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Leftos
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Lnatan25, the answer is just a few posts above you, by greekzero.
| Quote: | | or companies can host a local activation server which does not talk to microsoft (kms) |
So KMS is actually an activation server set-up privately by businesses, running (supposedly) with MS' permission.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Dec 2006 21:37 Post subject: |
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| DarkLeftos wrote: | Lnatan25, the answer is just a few posts above you, by greekzero.
| Quote: | | or companies can host a local activation server which does not talk to microsoft (kms) |
So KMS is actually an activation server set-up privately by businesses, running (supposedly) with MS' permission. |
Oh boy... I know what KMS is, smart ass, I asked what the KMS VMWare image that is floating around is. |
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Dec 2006 21:52 Post subject: |
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| lnatan25 wrote: | | DarkLeftos wrote: | Lnatan25, the answer is just a few posts above you, by greekzero.
| Quote: | | or companies can host a local activation server which does not talk to microsoft (kms) |
So KMS is actually an activation server set-up privately by businesses, running (supposedly) with MS' permission. |
Oh boy... I know what KMS is, smart ass, I asked what the KMS VMWare image that is floating around is. |
The VMware image is vitual drive with vista installed on it. so it works the way that you install vista from one of the other groups. install vmware workshop, and then you accually activate vista throug that virtual drive with vista. Witch is probertly a modified version of vista...
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Dec 2006 22:07 Post subject: |
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So you have an image of a Vista installation, activated and ready to run... Interesting... I'll try extracting it and see what happens. There are tools to extract a VDK into a real partition. I'll try that when I have the right amount of time.
And for the record, I hate new members who think they are the smartest on the forum and have the urge to spread their sacred "wisdom" with us, stupid newbies. I ASKED WHAT WAS INSIDE THE DAMN VMWARE INSTALLATION, NOT WHAT KMS OR VMWARE WAS!
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Dec 2006 22:17 Post subject: |
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install vista enterprise.then use one of the VMware Workstations programs and mount the image(OS) make sure the virtual OS has the lan settings correct.then try activate using ur virtual OS ip.and u done.
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kaine
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 01:06 Post subject: |
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No requests and no p2p thanks, it's a non-standard release but it doesn't look like we'll see a cracked version of Vista, will have to go through all the vmware crap every 6 months (until it's patched and invalidated by MS anyway)
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 01:54 Post subject: |
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I finally installed it. Was a bitch to get working. With all the graphical glitches I had to use an old RC1 driver in order to get my monitor's native resoltion. Then the sound wasn't working right, and now it just annoys the hell out of me when I leave the computer be, vista starts to defrag or something - I don't know - makes HDD noise. That's very annoying.
But I'll put up with loads more for this eyecandy and all the chicks I'm getting bragging that I have the latestes and greatest manmade software! ;(
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 02:42 Post subject: |
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to activate the Ultimate edition, what you need to do is copy the pkeyconfig.xrm-ms and tokens.dat files from either enterprise or business editions, and follow these instructions:
1. Browse to Windows\System32\Licensing\pkeyconfig' folder,right-click
'pkeyconfig.xrm-ms' Open property, click Security > Advanced > Owner >
Edit > Administrators. Click OK and close the propertes.
Then re-open properties of the file, Click Security > Advanced > Edit >
select Administrators and click Edit.
Click "Full Control", Click OK and close the properties.
2. Reboot into safe mode
Replace 'pkeyconfig.xrm-ms' using the one in enterprise/business edition.
Go to Start > Run > type "services.msc" and find "Software Licensing".
Normally this ain't running, but if it is
you need to stop it with the stop button above.
3. Goto Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft
\SoftwareLicensing
Replace the tokens.dat from enterprised/business with the one there.
and just activate to the KMS server like you normally would, and an fyi, the KMS client
key for business and enterprise are different.
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 03:52 Post subject: |
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| jlobee wrote: | to activate the Ultimate edition, what you need to do is copy the pkeyconfig.xrm-ms and tokens.dat files from either enterprise or business editions, and follow these instructions:
1. Browse to Windows\System32\Licensing\pkeyconfig' folder,right-click
'pkeyconfig.xrm-ms' Open property, click Security > Advanced > Owner >
Edit > Administrators. Click OK and close the propertes.
