Windows Product Key Changer

[AtYourService]

Testing an app i made and i need some beta testers, either someone who uses vmware or doesnt mind reinstalling if something goes wrong

basically what this program does is allows you to change the windows product key and gives you the option to activate windows

im hoping it works with xp,2003,vista,win7,2k8
You can download it from here:
http://whatsmypass.com/files/keychanger.exe

Please let me know if it works or not and what operating system/service pack you tested on. Thanks

 

[Crash]

Nice work on that. Thanx.

I will wait for somebody to test and review this but I think its Great !!
Just did a lappy the old school way thru regedit the other day myself.
Would be great to have this one in my portables.

 

[Psychoticus]

will download tonight and test on my VM for you, btw its win7

 

[topaz]

Microsoft key changer

Microsoft do a key changer

I find that funny that they do that but dont realy condone changing the key but turn a blind eye to the pratice

Thats why they turn a blind eye to useing OEM disks

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx

Works well

TigerTech

 

[KompuKare]

Microsoft do a key changer


http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx

Yes, I use that one. Indeed it works well. I guess despite the crazy wording of their EULA, they do realize that people will install with their favourite automated / nlite disc and change the key to match the COA.

 

[Psychoticus]

Got an error when i tried to run it on windows 7 and not activating, it just froze then gave this error, same thing when i tried to activate as well

 

[Mushin]

Yes, I use that one. Indeed it works well. I guess despite the crazy wording of their EULA, they do realize that people will install with their favourite automated / nlite disc and change the key to match the COA.

I was not aware of the Microsoft XP Product key changer but for Vista and Windows 7 it has to do with their Windows Anytime Upgrade process. If you take a look at those two you will see that it is built in already.

I am happy that there is an Official one for XP though. I have used other product key viewers/changers in past.

 

[pc-wiz]

What is the use for changing the product key? I have never heard of changing it.

 

[AtYourService]

Got an error when i tried to run it on windows 7 and not activating, it just froze then gave this error, same thing when i tried to activate as well

0xC004F050 is an invalid product key error.

"Error: 0xC004f015 Run 'slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004f015' to display the error text".
The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed



I've tested this on Windows 7 Ultimate and it worked fine. It basically just executes the slmgr.vbs script that is present on both Vista and Win7
you can do this from the command line to change the key:

%windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

and to activate windows you would then type this:

%windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato

for xp the commands are different depending on if its sp0 or sp1 and above


the xp/2k3 vbs script gets created depending on which service pack version is detected , examples of the vbs script used are here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

 

[Psychoticus]

0xC004F050 is an invalid product key error.

"Error: 0xC004f015 Run 'slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004f015' to display the error text".
The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed



I've tested this on Windows 7 Ultimate and it worked fine. It basically just executes the slmgr.vbs script that is present on both Vista and Win7
you can do this from the command line to change the key:

%windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

and to activate windows you would then type this:

%windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato

for xp the commands are different depending on if its sp0 or sp1 and above


the xp/2k3 vbs script gets created depending on which service pack version is detected , examples of the vbs script used are here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

i can tell you that the licence is correct as i got it from the MSDNAA site myself and when i entered it normally through system properties it worked fine, perhaps it has something to do with my VM, as that was what i was testing on?

 

[AtYourService]

try running those 2 commands from the cmd prompt
it'll spit back the same error



not sure if the vmware has anyhting to do with it
its more of a key error , not sure why it would work the normal way
and not with the script


for some reason the xp script microsoft provides errors
WBEM_E_INVALID_OPERATION
0x80041016 : The requested operation is not valid. This error usually applies to invalid attempts to delete classes or properties.