Windows XP SP2 cracked already?

[kak]

So if you paid for a car, you wouldn't buy gas? :blink:

He wasn't forced to buy the car, but he isn't forced to install SP2 either :whistle:

[nmeu]

i was just saying that if a company can't even secure it's own software, how are they going to secure your computer it was a somewhat broad statement

[kak]

i was just saying that if a company can't even secure it's own software, how are they going to secure your computer it was a somewhat broad statement

When their software is what controls 99.9% of the security of your computer, that point is rather moot.

[Slimy]

not surprised at ALL

:whistle:

[macster]

Maybe Microsoft needs to rethink their approach to fight piracy.

But as Microsoft said when they first started this activation crap, their aim is to deter the "common folk" who gets a copy of the CD from their friends. They know that geeks like us will find a way round it.

And frankly activation is quite a pain in the ass since i format my computer and change my hardware quite often.

[ECU Tekkie]

The crack is on mIRC. All you have to do is search for it. I've heard the crack works, too. :cool:

[[moribundi]]

The crack is on mIRC. All you have to do is search for it. I've heard the crack works, too. :cool:

mIRC is a program. Irc is a chat network.

Not the same thing.

[ECU Tekkie]

Sorry for double-posting. But you know what...I wish people would stop complaining about SP2 being cracked. Just because you have bought a legit. copy of XP yourself doesn't mean people aren't going to crack the software. That is the nature of software, it can be manipulated!! So, if you have a legit. copy of XP then you will get the benefits of SP2, along with the people who crack it and the those who they distribute the crack to. There are kids out there just as smart as MS writers.

[bonobozoot]

Now This seems to be an interesting read. Maybe this will solve all the problems regarding whether a person should buy XP or not. :unsure:

Starter Edition may not have everything that an advanced user needs but looks like it is enough for the basic user.

[ECU Tekkie]

Moribundi wise up and go to packetnews.com and search for the crack. It IS on mIRC.

[nekrosoft13]

* WARNING! DON'T INSTALL this stuff unless you're absolutely sure what you're doing. We've already heard from one reader who had to do an XP system restore.

http://www.theinquirer.net/images/articles/winup.gif

@ iNQ

what excactly is that?

because i already installed it :shifty:

[QuarterSwede]

Cracking it, so it shows the *** **** vulnerabilities of the **** they create.

Anything can be cracked, it just depends on how much time it would take to do so.

[EDIT]Edited for content I believe filter should censor. That is all.[/EDIT]

[gstevie88]

on my desktop i got xp pro with it on it from the shop and in my laptop i had to go out and buy a copy but i think that the price is far too much, if they did not charge so much for a piece of software that costs what about ?0.20 to put on a cd and then charge ?200 for a copy no one would pirate or crack it. well you can see that pirates are right to do what they do. ( in my opinion anyway)

[traxx]

Moribundi wise up and go to packetnews.com and search for the crack. It IS on mIRC.

Okay, first of all, way to go and repeat your ignorance twice in a row. Like originally stated, mIRC is simply a program to connect to an IRC server. There are other IRC programs that connect the same way....Bersirc, Klient, XChat, etc....

Secondly, links like packetnews are not tolerated on here. You might want to go edit your posts while you still can, being that you just lined yourself up for a ban.

[kak]

Okay, first of all, way to go and repeat your ignorance twice in a row.

It's easy to see arrogance as well. Lighten up, master and commander :shifty:

[traxx]

It's easy to see arrogance as well. Lighten up, master and commander :shifty:

He made a denial when being corrected, and was wrong. I, on the other hand, admit my arrogance. Tell me something I don't know. :p

[tomwarren Veteran]

Erm isn't this old news? And the inquirer say we can't write for toffee? We reported this months ago and then decided to pull the story. However Eweek still ran a story on it and you can read that here:

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1563941,00.asp

[betasp]

I did some research... short answer... yes. It has been cracked. no opinion inserted (facts only).

[christracy]

So if you paid for a car, you wouldn't buy gas? :blink:

i think the better analogy would be if he bought gas he would expect a car/scooter/motorcycle for free. seeing as buying a game is cheaper than buying the o/s or comptuer that comes with it i would think he would take the cheaper route here as well.

[Ricardo Gil]

Still some funny stuff out here :) Why not move this to Funny Stuff section. I really enjoyed reading these posts. Most funny one was people being worried about a free windows version kill linux. Isn't everyone saying Linux is far better than windows? Why worry then...

And a five page thread about software being cracked. Now that's hilarious. Really, A Rating!

[bwx]

i was just saying that if a company can't even secure it's own software, how are they going to secure your computer it was a somewhat broad statement

There is no company that can create an uncrackable piece of software unless the software is not distributed to end users; stuff like web services and web applications, considering, of course, that the server hosting the web services is not compromised.

Why, you ask?

Software is open by nature. Anyone can go in and take a peek at the assembly code of any program no matter how much you try to obfuscate or protect it; the end-user's machine has to get access to the code somehow doesn't it? People who understand assembly code can find a way to work around it, and this is how Microsoft's software is being cracked; it has nothing to do with security.

bwx

[christracy]

There is no company that can create an uncrackable piece of software unless the software is not distributed to end users; stuff like web services and web applications, considering, of course, that the server hosting the web services is not compromised.

Why, you ask?

Software is open by nature. Anyone can go in and take a peek at the assembly code of any program no matter how much you try to obfuscate or protect it; the end-user's machine has to get access to the code somehow doesn't it? People who understand assembly code can find a way to work around it, and this is how Microsoft's software is being cracked; it has nothing to do with security.

bwx

obfuscate? :blink: way too big of a word for this discussion!! j/k

[Joel]

if i payed for a car i would expect it to come with an engine

The engine is your computer. ;) No one forces you to run Windows. You are creating that scenario yourself by buying Windows-based games.

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

well since my SP2 created a completely valid sp2/sp1 key for me (tested on fresh install) i have no worries anyhow :p

[Pink Floyd Veteran]

a mather or time yup

unfortunatly and fortunatly for some ppl hehe