doesn't remind me of activating again and again. I found it somewhere that you can use regsvr32 /u /s.
Hi Guys,
I just want to know how can I disable Windows Product Activation. How can I remove it from Startup I mean , so that it doesn't remind me of activating again and again.
I found it somewhere that you can use regsvr32 /u /s ...
But dont know the two Dll to regsvr
Anybody.
ARC
I just want to know how can I disable Windows Product Activation. How can I remove it from Startup I mean , so that it doesn't remind me of activating again and again.
I found it somewhere that you can use regsvr32 /u /s ...
But dont know the two Dll to regsvr
Anybody.
ARC
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If someone stole my car, sure I'd be pissed off.
If someone got a replicator and copied my car, I would be slightly annoyed that they didn't buy their own, but I'm sure I'd cope.
PS. I'm not advocating piracy here, I'm just pointing out that your analogy is very very wrong!
If someone got a replicator and copied my car, I would be slightly annoyed that they didn't buy their own, but I'm sure I'd cope.
PS. I'm not advocating piracy here, I'm just pointing out that your analogy is very very wrong!
Quote:Ummm, your a student.
MS offer student editions of all MS products for somewhere in the region of 50-60% off the retail versions.
Yes but ONLY if you are a student and only for personal use.
Quote:For gods sake, how many of you actually know how PA actually works?
I keep on seeing the same old crap, why should I be limited on the amount of hardware upgrades I make.....
You wont be, if you re-install your OS every month then you'll never activate it anyway.
Simple hardware changes do not trigger re-activation (From personal tests, not the crap printed on CNET, I have replaced a MB, Upgraded RAM, Replaced Video card and installed CD-RW drive all in one go without triggering activation).
In addition it's a timed issue, so any hardware changes made within a certain amount of time (no matter how drastic) don't trigger re-activation.
What's so hard to understand about a person not liking something about a product? Just because company X makes product Y doesn't mean I have to like it.
If I never would have bought the product in the first place then obviously they are not losing ANY money. But I gain the knowledge of that software.
I know that it's good or not good.I can be 100% sure that the product that I have chosen is good or not. A person who does not go to these lengths would
at the most either listen around as to what's the "best" or they would read the latest mag. They wwould not check out the products themselees. Heck, I see it
every day when people ask me about software. "I heard this is the best...Have you heard of this peice of software I just bought it. Is it any good?"
Then of couse I say "NO! It sucks!. I've had it for months you should have borrowed it off of me you fool!"
Quote:Going back to the post attempting to tear apart my, certainly in my eyes rather spot on, rather too close for comfort for some people, car analogy:
No, because if I can't afford the Dodge Viper, why should I feel that I deserve it?
If I haven't got the money then I wouldn't even think about owning it because, "copying it" is theft, why would I want to be a criminal?
I can't afford a new DVD player, so I can go into a high-street store and just take one right?
Why do you feel that you should be able to own something that you can't afford to buy, your bordering on communism here
Who saw that we feel that we deserve anything? To those of us who work in this profession we do not regard the software we download as "owning" it. We
KNOW that we don't OWN it. Duh. That's the whole point.
And your views of being a criminal are skewed. I suppose your one of the guys who if they had lived in ancient times would see nothing wrong with slavery
or ritual sacrifice since it wasn't against the "law".
For me at least downloading software is the assimilation of information. It helps me to perform my job better. As I've stated many times before in this
thread I DEFINETLY would not have the experience that I have today if I was unable to aquire software in an "illegal" fashion.
Quote:I don't understand how you can justify theft.
What is theft?
Quote:If you justify the theft of software and Intellectual Property why does it have to end there?
There is no difference in theft, theft is theft, if it's a piece of software or a car from a showroom forecourt you are still taking something that doesn't
belong to you something you have no rights to take.
Ah. There is no difference in murder, murder is murder. Your views are as black & White as a 1950's television set. Does your model have a sharpen
knob or is it even more out of focus?
Quote:Going back even further in the thread, in the past I've never asked anybody "So, is that software legit?" it hasn't mattered.
