Earlier this month, pirates found a way to
spoof Microsoft's
Key Management Service (KMS) server using a VMware image. The software hack
allowed pirates to run copies of Windows Vista Business and Enterprise for up to
180 days. Now the chaps over at
KezNews.com have come across another exploit (
download)
that allows users to permanently activate Windows Vista using crack files and
some registry trickery. The TimeStop Vista cracks only works on 32-bit versions
of Windows Vista, so those looking to crack 64-bit versions of the operating
system may be out of luck. The crack effectively stops the countdown times to
mandatory Vista activation and freezes the countdown timer at 43,200 minutes (30
days). The countdown timer will not reduce any lower than 30 days.
