Frankenbuild is a term coined by Microsoft’s WGA Team used to describe workaround for Vista product activation by extracting licensing files from RC (Release Candidate) build and mixing with the RTM build license files to create a hybrid system that bypasses activation using RC product key. The frankenbuild methodology was later also used for replacing tokens.dat and pkeyconfig.xrm-ms files from Vista Business or Enterprise edition […]
Windows Vista activation is one of the hardest piracy protection system to bypass and crack. Since the official release of Windows Vista backed in January, hackers have evolved and created newer and newer crack methods that allows user to more reliably crack, bypass and remove Vista activation requirement. The cracks used include the early frankenbuild method, KMS activation, stop activation countdown timer method, to later […]
VOATK Tools v2.2 is a collection of handy Windows Vista activation and license tools to helps users to activate Vista operating system or solve problems related to activation of the Vista OS. You have all the rights to believe that this freeware utility supposedly provided by Microsoft itself, but it’s not. Instead, it’s not but wrote from underground hacker named Extra300. Thus, it incorporates some […]
If you’re not comfortable in using command line in activating Administrator account in Windows Vista, there is another easy way to enable the Administrator account by using graphical user interface (GUI) within Vista desktop. It’s not necessary a must to use Administrator user account to login to Vista, but it’s useful if you want the convenient of using computer without distraction of User Account Control,or […]
Windows Vista has built-in administrator account that is disabled and hidden by default, just like Windows XP (see how to show administrator account in XP). But unlike XP where any normal user account designated as Administrators group will have the same privileges as administrator account, in Windows Vista the administrator account is true super user account (equivalent to root in Unix/Linux). Obe advantage or benefit […]
Harry Potter series of novel books often use non-standard font typefaces, often decorated with lightning bolt or star and have a magical look. When you write about Harry Potter on blog, set up Happy Potter fan site, design Harry Porter creatives, images, illustrations, crafts or simply just want to write a mystical and mysterious message using the same style of characters and letters with the […]
Are you using Windows Vista on your notebook? If you are thinking to squeeze some extra times out of your battery, you can try out the Vista Battery Saver utility. Vista Battery Saver is a handy application that switches off some of Vista’s unnecessary energy hogs (namely Aero and the Windows Sidebar) and re-enables them once you plug your notebook back into a power socket.
When install and run NOD32 anti virus program from ESET with default configuration, NOD32 will append a tag message to the footer or end of all the POP3 email which has been downloaded from mail server to the local computer email client such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Mozilla ThunderBird, Eudora and etc, and checked by NOD32 IMON (Internet Monitor) when passing through port 110, […]
Microsoft has decided to slash the retail price of its Windows Vista Home Basic Edition in China market targeting to boost its sale in that region. The action is said to be needed by Microsoft to combat piracy issue while helping to popularize its Windows Vista original license at cheaper price. There were complaints earlier stating that Microsoft has put its new Operating Systems at […]
When using Snipping Tool in Vista to capture a screen shot, the snipped image or picture of the selected area or window will appear on Snipping Tool with a red border (the color may be different depending on which ink color is selected). You cannot use Eraser to delete or remove the border around the snip. The symptom is not a problem or error, but […]
Windows Vista comes with a free screen capture or screenshot utility, namely Snipping Tool. Thus if you own and use Windows Vista, there is no longer a need to search for and download third-party freeware or paid screencap utility. And you can also forget about the tedious process to capture a screenshot by using Print Screen (Prt Scr) key and then paste the whole desktop […]
Nobody can ensure you that your network and computer is 100% safe even though you have installed the most advanced and updated firewall, antivirus software or even with the assistance of some hardware/electronic gadgets. As a user, you need to have some fundamental knowledge to minimize the risk of your private information being stolen and to make sure that your networking system is safe to […]
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