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Bypassing Vista SP1 Windows Genuine Advantage

Submitted by Srikanth on Sunday, 20 July 200875 Comments

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The fact that Microsoft has relaxed its antipiracy mechanism built into Windows Vista concomitantly with the release of Service Pack 1 failed to stop hackers from providing a crack for the latest version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation.

Various reports point out that Genuine Advantage Validation and Notifications versions 1.7.69.1 (1.7.0069.1) and 1.7.69.2 released in March 2008, following the March 18 availability of Windows Vista SP1 through Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center, have been cracked.

The workaround is designed to be integrated with pirated copies of Windows XP and Windows Vista in order to render useless the WGA Validation mechanism. According to the reports, applying the WGA crack will permit users of counterfeit versions of Windows to access and download items from Windows Update, Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update. The pirated operating systems with the cracked WGA will pass all validations on Microsoft’s websites and offer anything from updates to applications that are restricted to users of genuine operating systems only.

With the release of Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft has scrapped the Reduced Functionality Mode kill switch in its latest operating system. Users of pirated Vista, just as those of XP and Windows Server 2008 will only be informed of the fact that their operating system is no longer genuine. However, pirated versions of Windows are automatically blocked from downloading certain free applications as well as all updates except those labeled Critical. The WGA crack is designed to fix that.

“After the activation grace period has been exceeded the next logon will present the user with a message that directs the customer to activate that copy of Windows. That dialog includes a fifteen second delay before it can be dismissed. If they want to skip activation at that time they can wait for the fifteen seconds and choose “Activate Later” .
But the new story is different.That is Vista SP1 has been cracked successfully and it’s possible to bypass the Windows Genuine Advantage to fool the OS to beleive it as genuine.The release of Service Pack 1 for Vista seems to put no combat against piracy.This crack is available for download on this site.

MORE INFORMATION ON THE CRACK(ACTIVATOR)

VistaSP1_1-Click Activator
Unlike other cracks eg: Vista Loader 3.0.0.1(which has some known issues with the dual boot systems) this crack has been designed to work on dual boot systems.
This crack has incorporated an automated installation process which makes it easy to install.You can select from 4 OEM Logos and licenses during the installation process and within a few seconds your copy will be activated.You can see the system activated upon restart.

This crack also features an uninstallation process which most of the cracks lack the same.Using this, it is not necessary to carry out the manual uninstallation process.You can just uninstall the crack with a single click.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE APPLYING THIS CRACK.

1.YOU MUST HAVE FULL ADMINISTRATOR RIGHTS TO INSTALL THIS CRACK.

2.TURN OFF USER ACCOUNT CONTROL(UAC) BEFORE INSTALLING THIS CRACK.

3.THIS CRACK CURRENTLY HAS BEEN TESTED ONLY ON 32-BIT ULTIMATE EDITION OF WINDOWS VISTA.

4.EASY ONE CLICK ACTIVATOR.

5.YOU CAN ALSO USE THIS CRACK TO UNINSTALL THE ACTIVATOR.
ENJOY!!!

Here is the download link for the crack
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Please post your feedback through comments.

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75 Comments »

  • Anonymous said:

    Hi
    Please lokk at this picture :
    http://i37.tinypic.com/rwnrli.png

    well, I Created a shortcut for a nul directory. I deleted that directory but I cant delete this shortcut. How can I erase it ?
    my desktop address is :
    H:\Documents and Settings\Desktop

    tnx

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    try to re-create the nul folder in the same location,delete the shortcut and then delete the actual nul folder..try..

  • Anonymous said:

    Hello
    I tried and did it but I can not success to delete it .
    Thank you very much for ur guidance.bye

  • Abhilash said:

    Ive installed a pirated copy of Vista. But not activated. Now, i installed Vista SP1. At this point im applying the crack mentioned in this post. Will it activate my copy of windows vista ?
    I’ve got confused after reading this post.
    Please do reply.

