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Windows 7 Activation Key Crack By Hackers, Chew WGA & RemoveWGA

Arpit Jacob — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:56:10 +0000

Looks like hackers at it again. Its like a cat and mouse game between the hackers and Microsoft, it true for any other companies as well Apple with its iPhone which has been cracked, jail broken and unlocked, Mac OSX hacked to run on other systems called as Hackintosh. The latest word on the street is that hackers have finally managed to crack windows 7 activation licensing key restrictions. Compared to Windows XP and Windows Vista Microsoft had beefed up security and licensing technology on Windows 7, which hasn’t stopped the hackers from taking a crack at it. Even when Windows 7 was released hackers had managed to find a workaround to bypass the activation in Windows 7 which utilized a leaked OEM product key. Microsoft was quick to blacklist the keys and was prompt to respond that they had superior licensing technology within Windows 7 to counter such hacking. The technology is labelled as WAT Windows Activation Technology.

Windows 7 Activation Key Cracks Using Chew WGA & RemoveWGA

The cracks currently floating around the internet are called Chew WGA and RemoveWGA. They provide one click patch solution for Windows 7 RTM. The cracks do not actually validate or activate windows, but lets you use Windows 7 indefinitely. Microsoft has confirmed that they are aware of these cracks for Windows 7 and are working swiftly to fix this. Knowing Microsoft this shouldn’t take too long. The Security fix from Microsoft will most likely be a Windows 7 Update patch. People who use pirated and cracked software, will mostly likely be unable to update Windows 7 without deactivating the crack.

People who use pirated and cracked software are mostly likely to be open to malware and virus attacks, personally I recommend buying the original software, If you can’t afford it Ubuntu Linux is a great option its Free and Open Source, and in some ways is better than windows in terms of security.

Windows 7 Activation MGA

Windows 7 System Properties

Source: Orginally reported by Cnet

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Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta, New Features In IE8

Arpit Jacob — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:20:43 +0000

Updated Post with more new under the hood features of IE 8.

In the recent news it was announced that IE 8 Passes the ACID 2 test and will render in standard mode by default. The folks at Neowin have managed to uncover links to Internet Explorer 8 Download page and also a list of upcoming features in IE 8.

Here is the link to download Internet explorer 8 beta 1 and a list of new features in IE 8.

Note: The download links currently don’t work try them later.

Below are the list of new features found in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1.

Whats New For Users

Activities

Activities are contextual services to quickly access a service from any webpage. Users typically copy and paste from one webpage to another. Internet Explorer 8 Activities make this common pattern easier to do.

WebSlices

WebSlices is a new feature for websites to connect to their users by subscribing to content directly within a webpage. WebSlices behave just like feeds where clients can subscribe to get updates and notify the user of changes.

Favorites Bar

In Internet Explorer 7, the Links bar provided users with one-click access to their favorite sites. The Links bar has undergone a complete makeover for Internet Explorer 8. It has been renamed the Favorites bar to enable users to associate this bar as a place to put and easily access all their favorite web content such as links, feeds, WebSlices and even Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

Automatic Crash Recovery

Automatic Crash Recovery (ACR) is a feature of Windows^®Internet Explorer^® 8 that can help to prevent the loss of work and productivity in the unlikely event of the browser crashing or hanging. The ACR feature takes advantage of the Loosely-Coupled Internet Explorer feature to provide new crash recovery capabilities, such as tab recovery, which will minimize interruptions to users’ browsing sessions.

Improved Phishing Filter

Internet Explorer 7 introduced the Phishing Filter, a feature which helps warn users when they visit a Phishing site. Phishing sites spoof a trusted legitimate site, with the goal of stealing the user’s personal or financial information. For Internet Explorer 8, we are building on the success of the Phishing Filter with a more comprehensive feature called the “Safety Filter.”

