Microsoft allows bypass of Vista activation
Posted by: [NT] on: 03/19/2007 07:47 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ] · 2679 views
Microsoft always says it opposes "software pirates" who sell thousands of unauthorized copies of Windows.
But the Redmond company has made things a lot easier for pirates by adding a line to the Registry that can be changed from 0 to 1 to postpone the need to "activate" Vista indefinitely.
Learn more how it works at WindowsSecrets
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