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    Yes it will activate your pirated copy…Don’t forget to pass ur comments after using this crack…

  • Anonymous said:

    I keep getting the “bootmgr is comressed” thing.
    After that I need to manualy DVD boot and “fixboot”.

    Naturaly the system is not validated after that.

    Please advice on how to proceed.

  • Anonymous said:

    I keep geting the “bootmgr is comressed” on my boot after fixing.

    I then need to dvd-boot and manually fix the boot (bootrec /fixboot)

    Please advice on hoe to proceed.

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ anoymous

    I think you have tried to compress your hard disk to save space.So this error occours.Here is how to fix it

    Boot from the Vista DVD.
    Click ‘Repair my Computer’
    At the prompt to select your OS installation, click the button that says ‘Load Drivers’. This should bring up a explorer-style drive browser.

    Then just right-click on the drive you tried to compress, and deselect ‘Compress this Drive’, which should still be ticked on. Hit apply, and apply to subfolders/files.

    Reboot.

    Once your error is fixed you can run the crack.

    NOTE: I have tested the crack only with 32-bit version of Vista Ultimate.I hope it also works for other versions.BR/Plz reply back after you are successful.

  • BK said:

    Hi Srikanth, this patch worked for mine Vista SP1. thanks a lot.

    The SP1 I have installed actually is download from Windows Update. After installed SP1, my Paradox patch no longer working. I have tried Vista-Loader 3.0.0.1 but not working to me. That could be my dual-boot system.

    Thanks again for this patch! Really good!

  • tdw said:

    Hi, I installed your patch but now my power saving options (hibernate and sleep) are broken. I keep getting ‘Vista did not shutdown properly’ windows when the system boots up again. How can I fix that?

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ tdw

    Are you using nvidia drivers? if so the above problem(win shutdown error) is mostly because of this.

  • tdw said:

    Hi Srikanth,

    I am using an ATi Radion Mobility X1300 graphics card, so that can’t be the problem..

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    My crack is mostly not responsible for this error since it doesn’t modify any of the system components other than the ones needed for activation.

    Did this problem occur right after installing the crack or after certain days?

    Also is your system activated or not.

    Please give detailed system info(including manufacturer’s name and configuration)

    This crack is only tested for 32-bit ultimate Vista only

  • tdw said:

    Hi Srikanth,

    this problem occured right after installing the crack. It did activate Vista Ultimate 32bit properly. My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 6400 (Core Duo T2050 (1,6Ghz), 1GB ram, 80GB HDD, ATi Mobility Radeon 1300 256MB). I’ll try to uninstall the crack and check if it works that way.

  • tdw said:

    Hmm, it seems that reinstalling the crack solved the problem. Thanks anyway! My Vista is now activated :)

  • Ree said:

    Hello Srikanth,

    Could you please provide more technical information about this crack? How does it work? How does it differ from Vista Loader 2.1.3/3.0.0.1?

  • CP said:

    This worked on one machine but not another. Any requirements? IE updated bios, windows updates etc?

  • Anonymous said:

    Have two identical machines. Worked on one not the other? Any ideas?

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ CP

    The only requirement is Vista SP1 32-Bit Ultimate Edition May also work with other editions,but I have tested it only on Ultimate 32-bit Vista.

  • Anonymous said:

    Yeah thats what I’m using, I trying a clean install again. Using a Dell OEM disk same as last time. So install vista, disable UAC, run crack as administrator and thats it?

  • CP said:

    Well tried reloading a few times even got a new Vista download and still no luck. It’s a dell computer if that means anything?

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ CP

    Yes this crack may failto work on Branded PCs like Compaq,Dell etc. due to some technical reasons.It works perfectly with non-branded PCs

  • CP said:

    Any advice on what to use? I’m 99% sure I got it to work on an exact same PC. Don’t remember doing anything special other than loading it. The other PC shows an emulated Dell 07 APCI in the Everest looking at the bios. Does your crack do that?

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ CP

    I need some details.

    1.Will my crack run successfully or shows some error?

    2.Will you see the message saying quot;Installation Completed Successfully Your system will be genuine amp; activated after restartquot; ?