Whats New For Developer

Better AJAX Development

AJAX Navigation enables users to navigate back and forth without leaving the AJAX application and could be used navigating a page without performing a traditional full navigation. This allows websites to trigger an update to browser components like the address bar by setting the window.location.hash value, firing an event to alert components in the page and even creating an entry in the travel log.
DOM Storage is a simple-to-use method for storing and retrieving strings of key/value pair data. Data can be stored per tab instance for a session or persisted to the local machine. This allows pages to cache text on the machine which reduces the effect of network latencies by providing faster access to pre-cached data. Several innovative uses are possible. For example, use this in combination with the new network connectivity event to allow a page to cache data if it detects that the computer is offline.
Connectivity events allow websites to check when the user is connected to the network and receive notification of connectivity changes.
Six connections per host instead of two for broadband scenarios and a scriptable property allow for more improved performance by allowing parallelization of downloads in Internet Explorer 8. In addition, this increases functionality by ensuring a request is not blocked to a host if two connections already exist. Websites can optimize their downloads based on a scriptable property.
XMLHTTPRequest Enhancements include a timeout property that can be set to cancel the request if necessary, allowing developers to manage the request better.

Cross-domain communication is an integral part of AJAX development and mashup Web applications. Internet Explorer 8 includes two features to help you build cross-domain communications that are safe and easy to implement:

With Cross-domain Request (XDR), developers can create cross-site data aggregation scenarios. Similar to the XMLHttpRequest object but with a simpler programming model, this request, called XDomainRequest, is the easiest way to make anonymous requests to third-party sites that support XDR and opt in to making their data available across domains. Three lines of code will have you making basic cross-site requests. This will ensure data aggregation for public sites (such as blogs) will be simple, secure and fast.
Cross-document Messaging (XDM) APIs allow communication between documents from different domains through IFrames in a way that is easy, secure and standardized.

DOM Core Improvements

Internet Explorer’s object model does not distinguish properties from attributes. This makes it impossible for a property (.href) to return a different value than an attribute (getAttribute(’href’)).
Core attribute operations are broken: Getters and setters behave inconsistently given certain parameters. An oft-cited example is getAttribute(’style’), which returns the style object rather than a string as expected.

Internet Explorer 8 fixes many of the cross-browser inconsistencies in these two areas. Specifically, the following bugs in core areas have been fixed:

Separate URL handing for properties and attributes such that relative URLs can be retrieved via an attribute and absolute URLs can be retrieved via a property.
Fix element’s attribute array modifiers—getAttribute, setAttribute, and removeAttribute have cross-browser compatible implementations.
Other attribute-related API fixes implemented.

Platform Performance Improvements

Internet Explorer 8 includes several changes that improve the performance of Web sites. These changes affect many Internet Explorer subsystems, including the HTML parser, CSS rule processing, markup-tree manipulation as well as the JScript garbage collector and runtime.

The majority of these changes will affect performance only, with little to no functional effect on most Web sites. However, they may expose aspects of Web sites that depend on the timing of operations or performance of the browser. In addition, those Web sites that unknowingly access objects after they are freed may find such access failing in Internet Explorer 8.

Internet Explorer 8’s performance improvements affect each site loaded in Internet Explorer 8 regardless of the chosen rendering mode.

Circular Memory Leak Mitigation

Internet Explorer 8 includes improvements to memory management. These improvements mitigate memory leaks that were previously created by circular references between JScript objects and DOM objects.

This feature may affect the behavior of webpages that depend on garbage memory that, only as the result of a memory leak, existed in previous versions of Internet Explorer. In Internet Explorer 8, these pages will reference unallocated memory and generate a fault.

This feature affects each website displayed in Internet Explorer 8 regardless of the site’s chosen rendering mode.

HTML Improvements and ACID2

HTML uses elements to represent both structure and meaning in a document. To help developers take full advantage of the elements that HTML 4 offers, and to better provide the semantic meaning intended by Web author, Internet Explorer 8 has upgraded support of the following presentational elements:

The P element: Represents a logical paragraph.
The OBJECT element: May represent any object including images.

Through improved support of these HTML elements, Web developers may build more expressive and accessible HTML markup.

