Coders Claim a Crack in Windows -(kracked in phive dayz!)

New Scientist via Cosmiverse website ^ | November 1, 2001 08:00 CDT | Cosmiverse Staff Writer

[prisoner6]

Ummmm...Let's see...Release October 25th...Cracked and reported by November 1st...

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Of course in the good'le dayz it would have been cracked BEFORE release...

Wonder if XP is up on any of the warez groups?

prisoner6

[egarvue]

Man, I lost my bet - I bet a friend that it would only take the crackers three days, instead of the five listed here. *sigh*, oh well, at least we know that Microsoft's crappy activation plot is just that - crappy.

[phalynx]

Heh,, I can tell you that each version of the beta software had been hacked just days after their release. The hacking community loves a challenge and, as usual, successful...

I don't support the hackers, but I do not care for MS's activation either......

I think hackers are the "checks and balances" of the software community.

[Bill Rice]

Looking....

[prisoner6]

at least we know that Microsoft's crappy activation plot is just that - crappy

Makes ya kinda wonder if XP is as good - or bad - as their activation plot.

prisoner6

[ikka]

Comments?

[prisoner6]

I don't support the hackers, but I do not care for MS's activation either......

I think hackers are the "checks and balances" of the software community.

Dittos to that!

prisoner6

[A CA Guy]

Program is a piece of dung anyway. Hope MS chokes on it.

[Bill Rice]

Hint: Do a google search for "XP activation". I found a BUNCH of patches!

Now I just need someone who'll let me back up their copy in case of a fire!

[prisoner6]

Kewl! I'm checking it out now. Thanks!

prisoner6

[Libertarian_4_eva]

This story is wrong. In china they have been selling windows XP copies a few days ago. It took less then five.

[TemplarAkolyte]

I'm not saying, I'm just saying. I'm still "beta" testing the consumer version since launch. Snicker snicker.

[Dirt]

One word.... Kazaa.

[A CA Guy]

I don't think there are any such sites at this time with any such files!

[prisoner6]

WHOA! Man I'm really slipping. I've been outta it so long I forgot where it wuz!

prisoner6

[Dominic Harr]

I'm far more interested in the 'undocumented features' that are in XP that no one has really found yet, just like all the other MS offerings.

Win2k was *the most vulnerable* OS to Code Red.

Anyone who uses XP before it's been out less than 2 years must not need their machine for anything critical . . . with Microsoft's history, you'd have to be financially tied to Microsoft most likely!

[patent]

I don't think there are any such sites at this time with any such files!

And if there are, none of you have found them, of course.

Certainly, certainly no one would ever use such a file, if it did exist and if anyone actually did find one.

Right?

patent

[Dimensio]

>I don't think there are any such sites at this time with any such files!
And if there are, none of you have found them, of course. Certainly, certainly no one would ever use such a file, if it did exist and if anyone actually did find one.

Right?

Why of course not. Everyone knows that if you are going to bootleg Windows XP, you should get the Professional version which offers more features without any anti-piracy checks at all :)