From: "Rich Gauszka" 

The version of keyfinder I have is 1.41 and it decrypts my XP product keys
fine ( crea date is 4/21/2003)

He did have a newer version (1.5B3)  at

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/kfbeta.shtml


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
news:44a7f659$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Argggg.... matey. 
>
> I'm assuming the keyfinder.exe program that hasn't been updated since 2003
> just doesn't properly unencrypt the key number or is something else at
> play here?
>
> This is a laptop purchased last October from Gateway through HSN and has
> never been in for re-install or repair and has never been restored or
> reinstalled by me.  The keyfinder.exe CD Key is completely different from
> the COA Key on the bottom of the laptop??
>
> Gary
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:44a7efca$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Pirate!!!!
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:44a7ef3f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>I tried the keyfinder.exe program that supposedly shows your windows
>>>product key and it showed a key that is completely different from the key
>>>on the sticker on the bottom of my laptop?
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> "/m"  wrote in message
>>> news:1ldfa29d9rlnc0hnha6tapske44m61vju7{at}4ax.com...
>>>> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:45:30 -0500, "Geo"
 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Adam Flinton"
 wrote in message
>>>>>news:4221a503$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Esp if the virus makes it so no new number will
work. Imagine the
>>>>>> "phone
>>>>>> queues" of a global nature where people are
calling to re-init winxp.
>>>>>
>>>>>all it needs to do is change the serial number to a
random number. I
>>>>>don't
>>>>>think anyone realizes just easy it would be to
completely hose the
>>>>>whole
>>>>>product activation thing. Microsoft has designed
windows to watch to
>>>>>see if
>>>>>it was tampered with (that setting that changes
workstation to server)
>>>>>and
>>>>>they have now designed their strategy for updates to
depend on stuff
>>>>>that
>>>>>can be changed by software that executes on the users machine.
>>>>>
>>>>>I've always thought this was a really nasty security
issue, first they
>>>>>wanted the stupid serial number stickers on the outside
of the computer
>>>>>where anyone can see them, write them down, and post them to the
>>>>>internet
>>>>>thus getting your key blacklisted. Second even if you remove the
>>>>>sticker
>>>>>there are programs like
http://www.nthelp.com/40/productid.htm which
>>>>>can
>>>>>simply read the number and display it so you can copy it down.
>>>>>
>>>>>Imagine what would happen if the next big virus changed
this setting to
>>>>>one
>>>>>of the blacklisted serial numbers. It would basically
mean users have
>>>>>to
>>>>>reinstall to fix the problem and if you happen to have
an OEM version
>>>>>which
>>>>>now isn't going to let you reinstall without calling well...
>>>>>
>>>>>So when is MS going to realize that software piracy is a law
>>>>>enforcement
>>>>>issue and why it's a bad idea to take the law into your
own hands? It's
>>>>>so
>>>>>easy to frame users so that MS thinks they are running pirated
>>>>>windows..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't think they are ever going to realize that.
>>>>
>>>> /m
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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