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Windows XP no longer genuine after running tool. Windows Repair (All In One

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Rick:
Shane, perhaps, it is better your program detect issues that will cause such issues...

For example, your program should clarify what will happen if;

your program should run this check before installing, then we can skip a lot of nonsense hackers!

This will also put us in the good graces of MSFT team... Important!

EdwardNigma:
Used Microsoft windows key changer and used the key that was right on top of the machine and authenticated with no problem, I have no idea why it wouldn't be using a genuine key to begin with.

I did try and copy the host file to my flash drive but i deleted all the files on it when ti got infected by the machine in question. I did see one line in the host file for Microsoft that redirected to the local machine.

Maybe detect those changes and have your program keep them in the host file when it's done. Even if there was a popup warning me that it would break WGA work around I'd still have proceeded. :P Didn't know it would have trouble.

Thanks again for the information and also extremely happy it at least backed up the host file, restoring it was simple though not needed once I reactivated with the key on the case.

Shane:
Yes but some people dont even realize their system has a WGA hack. This happens when computer shops fix their computer, seen it way more than a few times :-)

Just because the user may or may not have a WGA hack doesn't mean they are guilty of anything. :-)

But the last thing I want to do is try to make the program detect WGA cracks. MS already does this and that is their business not mine. My goal is to just help users get Windows working again :wink:

Shane

EdwardNigma:
Breaking a WGA hack moves them further from a working windows. If it had left that host entry alone I wouldn't have had to spend the extra time fixing a new problem. I'm not saying to detect and police the change, but to detect and leave the entry there to prevent problems. Just a suggestion.

Shane:
You post right when I did, that last reply was for Rick :-)

But my repair tool isn't meant to make sure hacks keep working :-)

Right now the ONLY repair that affects the hack is the host file repair. In fact a lot of hacks for a lot of programs use the host file to block communication with their servers. But viruses and rootkits also put things in the host file. Thats why it doesn't seem like I should put something in the program to check for a WGA crack as I would have to find what hacks use it and what they put in there. My program is meant to repair Windows after all. And a hack is not part of windows. :-)

Microsofts own tech support is using my repair tool now, I dont think they would like it if I had it looking at the host file and putting back the entries for a hack.

Shane

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