Then re-open properties of the file, Click Security > Advanced > Edit >
select Administrators and click Edit.
Click "Full Control", Click OK and close the properties.
2. Reboot into safe mode
Replace 'pkeyconfig.xrm-ms' using the one in enterprise/business edition.
Go to Start > Run > type "services.msc" and find "Software Licensing".
Normally this ain't running, but if it is
you need to stop it with the stop button above.
3. Goto Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft
\SoftwareLicensing
Replace the tokens.dat from enterprised/business with the one there.
and just activate to the KMS server like you normally would, and an fyi, the KMS client
key for business and enterprise are different. |
Can anyone confirm this? Or is it bullshit like all the others?
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 04:06 Post subject: |
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| dasracht wrote: | | jlobee wrote: | to activate the Ultimate edition, what you need to do is copy the pkeyconfig.xrm-ms and tokens.dat files from either enterprise or business editions, and follow these instructions:
1. Browse to Windows\System32\Licensing\pkeyconfig' folder,right-click
'pkeyconfig.xrm-ms' Open property, click Security > Advanced > Owner >
Edit > Administrators. Click OK and close the propertes.
Then re-open properties of the file, Click Security > Advanced > Edit >
select Administrators and click Edit.
Click "Full Control", Click OK and close the properties.
2. Reboot into safe mode
Replace 'pkeyconfig.xrm-ms' using the one in enterprise/business edition.
Go to Start > Run > type "services.msc" and find "Software Licensing".
Normally this ain't running, but if it is
you need to stop it with the stop button above.
3. Goto Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft
\SoftwareLicensing
Replace the tokens.dat from enterprised/business with the one there.
and just activate to the KMS server like you normally would, and an fyi, the KMS client
key for business and enterprise are different. |
Can anyone confirm this? Or is it bullshit like all the others? |
well if you read my post on page 23, you will know
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 07:16 Post subject: |
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| lnatan25 wrote: | So you have an image of a Vista installation, activated and ready to run... Interesting... I'll try extracting it and see what happens. There are tools to extract a VDK into a real partition. I'll try that when I have the right amount of time.
And for the record, I hate new members who think they are the smartest on the forum and have the urge to spread their sacred "wisdom" with us, stupid newbies. I ASKED WHAT WAS INSIDE THE DAMN VMWARE INSTALLATION, NOT WHAT KMS OR VMWARE WAS! |
the image is an already installed and ready to run OS. I don't think it will boot for you if you set it up on a different partition, it will just crash due to the drivers being completely different. In addition, it doesn't come with all the bells and wistles installed to make it as small in size as possible. This image is just meant to be used as a server to activate other vistas.
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 07:56 Post subject: |
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True.
I don,t know if Vista can automatically adjust itself when all of a sudden a lot of the hardware have changed. If you can't get it to boot, maybe booting in safe mode will work so you can apply drivers/changes for the new hardware environment.
I once successfully transfered a True Image backup of Windows XP Pro VLK from one PC to another with simmilar specs, both PCs had Intel chipsets and CPUs. It booted up and I could install more suitable drivers. If one PC had a AMD CPU and the other a Intel, it probably wouldn't be that easy.
But if it didn't work you could try a repair install on top of it.
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 08:11 Post subject: |
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| Andyconda wrote: | True.
I don,t know if Vista can automatically adjust itself when all of a sudden a lot of the hardware have changed. If you can't get it to boot, maybe booting in safe mode will work so you can apply drivers/changes for the new hardware environment.
I once successfully transfered a True Image backup of Windows XP Pro VLK from one PC to another with simmilar specs, both PCs had Intel chipsets and CPUs. It booted up and I could install more suitable drivers. If one PC had a AMD CPU and the other a Intel, it probably wouldn't be that easy.
But if it didn't work you could try a repair install on top of it. |
I remember I transfered an entire HD to another computer with the OS installed on it. windows would blue screen before it even got to the loading screen.