However I can't believe that the mods of what is considered by a lot of people to be a professional board allow discussion on hacking, warze and criminal
activities - I know of no other baord where messages like that would be allowed to stand (When I say no other board I mean of the supposed standard
of this one).
The mods allow discussion of:
Hacking OS's
Hacking Office Products
In some cases actually advocating such activities.
In the past, such postings as "How do I get Quake 3 to run on Win2k Advanced Server" have obviously been posted by thieves
(Waits for the follow up replies, but if you're running Win2k AS it's either as a serious server or stolen for home use).
Other posts along the lines of "Installed Office2k SR2 and now it wont function" again the posts in question were from thieves
as that's what SR2 was designed to do - de-activate known compromised keys & hacks.
Then, half of you sit back and tell us how nasty MS are, and how evil they are, and how the .net idea and subscription based software is so very bad.
Why?
Because suddenly you'll find that you actually have to pay for something?
Even if it cost an arm and a leg to rent the next OS all you'd be doing (over the fullness of time) would be paying for the software you've all
stolen in the past.
In case you haven't noticed. THIS ENTIRE WEBSITE IS ABOUT HACKING NT! See that name www.ntcompatible.com . NTcompatible.com list compatibility of all
appplications/games/hardware on NT operating systems. Most of the fixes require "hacking" the os. If Microsoft did their job and made a product RIGHT then
there would be no reason for this website to exist but I guess as far as your concerned "hacking" the OS is wrong.
How does an intelligent discussion on hacking, *****, and "criminal" activities make this board unprofessional? If anything it makes it even more
Professional by bringing the subject into the light.
The subscription idea is bad in some ways because:
1. Software is buggy and always will be.
2. Control will be lost.
3. MS patches do break things...the service WILL go down.
4. Paying money for crap. Why?
MS offer student editions of all MS products for somewhere in the region of 50-60% off the retail versions.
Yes but ONLY if you are a student and only for personal use.
Quote:For gods sake, how many of you actually know how PA actually works?
I keep on seeing the same old crap, why should I be limited on the amount of hardware upgrades I make.....
You wont be, if you re-install your OS every month then you'll never activate it anyway.
Simple hardware changes do not trigger re-activation (From personal tests, not the crap printed on CNET, I have replaced a MB, Upgraded RAM, Replaced Video card and installed CD-RW drive all in one go without triggering activation).
In addition it's a timed issue, so any hardware changes made within a certain amount of time (no matter how drastic) don't trigger re-activation.
What's so hard to understand about a person not liking something about a product? Just because company X makes product Y doesn't mean I have to like it.
If I never would have bought the product in the first place then obviously they are not losing ANY money. But I gain the knowledge of that software.
I know that it's good or not good.I can be 100% sure that the product that I have chosen is good or not. A person who does not go to these lengths would
at the most either listen around as to what's the "best" or they would read the latest mag. They wwould not check out the products themselees. Heck, I see it
every day when people ask me about software. "I heard this is the best...Have you heard of this peice of software I just bought it. Is it any good?"
Then of couse I say "NO! It sucks!. I've had it for months you should have borrowed it off of me you fool!"
Quote:Going back to the post attempting to tear apart my, certainly in my eyes rather spot on, rather too close for comfort for some people, car analogy:
No, because if I can't afford the Dodge Viper, why should I feel that I deserve it?
If I haven't got the money then I wouldn't even think about owning it because, "copying it" is theft, why would I want to be a criminal?
I can't afford a new DVD player, so I can go into a high-street store and just take one right?
Why do you feel that you should be able to own something that you can't afford to buy, your bordering on communism here
Who saw that we feel that we deserve anything? To those of us who work in this profession we do not regard the software we download as "owning" it. We
KNOW that we don't OWN it. Duh. That's the whole point.
And your views of being a criminal are skewed. I suppose your one of the guys who if they had lived in ancient times would see nothing wrong with slavery
or ritual sacrifice since it wasn't against the "law".
