No Vista Key? No Problem! Run Vista Up To A Year Without Activation
- March 16th, 2007
- 205 Comments

Last month, while John was upstairs at his place baking a lovely fruitcake, I stole a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate from his basement. When I went to install it on my friend’s computer, everything was working great. Then after awhile, WGA kicked in and sort of tried to break Vista. Then it dawned on me that Johnnypants had already used the serial number that came with the box.
Turns out this is but a minor inconvenience. Vista can go up to a year without being activated thanks to a single registry edit. Windows expert Brian Livingston says that with more research, one could discover a way to postpone activation forever. This comes as a relief to me. Never in my lifetime, since Windows 3.0 (yes, 3.0, not 3.1), have I had to pay for Microsoft Windows and to be honest, I didn’t plan on starting anytime soon. WGA is a joke!
Vista Can Run Without Activation for a Year [Slashdot]



Cops (Who am I?)
1 year ago
So… you’re basically admitting you have been purposely seeking out and using pirated copies of Windows and have no intention of ever paying MS for it? That’s not very professional of you, is it?
Anonymous
7 months ago
oomg just give me that thingy.. i need it now … frackign activation thing
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Anonymous
6 months ago
eu não falo a sua lingua sou do brasil
e estou com um problema no meu computador vc pode me ajudar?
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yoyo (Who am I?)
3 months ago
WHATEVER!!!!!!!
Cops (Who am I?)
4 days ago
8=D Pirated equals bad :P
AL (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Hi Vince,
I really enjoy readying your Windows Vista tips. Keep up the good work. We in no way support piracy of microsoft products, but with more findings, that will keep microsoft folks working harder to fix code.
AL
http://www.dellvista.com
remo (Who am I?)
1 year ago
i want vista product key can i get? (master key which can support all edition)
diane braswell (Who am I?)
10 months ago
im al so looking to see about getting master key to support all editions have you found one yet i had windows premium on my computer but when i used my cd to reinstall again it say it is a home basic on the bottom of my compter it has the product key it want work the home basic so how do i get my computer back to window vista home premium thanx
VIPER
1 year ago
NICE TO HEAR AS MICROSOFT MAKE MORE MONEY WHEN WE ARE ALL ASLEEP WE NEED MORE COMPATITION AND THERE IS NO OTHER OUT THERE LETS HACK VISTA
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Anonymous
1 year ago
let see how its works
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vinnie@comcast.com
1 year ago
lets see how it works
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Dwalf (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Nice… Who cares Windows Vista Terms and Conditions brake the current UK Licencing Laws so its not even meant to be sold here. hack the hell out of it.
Andy (Who am I?)
1 year ago
# Dwalf
April 12th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Nice… Who cares Windows Vista Terms and Conditions brake the current UK Licencing Laws so its not even meant to be sold here. hack the hell out of it.
How?
Donnie (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Microsoft are rip offs. 300 dollars for a glitchy ass copy of XP, it costs what, 2 dollars to make the cd?
Little Red Ryan Hood (Who am I?)
1 year ago
@Remo
I don’t think there is an all versions key, since at least windows 2000 the media version must meet key (OEM key needs to be used with OEM media). With new activation requirements this is even more important since Volume license versions don’t require activation.
mokokottoodhs(me)
1 year ago
please send me a serioes of keys to try my vista. anyone?
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Duck (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Just blowing off some steam. The licence issue is no longer a licence seem more like a lease to me. The terms and condition are madness, what kinda data do they intend to collect? No one I know even considers vista or if they do get a machine with it on, its normaly formated and XP back on. When I start with DOS it was fine .. Learnt it. Then Windows 3.1 and then 3.11 OK I learnt it. Then 95 then 98 then ME ok I still learnt it Then NT4.0 then SBS then 2000 and SBS and server… Phew! Still learnt it. Then XP and 2003 .. getting tried here! BLAM! another one vista… GGG’s give us a brake now it’s the same as doing a career change each time. Where else in the world do you have to do so much and gain so little. Vista offers me no benifits in anyway. Many people agree. To keep learning like this for another 10 years .. yeah right, These days you could sweep the streets for more money… And the benifits are you need only handle a broom. Whats this world comming to! I wont support vista, forget it, Rather change jobs before I do. PS dont bother hacking it, it just increase support for it.
Tj (Who am I?)
1 year ago
could anyone plzz send me a product key =[ im in need. Ive been hacking for weeks now…
liam
9 months ago
yfkbb-pqjjv-g996g-vwgxy-2v3×8
here u go mate
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shafei (Who am I?)
1 year ago
please send me a serioes of keys to try my vista. anyone?
anand (Who am I?)
1 year ago
plz, give me vista ultimate produst key or activation code………
mukesh (Who am I?)
1 year ago
hey, can any 1 giv me the vista ulimate product key asap, cnt log in 2 my laptop at the moment n havent backed it up eitha, an some 1 send it me asap pleaseeeee. thanks
bob
1 year ago
any1 have th vista ulimate product key can pass by me please and thank you
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amit raj (Who am I?)
