Go directly to Microsoft non-genuine error pages!!! And other comments to ZDNet’s WGA (Windows Genuine dis-Advantage) Image Gallery.
ZDNet Blogs – Image Gallery: What really happens when WGA attacks #4
See QueryString ‘Error=8′? Here’s the Error List. Change ‘Error=#’ to one of those other values to see:
1 – Windows Activation Required
3 – Windows product key is not genuine – VLK key reported stolen or leaked
8 – Windows product key is not genuine – Key not in Microsoft’s database
9 – Windows Activation Limit Exceeded
11 – Key reported stolen or lost
13 – Windows product key is not genuine – VLK key expired
Changing ‘Error=#’ to a value not in the list above returns an error page. Changing the ‘PartnerID=#’ has no effect. Changing the ‘displaylang=xx’ to an invalid 2-letter language code defaults to english. There is a dropdown anyway, so there is no need to hack at that. The GUID that was not completly visiable in the ZDNet article can be omitted safely.
I’m guess that most false positives result in Error # 8. Most customized keygens work to defeat error #8 also, since I could not find any errors for license-type mismatches (VLK key on retail windows, VLK key on a different VLK licensed windows). I tried Error=1 through Error=25.
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Most WGA-only ‘premium’ upgrades can be gotten from Emule. The newest DirectX is also WGA-premium.
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This was smart. Fights WGA-only update piracy on Emule (or private F2F sneakernet trading). Go get FireFox.
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Most KeyGen generated keys will fail activation. Hence activation cracks. Keygens embedded with pirated windows XP packages are sometimes customized to the VLK licnese of the warez copy, allowing the activation cracked copy of windows with a keygenerater generated key to pass WGA. Multi-installation VLKs will probably be eliminated with Windows Vista.
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This is confidential. Link right on site. I got me a copy 
Sue! Sue! Sue!
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There are plenty of key changers on Emule that don’t send jack-shit to microsoft. Standalone cracks have high incidence of virus infection, so can them before running them.