For me at least downloading software is the assimilation of information. It helps me to perform my job better. As I've stated many times before in this
thread I DEFINETLY would not have the experience that I have today if I was unable to aquire software in an "illegal" fashion.
Quote:I don't understand how you can justify theft.
What is theft?
Quote:If you justify the theft of software and Intellectual Property why does it have to end there?
There is no difference in theft, theft is theft, if it's a piece of software or a car from a showroom forecourt you are still taking something that doesn't
belong to you something you have no rights to take.
Ah. There is no difference in murder, murder is murder. Your views are as black & White as a 1950's television set. Does your model have a sharpen
knob or is it even more out of focus?
Quote:Going back even further in the thread, in the past I've never asked anybody "So, is that software legit?" it hasn't mattered.
However I can't believe that the mods of what is considered by a lot of people to be a professional board allow discussion on hacking, warze and criminal
activities - I know of no other baord where messages like that would be allowed to stand (When I say no other board I mean of the supposed standard
of this one).
The mods allow discussion of:
Hacking OS's
Hacking Office Products
In some cases actually advocating such activities.
In the past, such postings as "How do I get Quake 3 to run on Win2k Advanced Server" have obviously been posted by thieves
(Waits for the follow up replies, but if you're running Win2k AS it's either as a serious server or stolen for home use).
Other posts along the lines of "Installed Office2k SR2 and now it wont function" again the posts in question were from thieves
as that's what SR2 was designed to do - de-activate known compromised keys & hacks.
Then, half of you sit back and tell us how nasty MS are, and how evil they are, and how the .net idea and subscription based software is so very bad.
Why?
Because suddenly you'll find that you actually have to pay for something?
Even if it cost an arm and a leg to rent the next OS all you'd be doing (over the fullness of time) would be paying for the software you've all
stolen in the past.
In case you haven't noticed. THIS ENTIRE WEBSITE IS ABOUT HACKING NT! See that name www.ntcompatible.com . NTcompatible.com list compatibility of all
appplications/games/hardware on NT operating systems. Most of the fixes require "hacking" the os. If Microsoft did their job and made a product RIGHT then
there would be no reason for this website to exist but I guess as far as your concerned "hacking" the OS is wrong.
How does an intelligent discussion on hacking, *****, and "criminal" activities make this board unprofessional? If anything it makes it even more
Professional by bringing the subject into the light.
The subscription idea is bad in some ways because:
1. Software is buggy and always will be.
2. Control will be lost.
3. MS patches do break things...the service WILL go down.
4. Paying money for crap. Why?
Bladrunner after seeing the post you just posted....
RPG
Lawful Good - This is your basic goodie-two-shoes who always tries his/her hardest to do what's right and always obeys the law no matter how insignificant a law may be. These people could probably be viewed as having a "holier than thou" attitude whether they actually have one or not. BLADREUNNER
Neutral Good - This is your basic all-around good person who pretty much avoids trouble but doesn't make it his/her life goal to be perfect all the time.
Chaotic Good - This is an overall good person who is probably much more unpredictable than Neutral Good people and Lawful Good people. While he/she has a good heart, trouble and bad circumstances somehow seem to find them from time to time. But one clear asset that a Chaotic Good person would probably have is an ability to think or possibly deceive his/her way out of sticky situations.
Lawful Neutral - If you're Lawful Neutral, you might want to consider being a judge. Lawful Neutral people tend to be very neutral and objective when it comes to most matters and they also have a remarkable ability to resolve arguments and various disputes because of their objectivity and their basic understanding of what's right.
DOSFREAK...although Chaotic Neutral seem to apply
Neutral - This type of person would probably be one to just go with the flow and not really get involved in other people's problems and disputes. This might also be the kind of person who, when asked to make plans of some sort by a close friend or a significant other would probably say something like, "Whatever you want to do is fine with me." This person might be seen as laid-back or easy-going by some and apathetic by others.
Chaotic Neutral - This kind of person is probably one who doesn't take sides but who instead plays both sides to get whatever it is that he/she wants. This kind of person is probably as deviously manipulative as they come.