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FastCGI for IIS is Released, PHP On IIS Faster Than On Apache

Arpit Jacob — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:10:46 +0000

Microsoft has released FastCGI for IIS. Also did you know that PHP on IIS is about 10-15% faster than on Apache(Linux). Here a list of guides to installing Popular Open Source Php Applications on IIS. You can install IIS only If You have Windows XP Professional version. Here is a guide to installing WordPress on IIS, there don’t seem to be any extra steps involved in getting it to run and install successfully. Looks like Apache is in for some tough competition, it has been steadly losing market share to IIS this year and there are other web servers that run PHP faster.

With Microsoftâ€™s implementation of the FastCGI open standard, IT Professionals will be able to host PHP applications on Windows ServerÂ® 2003 and IIS 6 with increased reliability, scalability, and security. Customers also know that they will be able to count on Microsoft to stand by and service the Microsoft FastCGI Extension. By supporting the open standard, Microsoft has made it possible for PHP and other CGI compliant languages to be hosted efficiently and effectively on Windows Server 2003 and IIS.

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Window Live Launches Messenger Web Widget

Arpit Jacob — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:59:51 +0000

The Window Live Messenger Team has launched a web based Messenger widget that can be embedded in blogs and website. This is similar to the widgets provided by meebome.com and plugoo.com. But unlike meebo and plugoo which are flash based this widget is javascript based. Using this widget even anonymous users who visit your blog can send you an IM which will pop-up in your Windows Live messenger. See the screen shots below. I have played around with the meebo and plugoo gadgets and personally feel they are very unproductive and a huge time waster if you install it on a site that gets lots of hits. I once installed it on my blog a really long time back and was constantly bombarded with IMs. While I did meet a few interesting readers most users are likely to abuse it.

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Download FairUse4WM and Crack Windows Media DRM

Arpit Jacob — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:40:31 +0000

Microsoft’s Digital Rights Management System for music and video has been cracked, this allows people to strip their music and video free of the DRM restrictions and to allow unrestricted use of their music and video. This isn’t the first time it has been cracked (hacker have cracked it twice before). Just like how apple iTunes DRM can be removed by using software like myFairtunes and QTFairtune. Hackers have recently released a new software called FairUse4WM. FairUse4WM Strips the DRM from the music.

This has some serious implications for example you could easily use this to steal songs off Napster. Signup for a free trial and download a few songs and use FairUse4WM to remove the DRM.

FairUse4WM is a GUI version of drmdbg that supports individualization version .3930 and some WM11 versions.
Basic requirements
1. Does not work with Win98 or similar.
2. Works with both individualized content and some DRMv1 files
3. Supports WM9, WM10 and WM11beta1 and 2
The program’s functioning can be verified with “Demo” DRM files from fairuse4wm.com and ezdrm.com, as well as those from other Microsoft Solution partners.

When will companies realize the DRM is not a solution.

Source: Doom9 Forums

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Its Official Windows Vista SP1 To Be Out In Mid July

Arpit Jacob — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:05:41 +0000

Mary Jo Foley reports that her source in MS confirmed that Service pack for windows Vista will be out in the middle of july. Here’s what’s there in the Windows Vista Service pack 1.

Performance tweaks lessening the amount of time it takes to copy files and shut down Vista machines (Yeah, I know Microsoft said Viista shutdown speed wasn’t an issue. Guess users weren’t so crazy, after all.)
Improved transfer performance and decreased CPU utilization via support for SD Advanced Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Support for ExFat, the Windows file format for flash memory storage and other consumer devices
Improvements to BitLocker Drive Encryption to allow not just encryption of the whole Vista volume, but also locally created data volumes
The ability to boot Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) on an x64 machine
Improved success rate for firewalled MeetingSpace and Remote Assistance connections

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A First Look At Windows Live Folders Beta

Arpit Jacob — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:24:07 +0000

Microsoft is getting on the the Web 2.0 Bandwagon slowly. They recently announced the Windows Live Folders and Windows Live Photo Gallery, both of which are in Closed Beta. I just realized that I was part of the Windows Live Folders Beta tester. I gave it a test run. The Live Folders is nothing ground breaking, its simple and easy to use.

When you first login you are presented with a single folder and a few options. The Lock on the folder indicates that file sharing has been disabled.

I quickly enabled it.

The Icon Changed to indicate that File sharing has been turned on.