1 year ago
hi
amit raj (Who am I?)
1 year ago
hi i am amit raj
jr (Who am I?)
1 year ago
plz need vista home premium product key…PLEASE help
faisaL-WON (Who am I?)
8 months ago
please help /vista home premium product key
k v (Who am I?)
5 months ago
I need a product key Please—
Risti_BG (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Hi all! :] I NEED Windows Vista Home N CD KEY pls if someone have it to connect with me .My skype is
risti_hackerka
Ajay Kaushik (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Hi all
Please send me the window vista ultimate product key
i need this urgently becuase i buy the laptop with home edition i format it and install vista ultimate but i m not able to activate it.
if any one have product key then pleasee send on a.kaushikocp@gmail.com
or a_kaushik09@yahoo.co.in
Regards
ajay kaushik
guna (Who am I?)
1 year ago
i want vista product key
chanti gadu (Who am I?)
1 year ago
i want vista product key
keygivr
1 year ago
vista Ultimate
YFKBB-PQJJV-G996G-VWGXY-2V3X8
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AG (Who am I?)
9 months ago
This key only worked for about 30 days, and then online activation kicked in. This process failed, and re-entering the key also failed- “DNS cannot be found”.
This renders the PC almost useless
Fractured (Who am I?)
4 months ago
This key works for any version!!!!!!!
Tried it on the Anytime Upgrade DVD
Asks which version to install!
help
1 year ago
does any body have a windows vista home premium product key
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AL (Who am I?)
1 year ago
If you all just used genuine keys and genuine software you would be fine.
not like vista’s 40000$ !!!
Vista Pro User (Who am I?)
1 year ago
To activate your Vista (any version) use the Crack i posted below (100% working if 30 day trial did not expire if it did fully reformat ur windows vista without entering a product and choosing custom (advanced not upgrade then use the crack).
Crack download link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V2DUF3HT
If ur 30 day trial has expired use 1 of these keys (did not test personally):
Ultimate: 6F2D7-2PCG6-YQQTB-FWK9V-932CC
Business: 72PFD-BCBK8-R7X4H-6F2XJ-VVMP9
Home Premium: 8XPM9-7F9HD-4JJQP-TP64Y-RPFFV
Home Basic: 762HW-QD98X-TQVXJ-8RKRQ-RJC9V
Bam
11 months ago
Good lookin out Fam. If I knew you in person…I would take you to the strip and lap dances would be on me brotha…lol…
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linuxmalta (Who am I?)
10 months ago
Dude i downloaded the crack and when i opened the folder to use it my AV went crazy it found trojens in the program, and ur home basic key i not working so my u send me some more for home basic and premium please on linuxmalta@gmail.com i wanna try vista out for more then 1 year
Yoshi (Who am I?)
10 months ago
ok i used the activation crack but when i click properties from my computer it still shows 28 days remaining for activation. why?
poohie (Who am I?)
8 months ago
Hi downloaded crack http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V2DUF3HT. but had a virus attached, thanks
Missaopi (Who am I?)
8 months ago
Hey, I tried to use your Home Premium product code because my trial ended and it came up with error code 0XC004F063 stating that teh software licensing service reported that my computer BIOS is missing a required license. PLEASE help me, I’m terrified that I’m going to lose everything on my computer. My email address is missaopi@hotmail.com Thanks!
Michael (Who am I?)
3 days ago
thank you it worked
Vista Pro User (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Mistake: in the third line without entering a product key not product.
Vista Pro User (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Note: The crack activates your Windows Vista Permanently (forever).
Mistake: In the third line product KEY not product.
Kentucky42420 (Who am I?)
2 months ago
Can you share the wealth. The link you posted for the crack must be g-o-n-e. I know this post was a year ago from you but I can still have hope. I am so sick of Microsoft and now I have to buy another activation key?? anyway I have two days to activate but I have this thing I have been doing to give me 30 days every 30 days and I am sick of worrying about it. thanks.
Vista Pro User (Who am I?)
1 year ago
The product key given by keygivr (YFKBB-PQJJV-G996G-VWGXY-2V3X8) is for Windows Vista Business not Ultimate. I have a Vista Key tester and info viewer.
(No Offense to keygivr)
linuxmalta (Who am I?)
10 months ago
hey mate where did you get the tester? and is it junk free (i mean no spyware etc…)
pablo
7 months ago
no. it allows you to install any edition.
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Predator
1 year ago
Yea, just like all of the cracks, its the Parodox crack!!! Works great……Unless you are using a Nvidia motherboard! Then it gives you the Royal.sys error…..And there is no real work around for this error!!!
Its the same damn crack with a prettier name!
Oh yea, and Vista Pro User, the ultimate key you have posted does not work for activation
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wazaa (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I want the product KEY for vista Ultimate please thank you .
mike
1 year ago
please please, need a vista ultimate key
thanks
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maho (Who am I?)
1 year ago
in urgent need of product key for ultimate, anyone? please. many thanks