Vista Bug #1: Can I? Can I?

Posted in General, Interface, Microsoft, UI, Vista, Windows Vista by Elliott Back on April 8th, 2006.

Windows Vista likes to play “Mother may I?” and ask you EVERY damn time it wants to do something if it’s allowed to, even for services that should be certified as its own:

Why should I have to approve its own activation component? Its rundll components? It’s hardware installation components? I believe in a more secure architecture, but really Microsoft, this is taking the security iniative a little too far. As a consumer, I just want it to run–security decisions should be made behind my back. Especially for operating system components. What does it say for your system when it doesn’t even trust itself?

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ceejayoz 2 years ago 1 point
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I'm a tad baffled by the "change product key" option.

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Elliott Back 2 years ago 1 point
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It's a bug, because the feature is only meant to be applied to untrusted components. Trusted components (i.e. the OS) should be signed by a secret microsoft key to skip validation.

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streaky 2 years ago 1 point
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yeah, 9 months till release.. i suspect this is known about and will be fixed.. comedic implementation though.. you have to allow *everything* the real solution is to work as a normal user and enable a 'god' user to login as to do the more hard-core stuff.

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HC 2 years ago 1 point
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go to user account and change the security settings

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logu 2 years ago 1 point
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i need the crack

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michael 2 years ago 1 point
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hey,

i have downloaded vista build 5381, but i need a activation crack or patch.
Can someone help me with that.
thanx.

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michael 2 years ago 1 point
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hey elliot,

can you mail me the cd key and the activasion patch voor vista build 5365.
thanx

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Ravi 2 years ago 1 point
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i try downloading vista, it has like 500 seeders and 700 leechers, and im getting speeds of 0 to 1 kb/s, because of nat errors :( and ive even forwarded 6881 on my router and bittorrent still says i have an nat error. :(

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yolanda 2 years ago 1 point
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Can anyone please sendm me CD Key for 5381 build?

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David 2 years ago 1 point
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My days are clicking down. I need an activation key. I don't think 14 days is long enough, especially with the time I spent finding a video driver that got me past 4 bit color and a 5 inch screen! Does anyone have a cd key for the 5381 build. I could get Itunes to run, but Anapod Explorer will pick up my device in Manager, but won't communicate for the Explorer option which is the main point!

If anyone could help me not lose my VIsta build. Also, how does one reseed in bitcomet? I don't know how to get the torrent back once I install it. Sorry, I'm a real newbie. ohhappychance@yahoo.com

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dadk 2 years ago 1 point
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here is the link:http://rapidshare.de/files/20850967/antiwpa_5381_By_MiKeD.rar.html

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Eric 2 years ago 1 point
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Hey - anyone who has a Product Key for Build 5381, i'd KILL for it! I have product keys for the CTP but it's not working for build 5381, and i just spent 5 days downloading it...

anyone? anyone? please! :) email to me at boardnblade@aol.com. will repay you a million times over! :)

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Jack 2 years ago 1 point
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Hello everyone,

I'm looking for an activation patch or crack for windows vista build 5381.
If anyone can help me, please send it to my email address.

Thank you very much, would be a great help

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D.S.L. 2 years ago 1 point
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i just downloaded build 5381, but i need an activation key to use it, does anyone have it??

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D.S.L. 2 years ago 1 point
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here is a WORKING key for vista build 5381:

PVYFQ-2JTBV-9KXQ2-FQHDY-MTBVH

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www.emulation.cjb.net 2 years ago 1 point
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D.S.L. THANK YOU!!! YOUR THE BEST! I CNT WAIT MY VISTA DOWNLOAD IS AT 93.7%. Ive been downloadin for about 3 days im so excited! Thanks Again

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The Prince Of Darkness 2 years ago 1 point
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Hi I Need Activation Code To Vista 5381
anyone got a valid code PLEASE GIVE ME THAT!!!!!!!!
Ill Beg you.

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D.S.L. 2 years ago 1 point
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um, prince of darkenss, look 2 posts above yours....

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knutmn 2 years ago 1 point
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Hey, can anyone please send me a working activation crack for vista 5381?

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D.S.L. 2 years ago 1 point
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for those of you who are too lazy to READ the past posts, here it is again

here is a WORKING key for vista beta build 5381:

PVYFQ-2JTBV-9KXQ2-FQHDY-MTBVH

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J 2 years ago 1 point
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The cd key is fine but what bout activation after the 14 day trial? Grr need more time I think before an activation crack is found. :)

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S 2 years ago 1 point
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Hey,
can anyone who has an activation crack/code for build 5381 please send it to me. 14 days really isnt very long.
sel1990@hotmail.com

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D.S.L. 2 years ago 1 point
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try this (it's not mine, i got it from somewhiere else. I take no credit):

Download:
http://rapidshare.de/files/20242406/SLReArmWind...
Mirrors:
http://files.to/get/34696/20006/SLReArmWindows.rar
http://www.speedyshare.com/215777505.html
http://www.mytempdir.com/659710

Pass:winxperts

All you have to do is run the bat file reboot and its back to 14 days

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JDho1 2 years ago 1 point
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D.S.L., are those all just mirrors of the same crack or aare they all different cracks?

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