    3.If you are using Dell OEM DVD to install Vista try using Retail version DVD.

    4.Also disable automatic installation of updates!

  • CP said:

    1.Will my crack run successfully or shows some error? Runs Perfectly

    2.Will you see the message saying ‘Installation Completed Successfully Your system will be genuine & activated after restart’ ? Yes

    3.If you are using Dell OEM DVD to install Vista try using Retail version DVD. Tried Both

    4.Also disable automatic installation of updates! ???

    So should I be connected to the internet or not when I install Vista and then run program to activate?

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ CP

    Finally….

    Search for Vista Loader 2.0 on google and download it.Try this crack to find out your luck.If it fails download Vista basic loader and try.Either of the two should work.

    These cracks are not One click activator like mine.You have to manually follow the instructions given in the readme file to install.

  • CP said:

    ok thanks for your help, I’ve tried all those no luck. Guess it’s just something about this machine. I even dropped the ram back to 1gb which I had in the other one. Is there a particular place you should run the exe? Desktop/C-Drive/My Docs? I disable UAC then right click run as admin? Seems to install fine certs get loaded just not running the emulation. Everytime I reinstall I format drive too..

  • CP said:

    Well booted up on an XP cd.. Removed both partitions and then booted up on Vista Dell OEM disk without lan cable plugged in. Installed Vista, disabled UAC, installed ur crack and it worked. Crazy.. One thing I noticed when it didnt work the GRLDR or btldr file wasn’t in the root. Something must have been preventing it from going in there?? Thanks for all the help..

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ CP
    Congrats.some how you have succeeded.

  • Anonymous said:

    hi, srikanth

    thats a good crack it worked for me.thanks.actually does the crack block microsoft websites? because i cant access their websites in any browser

    yours truly
    al5sul

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    NO MY CRACK DOES NOT BLOCK ANY WEBSITES.

    It only does the necessary operations for activating Vista.

  • Sunil Simon said:

    SRIIKANTT!!! Thanx aton man..u saved me from reinstalling vista again..I have had numerous issues with Vista before installing SP1.. just when that got solved, the damn crack was found….ur crack worked like a charm!!

    Thanks again bro..Peace and keep up the gud work!!

  • MunkyJuce69 said:

    holy shit it actually worked im VERY suprised and impresed!! A+++++ DL!

    no problems at all im using windows vista ultimate sp1 rtm and just this friday i finally got pwned my M$ (b4 the rtm that came out b4 the public release was not subject to the 30 day timebomb reset trick “fix”)

    and it a very ez crack 2 liek he said just open the program as admin and follow the very ez instructions and reboot!

  • koolguy88 said:

    hello,
    by using this tool, it had something saying script error and the tool asked to restart to activate the ur genuine M$ VIsta copy, but in my computer it says 3 days left to activate ur VISTA and still i didnt get the startup screen as shown in the download
    my vista is M$ VISTA Ultimate .. it doesnt showq SP1 or something. only as ultimae..
    hope to get a reply from you soon

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    It may not work with Vista that has no Service packs.I have designed this tool especially for VIsta SP1

  • zaza said:

    good day to you, srikanth! am i supposed to apply this crack to my vista with service pack 1 standalone installer i downloaded from microsoft website? won’t the installation of sp1 itself will ruin my (pirated) windows system? thank you!

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ zaza

    No…

    You have to apply this crack for Vista ultimate with Sp1 installed…that is

    1.Install Vista
    2.Now install SP1 that you download from MS website
    3.After these two steps you can install my crack to activate yor Vista copy

  • zaza said:

    IT WORKS!!it works wonders and flawlessly!! thank you so much srikanth!!

  • Pasan said:

    Thank you so much. It worked. I owe you.
    I was very disappointed with the windows activation.
    Thank you so much.

