Windows 7 WGA bypassed already?

Dark Atheist · July 30th, 2009

Windows 7 Ultimate has been cracked, and can be permanently activated with OEM style instant offline activation which will pass Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation, before even any Windows 7 is officially released according to Windows 7 release schedule. All hell breaks loose when a Windows 7 Ultimate OEM DVD ISO from Lenovo been leaked and posted on Chinese forum. The ISO was quickly grabbed to retrieve boot.wim, which was then used to retrieve the OEM-SLP product key and OEM certificate for Windows 7 Ultimate.

Microsoft has updated the the SLP (System-Locked Preinstallation), a procedure that used to preactivate Windows operating system for mass distribution by major OEM (original equipment manufacturers), to version 2.1 to support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 while provided backward-compatibility for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 activation. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 OEM activation is provided by SLP 2.0. SLP 2.1 requires SLIC imprinted in BIOS to be updated to SLIC version 2.1 too, which contains new Windows Marker.

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**Bman** · July 30th, 2009

So does this crack work still or no?

I'd be buying it, but I doubt my father would want too, so this might be useful if it still works.

**Mastershakes** · July 30th, 2009

Wasn't that obvious to everyone? (that this would happen) We did the same to Vista. Actually, for fun, go check out the MS procedure to change a product key on say, windows2003.

The procedure involves tricking Windows by deactivating it and reactivating it by saying, you guessed it, 'I would like to speak to a telephone rep' - etc... executed a script last night to do that on about 40 servers. Manually did the process on the two that the script failed on.

Heh.

**Electronic Punk** · July 30th, 2009

I was going to try this out on my little Ferrari laptop, but it doesn't have a SLIC 2/2.1 bios it seems so and there is no chance I am trying it out on my main system.

So they will both have to wait one more week and I will get them a legit key from Technet.

**epk** · July 30th, 2009

there's a loader now, emulating those needed bios (kinda like vista ones)

**Johnny** · July 30th, 2009

That was fast, but not as fast as it was for vista. Then they didn't offer Vista free like the did with Windows7

**chastity** · July 30th, 2009

Well wonder what Microsoft will do to Lenovo since it seems it was their oem key that lead to this, mind you according to a Neowin which posted an up M$ is aware of this

**LordOfLA** · July 30th, 2009

probably issue a new key and blacklist the existing one.

**Johnny** · July 30th, 2009

Ms knew something like this would happen. They can not fight it. Everything they try gets busted.

Dark Atheist · July 30th, 2009

If a hacker/cracker or what ever wants something they will find a way to get it, you can never secure anything to a 100% certainty

**epk** · July 31st, 2009

http://blogs.msdn.com/wga/archive/20...-key-leak.aspx

it's gonna die soon
of course once the OEM keys reach end users they won't be able to blacklist them anymore

**Johnny** · July 31st, 2009

They fix it one day it will be broken the next ..

**Terrahertz** · August 13th, 2009

Not surprising at all.

July 30th, 2009	Top \| #1
Dark Atheist I never said I was nice Joined: April 2003 Location: In The Void Posts: 6,346 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 1877 Power: 0	Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? Windows 7 Ultimate has been cracked, and can be permanently activated with OEM style instant offline activation which will pass Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation, before even any Windows 7 is officially released according to Windows 7 release schedule. All hell breaks loose when a Windows 7 Ultimate OEM DVD ISO from Lenovo been leaked and posted on Chinese forum. The ISO was quickly grabbed to retrieve boot.wim, which was then used to retrieve the OEM-SLP product key and OEM certificate for Windows 7 Ultimate. Microsoft has updated the the SLP (System-Locked Preinstallation), a procedure that used to preactivate Windows operating system for mass distribution by major OEM (original equipment manufacturers), to version 2.1 to support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 while provided backward-compatibility for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 activation. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 OEM activation is provided by SLP 2.0. SLP 2.1 requires SLIC imprinted in BIOS to be updated to SLIC version 2.1 too, which contains new Windows Marker. News Source: My Digital Life

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,700 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 218	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? So does this crack work still or no? I'd be buying it, but I doubt my father would want too, so this might be useful if it still works.

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Mastershakes OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,721 Reputation: 1040 Power: 120	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? Wasn't that obvious to everyone? (that this would happen) We did the same to Vista. Actually, for fun, go check out the MS procedure to change a product key on say, windows2003. The procedure involves tricking Windows by deactivating it and reactivating it by saying, you guessed it, 'I would like to speak to a telephone rep' - etc... executed a script last night to do that on about 40 servers. Manually did the process on the two that the script failed on. Heh. So many idiots - so little time

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? I was going to try this out on my little Ferrari laptop, but it doesn't have a SLIC 2/2.1 bios it seems so and there is no chance I am trying it out on my main system. So they will both have to wait one more week and I will get them a legit key from Technet.

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epk OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: October 2006 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 1,242 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 951 Power: 86	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? there's a loader now, emulating those needed bios (kinda like vista ones) My Battlefield 2 Stats Page My Youtube account, I have some cool game videos there << check it!! (:

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,838 Reputation: 2369 Power: 170	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? That was fast, but not as fast as it was for vista. Then they didn't offer Vista free like the did with Windows7 Paul Reed Smith.

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chastity OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2002 Location: Arizona near the Grand Canyon Posts: 2,097 Reputation: 613 Power: 143	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? Well wonder what Microsoft will do to Lenovo since it seems it was their oem key that lead to this, mind you according to a Neowin which posted an up M$ is aware of this

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,015 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 209	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? probably issue a new key and blacklist the existing one. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,838 Reputation: 2369 Power: 170	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? Ms knew something like this would happen. They can not fight it. Everything they try gets busted. Paul Reed Smith.

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Dark Atheist I never said I was nice Joined: April 2003 Location: In The Void Posts: 6,346 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 1877 Power: 0	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? If a hacker/cracker or what ever wants something they will find a way to get it, you can never secure anything to a 100% certainty

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epk OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: October 2006 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 1,242 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 951 Power: 86	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? http://blogs.msdn.com/wga/archive/20...-key-leak.aspx it's gonna die soon of course once the OEM keys reach end users they won't be able to blacklist them anymore My Battlefield 2 Stats Page My Youtube account, I have some cool game videos there << check it!! (:

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,838 Reputation: 2369 Power: 170	Re: Windows 7 WGA bypassed already? They fix it one day it will be broken the next .. Paul Reed Smith.

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