Windows 7 OEM Master Key Leaked
That sucks for MS. Oh well it was expected.
DailyTech - Windows 7 OEM Master Key Leaked, Can Activate Any OEM Build
DailyTech - Windows 7 OEM Master Key Leaked, Can Activate Any OEM Build
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skrpune Member Posts: 1,409Currently Studying For: Nothing (cert-wise, anyway)
Next Up: Security+, 291?
Enrolled in Masters program: CS 2011 expected completion -
tiersten Member Posts: 4,505Ehh. Not particularly surprising that it was leaked. Too many people know the OEM keys for it to be kept quiet.
The XP RTM image and keys were leaked before XP was released as well. -
stupidboy Member Posts: 470I wondered what I did with that USB key (sorry that's funny if you have spent the last 2 weeks knee deep in Windows 7 study)
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Hyper-Me Banned Posts: 2,059Ehh. Not particularly surprising that it was leaked. Too many people know the OEM keys for it to be kept quiet.
The XP RTM image and keys were leaked before XP was released as well.
MS themselves gives the oem stuff out for XP.
Preserving OEM Pre-Activation when Re-installing Windows XP -
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That's fantastic. I can't believe I missed this one over the years.