  • sg.technomaniac said:

    Hi shrikanth

    I installed the crack and it worked like a charm !! the crack for which i spent so many surfing hours from the day sp1 was launched and this one work!! Can you briefly explain how this crack works !! i see it does something at boot time but have no idea ….there must be many other users who might also be interested in how this works or atleast users like me who have very less idea about how these things work

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ sg.technomaniac

    I am thinking to release the source code of the Vista crack.But if I do so,it’ll definitely be misused…However I’ll give some technical details of it so as to satisfy your interest…

    1.The crack is completely coded in C language.It is compiled in 32-bit compiler…

    2.All the necessary files(OEM certificate,logos) have been embeded into the crack itself.

    3.The most important thing is, care has been taken to work on dual boot systems..

    4.The crack was originally designed for my own use(since all the other cracks failed to activate Vista sp1 on my dual boot system).Later I decided to release it..

    hope this helps….

  • jim said:

    Yeah Srikanth i installed your crack to vista sp1 and every thing went like you said, but when i restarted the computer it gets stuck in bios and wont load windows. It’s at the part

    Booting Windows Vista
    acpi
    Vista loader 2.0.0
    Done!
    Fallback 1
    find-set-root /bootmgr

    i have restarted it 5 times now and left it for an hour but its just frozen.

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ jim

    Are you using Vista 32 bit ultimate? Also give details of your software & hardware configuration

  • jim said:

    Yes i have vista 32 bit. I have an asus motherboard P5KPL-CM,
    Intel E7300 processor and WD SATA 640GB HDD.

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ jim

    Are u running ULTIMATE version?

  • jim said:

    YES

  • Stux said:

    Hey, iv used sum other crack that worked well untill irecently installed the sp1…
    after i installed the sp1 the windows vista ultimate had 15 in order to be activated so i tried some other crackin programs(StopTimer, Windows VISTA Ultimate EDITION 1 0 Auto-Update bypass Cracker for SP1 RewOrking v2 e.t.c) which failed! Then i got a message that said windows has not been activated. When i followed the activation steps i got an error sayin “failed security validation” so i uninstalled them all usin VOATKToolsV.2.5 Stand Alone. Still searchin i came accross ur program which helped me reactivate windows but it still says that i have 15 day to activate.
    Help???

  • cynider said:

    Good day Srikanth. First of all, i want to thank you for this crack that worked successfully on my 64-bit ultimate system. However there is a little problem with the water mark saying my window is not genuine at the bottom corner still unable to be removed. Is there anything i can do to get rid of it?

  • Slim0123 said:

    Now I think its time to create a post for “Bypassing Windows 7’s Activation”

  • Kannabis Keen said:

    Thank you so much Srikanth, I only wish you the best of luck against all the problems you come across and want to solve. This “bud” is for you and take care of yourself^_^

  • Stryder said:

    Thanks Srikanth,

    Works like a charm on a home-built PC with Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit (with SP1 slip-streamed in).

  • Edý said:

    It really works!

    Better than any other software I tryed!

    Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit with Sp1.

    I used the intel logo and bios.

    Really Works Better Than Ever!

    God Bless You Srikanth!

    Thank You a LOT!

  • Paranoid said:

    Have anyone tried this on the Compaq laptop? Heard that the activator didnt work on HP n Compaq laptop. Mine is Compaq CQ40-131. Hope u guys can answer this. Thank you.

  • Juan said:

    Man u save my vista life :p
    about a 2 weeks ago i installed vista with the vista loader 3.0 crack its worked fine for about a week and a half then one day after a restart the annoying balloon saying my copy of windows was not genuine popped out i tried different cracks but nuttin fixed it and i really didnt want to go back to XP so i thought maybe reinstalling will fix it so i reformatted my harddrive but it didnt work =\ then i found this crack on google installed it and IT WORKED flawless =D.
    i just have one question can i install any update with it?
    Thank you so much you’re the best

    BTW im using an HP media center PC with Vista ultimate sp1 32bytes

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ juan

    I recommend that you disable windows automatic update since there are chances of being detected and your activation may get reverted.