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 08:38 Post subject: |
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Why would you want to go through the hassle of making this VMWare Server Image work natively on a hard drive. You will have no end of trouble getting it to work, unless you machine is specced exactly like the virtual machine VMWare creates. Even then I imagine that VISTA would complain because the hardware key is going to be different (different MAC address, CPU id, etc) and your new VISTA installation would probably would require validation. Otherwise instead of cracking vista people could create a VMWare image of a fully activated Vista Ultimate and transfer this to a native drive.
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 10:51 Post subject: |
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Microsoft.Windows.Vista.Local.Activation.Server-MelindaGates
| Quote: | unlike windows xp and volume activation 1.0 windows vista doesnt have any corporate
keys which will permanently activate it. volume activation 2.0 requires a corporate
user to either do a one time activation through microsoft servers (mak) or companies
can host a local activation server which does not talk to microsoft (kms). the only
difference is kms requires re-activation once every 180 days. however as long as
theres a local kms server its simple to keep windows activated. this release is a
vmware image of a permanently activated kms server which allows local activation of
windows vista business/enterprise edition. volume activation 2.0 is only built into
those two editions.
install vista business/enterprise edition with the key ......
using the latest vmware workstation, boot the image. disable vmware firewall.
on the non vm vista right click the command prompt icon and run as admin. type ...
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms vm_vista_ip
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato
windows should now be activated.
to check activation status type ...
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -dlv
tested using echos windows vista enterprise and vmware workstation 5.5.3 but seems to
have issues with the billgates windows vista business. |
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 11:00 Post subject: |
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Does that mean you have to repeat that crap every 180 days or what?
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kaine
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 11:12 Post subject: |
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Yes, every 180 days, however cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms doesn't work, it says there is no such thing as -skms parameter for that script
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segobi
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 11:17 Post subject: |
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| kaine wrote: | | Yes, every 180 days, however cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms doesn't work, it says there is no such thing as -skms parameter for that script |
be sure to use business / enterprise und enter the key using -ipk for business /enterprise..then -skms works!
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 12:00 Post subject: |
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| Parallax_ wrote: | | Does that mean you have to repeat that crap every 180 days or what? |
No, you just need to make sure the KMS server is active every 180 days, and the client will automatically reactivate itself; the client default renewal interval is 7 days, so every 7 days it tries to connect to the KMS server (can be changed), and if after 180 days it isnt able to connect to the KMS, it goes into a 30 day grace period with a default 120 min activation interval (again, can be changed), meaning now it tries to activate with the KMS server every 2 hours. Thats when you fire up the KMS server, let the OS activate, and your good to go.
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kaine
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 12:34 Post subject: |
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KMS server has a dynamic IP in my case so it would have to be done manually every 6 months (the 3 steps) although MS will probably invalidate this method earlier
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 12:37 Post subject: |
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Does it take long to go through the procedure? And moreover, does it actually work? And does it work with Ultimate? 
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kaine
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 12:48 Post subject: |
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No it doesn't work with ultimate unless u replace license files very carefully
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 13:14 Post subject: |
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| kaine wrote: | | No it doesn't work with ultimate unless u replace license files very carefully |
What do you mean for carefully?
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 14:17 Post subject: |
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| WalkerBoh wrote: | | kaine wrote: | | No it doesn't work with ultimate unless u replace license files very carefully |
What do you mean for carefully? |
This doesnt work. You're able to activate it as Ultimate but none of the Ultimate programs work. Heres what the guy whos been posting this said about it:
| jlobee wrote: | | edit: While it does activate, once you try to run Ultimate only apps, ie: Media Center, you get an error screen: "Windows cannot open this program because it has been prevented by a software restriction policy"..back to the drawing board |
Just to be clear again: what jlobee has posted doesn't work to let you have a working activated Ultimate edition.
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 15:01 Post subject: |
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The default windows games work? that's the only thing i'm interested to. I have never used media center or Movie Maker and similar.
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 15:30 Post subject: |
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No, on the enterprise version you won't find any games bundled.
And you won't be able to use those from an ultimate version : they won't work ! Too bad !
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Dec 2006 16:00 Post subject: |
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you´re wrong skyfoxxp..all windows games are still there, you just need to turn them on in control panel under windows features.
anyone figured out which components are needed in order to activate vista? maybe it´s possible to extract these components from the business N vista vmware image, so that we are able to activate vista using the command with localhost.
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for real, i dont know 
