Windows Update spoof allows early download of Vista SP1
Posted by Steven Parker on 17 October 2007 - 08:28 · 15 comments & 8548 views
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#1 Posted by XerXis on 17 Oct 2007 - 08:53
- doesn't seem to work

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#1.2 Posted by maxsquared on 17 Oct 2007 - 09:17
- Ye, it works, but you need to do a few litte updates before the sp1 will show up.
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#2 Posted by Neobond on 17 Oct 2007 - 09:27
- You guys realize this is a beta right?

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#2.1 Posted by Glassed Silver on 17 Oct 2007 - 10:44
- honestly.. what can you break in vista when it deserves a treatment badly?
seriously, if i had vista installed atm (have my copy laying around and i'm looking forward to install it when its mature and gaming ready for me) id so install that beta, i mean... for me it couldnt get worse i guess
haha
Glassed Silver:mac
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#3 Posted by barteh on 17 Oct 2007 - 09:36
- considering this for my main machine, but i dont want problems when the full SP1 is released. think i will wait.
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#4 Posted by [DGS] on 17 Oct 2007 - 10:44
- can some1 please add "BETA" on the title ??
there are a lot of newbies around ..
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#5 Posted by subcodec on 17 Oct 2007 - 11:52
- Sure, SP1 is still in BETA....but.....isn't Vista RTM in BETA too??
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#6 Posted by
neufuse on 17 Oct 2007 - 13:46
- Not really a spoof when MS themselves told us how to do it in private....
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#8 Posted by M118LR on 17 Oct 2007 - 14:48
- Does anyone know where in the Registry the Key is added for Update to work with SP1?
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I'm bored with Vista, and I'm not even running it! 
Microsoft has released Vista's SP1 to a group of select beta testers, but a Windows Update spoof has been discovered that allows any user to unofficially "join" that group. CyberNet News reports (via Ghacks) that a simple registry change will display Windows Vista SP1 as an available update ready for download. Installation of the beta will place an "Evaluation" watermark on the screen, but Ghacks has information on removing this as well. We don't recommend doing this on your main system—the service pack is still in beta, after all—but it's potentially useful as an early preview tool for anyone who can load Vista on a secondary system or test rig.