    Instead of Microsoft Security Updates, you can install a good antivirus.That’s more that enough! :)

  • Lance said:

    I accidentally got windows update to install updates and Sp1 of vista so now my problem is it has detected that I am using a pirated version of windows vista home premium..
    will this crack still be able to fix this, or should i reformat the harddrive and do a fresh reinstall?
    please please please help me, I am dying for help… I cannot do a reinstall as I have a lot of programs that I need and I don’t have the CDs for them anymore.. please…

    email me at [email protected]

    Thanks again!

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ Lance

    If you have System Restore enabled, you can restore your system to a previous date.This will remove the update and then you can use my crack to reactivate your Windows Copy.

    Anyways this is only a try.If this doesn’t work you need to reinstall your Windows Vista.

  • roro said:

    hey srikanth,i have an hp laptop with windows vista ultimate sp1, i tried the activator , but it doesn’t work before installation i TURN OFF USER ACCOUNT CONTROL(UAC) and the installation work succesufully. But after restarting my laptop nothing changed ,the windows still want a new product key , and the windows activation puts ” 3 DAYS UNTIL AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION. ACTIVATE WINDOWS NOW ”
    PLS I NEED A HELP !!!
    THANKS

  • Crad said:

    Dear Author

    I have followed your steps for your crack however every time I reboot my bootmgr is compressed. I removed the checks like you said and it still happens. Would appreciate your help.

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ roro

    This may happen for few reasons

    1.If you have(had) enabled automatic update, a WGA update to combat with the crack may be present.This might be preventing the crack from working successfully.

    2.My crack may not support your laptop

    Solution:

    If you can reinstall your OS and try my crack, it is more likely to work.Most users become successful after a fresh installation.

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ Card

    Reinstall your OS and then try the crack.This will mostly work!

  • Crad said:

    so there is no way to do it to save the info on my computer? I was trying to avoid losing most of my information

  • atz said:

    I get unknown error
    I have windows Vista
    windows vista ultimate 6001.18000.x86fre.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840 activation
    Toshiba Satellite laptop

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ atz

    May I know on which drive your Vista is installed?

  • Edý said:

    Well, I have installed the crack and my windows says its Genuine.

    Will this crack keep windows working after the grace period?

    I have uninstalled the crack to see how many time I had of grace period, I have 7 days to activate.

    Unstalled the crack again and everything is ok here.

    I hope the crack keep working here.

    Cause I have no backup of all my data.

    Thanks for all Srikanth!

  • Edý said:

    Ooops!
    I have INSTALLED and everything is ok,

  • SeanJM said:

    Hi Srikanth,

    Great crack..worked first time! Now the problem, it only lasted about 5 days and now needs activating again, which now does not seem to work, i have auto update turned off, any ideas…thanks again and keep up the great work!

    Sean

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ SeanJM

    I think you have turned off the autoupdate after the crack was disabled. You should have done it before it was installed. perform a clean install of the OS, turn off auto update and then install the crack.. it works :)

  • SeanJM said:

    Yeah, I think you are right, time to reinstall.

    Thanks again!

  • Brian said:

    Srikanth,
    I ran your crack and everything seemed to go fine. The crack implied that it worked and to reboot. I did this and there was no change. I fallowed all of your instructions and fallowed up with all of the posts. There is no error and no signs of any problem it just appears to have done nothing. I am installing on a Dell OEM machine and I know this can be an issue. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ Brian

    There is a WGA update from Microsoft which makes this crack useless. So if your system has already downloaded and installed this update then, this crack will not work.So, all you have to do is to reinstall your OS.

  • Brian said:

    I will give that a try thanks.

  • Brian said:

    Srikanth,
    So to clarify are you saying that if I run my vista upgrade disc on my vista system it will reinstall vista with out the updates that are currently on the machine. Or do I have to do a clean install and format the disc?

  • Robin said:

    Hi,

    I’m using Compaq laptop, I’d install Vista and then the vista SP1 that i download from http://www.softwarepatch.com. After using your crack it didn’t work at my computer. Can u help me solve this problem?

  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ Brian

    I mean clean install by formatting the disk

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