Lawful Evil - The phrase "honor among thieves" probably holds great meaning for this type of person. This person, while evil, has a code of honor by which he/she abides. An example of a Lawful Evil person might be a mafia leader.
Neutral Evil - This could be your basic thug or just an unfortunate soul who fell into a life of crime and can't seem to get out. Evil henchmen and common thieves might be classified as Neutral Evil.
Chaotic Evil - Sometimes psychotic and often unpredictable, a Chaotic Evil person could probably be anyone from a mass murderer to an evil dictator with plans for world domination.
RPG
Lawful Good - This is your basic goodie-two-shoes who always tries his/her hardest to do what's right and always obeys the law no matter how insignificant a law may be. These people could probably be viewed as having a "holier than thou" attitude whether they actually have one or not. BLADREUNNER
Neutral Good - This is your basic all-around good person who pretty much avoids trouble but doesn't make it his/her life goal to be perfect all the time.
Chaotic Good - This is an overall good person who is probably much more unpredictable than Neutral Good people and Lawful Good people. While he/she has a good heart, trouble and bad circumstances somehow seem to find them from time to time. But one clear asset that a Chaotic Good person would probably have is an ability to think or possibly deceive his/her way out of sticky situations.
Lawful Neutral - If you're Lawful Neutral, you might want to consider being a judge. Lawful Neutral people tend to be very neutral and objective when it comes to most matters and they also have a remarkable ability to resolve arguments and various disputes because of their objectivity and their basic understanding of what's right.
DOSFREAK...although Chaotic Neutral seem to apply
Neutral - This type of person would probably be one to just go with the flow and not really get involved in other people's problems and disputes. This might also be the kind of person who, when asked to make plans of some sort by a close friend or a significant other would probably say something like, "Whatever you want to do is fine with me." This person might be seen as laid-back or easy-going by some and apathetic by others.
Chaotic Neutral - This kind of person is probably one who doesn't take sides but who instead plays both sides to get whatever it is that he/she wants. This kind of person is probably as deviously manipulative as they come.
Lawful Evil - The phrase "honor among thieves" probably holds great meaning for this type of person. This person, while evil, has a code of honor by which he/she abides. An example of a Lawful Evil person might be a mafia leader.
Neutral Evil - This could be your basic thug or just an unfortunate soul who fell into a life of crime and can't seem to get out. Evil henchmen and common thieves might be classified as Neutral Evil.
Chaotic Evil - Sometimes psychotic and often unpredictable, a Chaotic Evil person could probably be anyone from a mass murderer to an evil dictator with plans for world domination.
Hmmm, just wondering what category I'm in.
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BTW, nice post with all of the quotes and replies, it SHOULD shut everyone up, but who knows.
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BTW, nice post with all of the quotes and replies, it SHOULD shut everyone up, but who knows.
Quote:
The subscription idea is bad in some ways because:
1. Software is buggy and always will be.
2. Control will be lost.
3. MS patches do break things...the service WILL go down.
4. Paying money for crap. Why?
I agree, subscription is a bad idea for software. Not everything has to be a service. I don't know about you, but I certainly like to buy software and be done with it. I don't like having strings attached here. All what DosFreak said, too. It should be optional, or at least tested with ppl to see if it will sell. MS should NOT be telling the consumer what they will do and how they will do it.
On DosFreak's 3rd point: I've not ever used NT, but I heard that SP6 had some nasty flaw in it, even though MS quickly released SP6a. I didn't find out what that nasty flaw was, but sh.it happens in the line of work. We're all human, and on the first point, there will be some flaw, even if we don't notice it.
The subscription idea is bad in some ways because:
1. Software is buggy and always will be.
2. Control will be lost.
3. MS patches do break things...the service WILL go down.
4. Paying money for crap. Why?
I agree, subscription is a bad idea for software. Not everything has to be a service. I don't know about you, but I certainly like to buy software and be done with it. I don't like having strings attached here. All what DosFreak said, too. It should be optional, or at least tested with ppl to see if it will sell. MS should NOT be telling the consumer what they will do and how they will do it.
