Genuine Windows.. heh. [Archive]

gn0me

August 2nd, 2005, 05:28 PM

Well, I had just installed Ubuntu and was looking to install WINE. Wanted to install the ie6 tools and such (for use with other applications in WINE), so I figured I'd browse the Microsoft website rather than just use WineTools to do it. Found this thing about requiring a copy of "Genuine Windows" in order to download some of the programs on the website. Downloaded the program offered on the site and got a genuine little keygen program they created, ran it in WINE, got my key, pasted it in the site.

Visited the site, went to a "Genuine Windows" required download.
http://www.gn0me.org/microsoft_before.png

Ran the GenuineCheck.exe in WINE, got my key, pasted it in..
http://www.gn0me.org/microsoft_after.png

Now apparently I'm running Genuine Windows!
Sure I am! ;-)

Zelut

August 2nd, 2005, 06:33 PM

Good to hear :) I had some trouble installing WINE (I had a work requirement that needed IE 6) but after realizing I could do without it I didn't bother continuing. I'm windows free. Good to hear you passed the validation though :)