You can create as many subfolders and directories to organize your file

You can change permissions for Individual files.

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Why Is Microsoft So Coy About Service Pack 1 For Vista?

Arpit Jacob — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:52:17 +0000

The Microsoft has claimed a number of times that there won’t be a Service Pack for Windows Vista. But we have seen evidence of it again and again. In the latest goof up at Redmond they published a beta version of Service pack 1 for Vista on Microsoft’s Official download site. Long Zheng was the first to find this. I personally don’t understand why Microsoft wants to keep it such a big secret. Some bloggers are getting a bit annoyed and angry. Does Service pack for Vista have some hidden features or technology ? While doing things in stealth mode works well for Apple it has the opposite effect in the case of Microsoft.

I love this extremely hilarious Post with Pictures by Long Titled the Microtrix. If you have watched the Matrix movie you’ll have a good laugh.

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Windows Live Suite All Live Products in One?

Arpit Jacob — Tue, 29 May 2007 11:26:47 +0000

Shufflestorm has found a interesting thing in the latest version of Window live messenger 8.5 beta if you look at the properties for the build (Right click the Exe file and Select Properties then select the version tab), it has been named as WLSuite.exe. Another interesting fact is all the three products i.e. Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail and Windows Live Writer have been listed together for beta testing at Connect.

As shuffelstorm correctly infers that

All three programs are communication tools (IM, Blogs, e-Mail)
All three programs are being revamped to a new look (see Messenger 8.5)
All three programs are listed as one beta on Microsoft connect.

This should be interesting, I find Windows Live Writer to a be excellent product. Microsoft has caused a lot of confusion while rebranding and debranding (if there is such a word) various products and services under the Windows Live banner, this seems to be a attempt to bring some of the core Live products under a single banner. Though I wonder how large the file size will be and if they will allow users to download individual packages or will it be a web based installer which will allow the users to select the packages of their choice to download.

The new look and feel that the Live Developers are giving to the Live products are pretty stunning. I have applied as a beta tester and hopefully will get to play with the beta versions soon.

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How to Hide or Remove A Installed Program from Add Remove

Arpit Jacob — Tue, 29 May 2007 02:17:59 +0000

Sometimes a certain program that you installed might not have uninstalled properly and remains in the Add and remove Control Panel, Or you might not want anyone to see certain programs that have been installed on the system.

The Currently installed programs list in the Add or Remove Programs tool lists all of the Windows-compatible programs that have an uninstall program or feature. Occasionally, a program may not be removed completely, and the registry key that is used to display the program in the Currently installed programs list remains. In this situation, you may need to manually remove the program from the Currently installed programs list in Add or Remove Programs. To do this, follow these steps.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK.
3. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:

KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

. In the left pane, click the Uninstall registry key, and then click Export on the File menu.
5. In the Export Registry File dialog box that appears, click Desktop in the Save in list, type uninstall in the File name box, and then click Save.
6. Each key listed under Uninstall in the left pane of Registry Editor represents a program that is displayed in the Currently installed programs list of the Add or Remove Programs tool. To determine which program that each key represents, click the key, and then view the following values in the details pane on the right:
DisplayName: The value data for the DisplayName key is the name that is listed in Add or Remove Programs.

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UninstallString: The value data for the UninstallString key is the program that is used to uninstall the program.

7. After you identify the registry key that represents the program that you removed but which is still displayed in the Currently installed programs list of Add or Remove Programs, right-click the key in the left pane of the Registry Editor window, and then click Delete.

Click Yes in response to the “Are you sure you want to delete this key and all of its subkeys?” message.
8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
9. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
In the Currently installed programs list, verify that the program whose registry key you deleted is no longer listed.
10. Do one of the following:

If the program list is not correct in Add or Remove Programs, double-click the Uninstall.reg file that you saved to your desktop in step 5 to restore the original list of programs in the registry.
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If the program list is correct in Add or Remove Programs, right-click the Uninstall.reg file on your desktop, and then click Delete.

You could also use the following free tool HideAddRemoveItems.exe Just remember that you’l need admin rights to do any of this.

source http://support.microsoft.com

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