On DosFreak's 3rd point: I've not ever used NT, but I heard that SP6 had some nasty flaw in it, even though MS quickly released SP6a. I didn't find out what that nasty flaw was, but sh.it happens in the line of work. We're all human, and on the first point, there will be some flaw, even if we don't notice it.
I hate SP's, i'd rather apply Hotfixes and use AppCompat Toolkits, the SP's always change things that work fine for me. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'd much rather download a 300KB hotfix than a 100MB SP that's gonna update things i don't care about. In my eyes, all a SP does is display "Service Pack X" under System Properties and break things, exactly why was it that ZoneAlarm worked on Win2k fine, but after SP1 i couldn't use the net anymore?? I dunno either, i reinstalled Windows.
I can understand SP's for use on multiple Workstations that have different configs, but for the home user on a frickin 56k modem, a 100mb SP isn't too appealing considering the fact that it's not gonna do much for me and may have the potential to break things.
just my opinion, i may be wrong.
I can understand SP's for use on multiple Workstations that have different configs, but for the home user on a frickin 56k modem, a 100mb SP isn't too appealing considering the fact that it's not gonna do much for me and may have the potential to break things.
just my opinion, i may be wrong.
Why should I have to pay anything to evaluate a product? Do you have to pay for gas to test drive a car at a dealership?
Microsoft claims that this WPA will prevent piracy, and according to them, they "lose" billions of dollars due to piracy. Let's see if they aren't full of BS and release Windows XP full edition for $100, shall we? Everyone knows they will never do this, their entire piracy argument is absolute crap.
Hell, I have downloaded games before because the companies didn't offer a demo. Based on these downloads, I have gone out and actually bought the software, as have some of my friends based on the "pirated" software. I always delete the software afterwards. How is anyone losing in this situation?
When you buy a piece of software without evaluating, you are essentially telling a company "It's OK to release a a bug ridden product because once I buy it I'm stuck with it", and that is far worse than any form of piracy.
Microsoft claims that this WPA will prevent piracy, and according to them, they "lose" billions of dollars due to piracy. Let's see if they aren't full of BS and release Windows XP full edition for $100, shall we? Everyone knows they will never do this, their entire piracy argument is absolute crap.
Hell, I have downloaded games before because the companies didn't offer a demo. Based on these downloads, I have gone out and actually bought the software, as have some of my friends based on the "pirated" software. I always delete the software afterwards. How is anyone losing in this situation?
When you buy a piece of software without evaluating, you are essentially telling a company "It's OK to release a a bug ridden product because once I buy it I'm stuck with it", and that is far worse than any form of piracy.
If service packs are supposed to fix things, why didn't MS get it right in the first place? Personally, I haven't had issues with SP1 or 2, at least as far as I can tell. However, eddie is right about the 100MB SP updates: It is totally ridiculous to as a 56K modem user to download an update of that size. I have the luxury of DSL, but it's not the most expensive we could get, so we may not be crusing at the top speed, but even then, 100MB is still a big download no matter how you put it.
While I'm not justifying piracy, how much more does MS want? I'm not against them being a successful business, but it's not like their in danger of keeling over for lack of money. If MS released a $100 upgrade to XP Pro, I'd be happy, but, we have no reason to assume that will happen.
The prodcut activation feels like we're being mugged here, and like MS doesn't trust anybody. It feels like they're making all of us guilty for the few bad apples that copy and sell MS software to legitimate customers.
While I'm not justifying piracy, how much more does MS want? I'm not against them being a successful business, but it's not like their in danger of keeling over for lack of money. If MS released a $100 upgrade to XP Pro, I'd be happy, but, we have no reason to assume that will happen.
The prodcut activation feels like we're being mugged here, and like MS doesn't trust anybody. It feels like they're making all of us guilty for the few bad apples that copy and sell MS software to legitimate customers.
I completely agree with you Brian.
