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Originally Posted by Steve
Here's how its has been cracked and the details of why this really does currently work...
Microsoft allows large hardware manufacturers (e.g. ASUS, HP, Dell) to ship their products containing a Windows Vista installation that does NOT require any kind of product activation as this might be considered an unnecessary inconvenience for the end-user.
Instead these so-called 'Royalty OEMs' are granted the right to embed certain license information into their hardware products, which can be validated by Windows Vista to make obtaining further activation information (online or by phone) obsolete.
This mechanism is commonly referred to as 'SLP 2.0' ('system-locked pre-installation 2.0') and consists of the following three key elements:
1. The OEM's hardware-embedded BIOS ACPI_SLIC information signed by Microsoft.
2. A certificate issued by Microsoft that corresponds to the specific ACPI_SLIC information.
The certificate is an XML file found on the OEM's installation/recovery media, ususally called something like 'oemname.xrm-ms'.
3. A special type of product key that corresponds to the installed edition of Windows Vista.
This key can usually be obtained from some installation script found on the OEM's installation/recovery media or directly from a pre-installed OEM system.
If all three elements match Windows Vista's licensing mechansim considers the given installation a valid system-locked pre-activated copy (that does not require any additional product activation procedures).
So the basic concept of the tool at hand is to present any given BIOS ACPI_SLIC information to Windows Vista's licensing mechanism by means of a device driver. In combination with a matching product key and OEM certificate this allows for rendering any system practically indistinguishable from a legit pre-activated system shipped by the respective OEM.
Pretty interesting stuff I say...
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It actually means that you can install Vista OS and you can use the Paradox Vista activator, wich usually its a keygen, it generates serial numbers you can use to actually unlock the OS and make it yours, Paradox does some amazing things, too bad he or she don't use their GREAT HACKING and CRACKING skill for good 'couse he would make lots of money he or she, is really good, one more thing I have to add, BEWARE of using those keygens usually they come with an .exe or a script embeded, when you open them it also sends your computer info back to them and/or it will also dissable some firewalls and open some ports allowing them into your PC. But most of all
IT'S ILLEGAL