Not to beat these car analogies to death but,
What if you went out and bought a car, started driving it home and realized the spedometer didn't work? You go back to the dealership and the salesman says, "Yeah, that doesn't work right now, here, use this chalkboard and write down the speed you think you are going instead. We will fix the spedometer when we feel like it"
It's the EXACT same thing with bug ridden software. By evaluating software you are holding copanies responsible for releasing quality software, and when a company doesn't release a demo they obviously have something to hide.
Not to beat these car analogies to death but,
What if you went out and bought a car, started driving it home and realized the spedometer didn't work? You go back to the dealership and the salesman says, "Yeah, that doesn't work right now, here, use this chalkboard and write down the speed you think you are going instead. We will fix the spedometer when we feel like it"
It's the EXACT same thing with bug ridden software. By evaluating software you are holding copanies responsible for releasing quality software, and when a company doesn't release a demo they obviously have something to hide.
Or, the salesperson would ask you to shut everything down, unplug the battery, and wait 10 minutes before trying again...
No more car analogies! PLEASE!
Think of something original
Think of something original
BMWs are sweet cars.. and more than likely you won't have a problem with the speedometer when you buy one.
well, all i know is that it doesn't take 25-45 seconds to start my car up. LOL
My dad works on BMW's...and now on Mercedes too.
Foriegn cars rule!
Your hard drive is a big a$$ trunk!
Foriegn cars rule!
Your hard drive is a big a$$ trunk!
OP
Guys,
Whats going on here? I visited after two days. Too much stuff going here and there. Lots of claim and arguements.
Well, Dont waste your time. I already said I got the damn subject wrong. Sorry for that. And people who feel I asked a question regarding *****/Piracy, please stop it! If you did feel that, you shouldn't have answered or replied in the first place. And Like I said, I think the subject attracted most people who wanted to "DISABLE PRODUCT ACTIVATION".
Anyhow, it was just simple two lines I wanted to get out of this and I never thought you people would take it as a Piracy Issue.
Thanks.
ARC
Whats going on here? I visited after two days. Too much stuff going here and there. Lots of claim and arguements.
Well, Dont waste your time. I already said I got the damn subject wrong. Sorry for that. And people who feel I asked a question regarding *****/Piracy, please stop it! If you did feel that, you shouldn't have answered or replied in the first place. And Like I said, I think the subject attracted most people who wanted to "DISABLE PRODUCT ACTIVATION".
Anyhow, it was just simple two lines I wanted to get out of this and I never thought you people would take it as a Piracy Issue.
Thanks.
ARC
Yeah, especially European cars. I have a 97 Audi A4 Quattro. Boy is that a sweet hunk of metal.
This is a question for you guys because I know nothing about the programming side, I just build and fix them.
Do you think we could see the day when someone writes a nasty little virus/script which would require people to reactive enmass.
I hope not but it's something to think about now.
Do you think we could see the day when someone writes a nasty little virus/script which would require people to reactive enmass.
I hope not but it's something to think about now.
OP
Yes It is possible.
The activation process is not that secure, I believe.
ARC
The activation process is not that secure, I believe.
ARC
you know what I used to be like these people and bootleg everything but the thing I learned was that people work hard to creat programs and all you a$$holes are stealing the ****.
Now if you created something and I came over and f*cking stole it you would pissed and would think it would be unfair, so think of everytime you cracking something that youre doing that.
On top that I hope you get caught so you learn your lesson. Ever since I looked at it from that point of view I rather pay 100 buck for 2000 pro that burn a copy and use it that or steal xp instead of paying $9 bucks for RC2.
Damn youse some cheap bastard.
Now if you created something and I came over and f*cking stole it you would pissed and would think it would be unfair, so think of everytime you cracking something that youre doing that.
On top that I hope you get caught so you learn your lesson. Ever since I looked at it from that point of view I rather pay 100 buck for 2000 pro that burn a copy and use it that or steal xp instead of paying $9 bucks for RC2.
Damn youse some cheap bastard.
chill... preview program is not avalible everywhere.
Some ppl can't get RC2 even if they want to pay for it.
Some ppl can't get RC2 even if they want to pay for it.
