KB971033 breaks RemoveWAT?

I have updated the information on this post to be relevant for 2012

• For an update to this post - please see this new post. 

It would appear that the Hazar forum is no longer and the entry on mydigitallife is now somewhat dated.

The release of KB971033 seems to be key to the operation of the Windows 7 Activation hack. As I am using the Daz loader I had not cause to try the Hazar solution.

All my computers where I have installed 7 and applied the Loader KB971033 has been downloaded and installed - ALL the systems are indicating that they are Genuine and nothing seems to have been detected by the process installed as a consequence of the Microsoft update.

Is this the case with RemoveWAT?
If you are a user of RemoveWAT and found that it has now stopped working since KB971033 please comment.

Also the procedure for making Windows updates could do with some experienced description (i.e. restoring WAT applying updates and removing WAT again)

Adobe air drm

Post from April 2009 removed as it was no longer relevant.

Please see www.tempusfugit.ca for a full discussion on Adobe Air and DRM in general.

KB971033 and MS blocking OEM Product Keys

If KB971033 or a subsequent update actually does manage to sort out the OEM Licenses used to defeat the W7 Activation (Hack or Crack) then another approach may have be taken.

At the moment it looks like that MS are fanning the flames to create smoke for the "smoke and mirrors" on what they have done to deter those that might be thinking of trying to bypass the WAT process.

If would appear that MS have tried this before and this is a quote that I found on the MyDigitalLife blog:

Anyway, even if the leaked 22TKD OEM product key is blacklisted, ultimately a unblockable OEM-SLP product keys for Windows 7 that delivers with computer machine will be leaked when the goods are shipped in October.

This seems to be exactly what has happened. (the October here was October 2009 - it is now June 2010 and MS are getting round to addressing the issue with KB971033)

• All pages on The Technology Muse related to Windows Activation

Windows Update and Daz Loader

It has been reported that Windows Updates render Daz activation invalid - I have not found this to be the case.


KB971033 has been installed on the computers that I have run the W7Loader by Daz - they all still report as Genuine.

Prompted by search: wga crunch for windows 7 (http://www.buzzcrunch.net/2010/02/wat-update-kb971033-disables-windows-7-activation-cracks-with-dynamic-signature/)

Keep tuned to this blog for updates on how the Activation cracks are working out for me.

Note: the screen-shot above was taken from an Asus 1000HE Netbook that had Windows XP pre-installed. Windows 7 has been installed from a torrent downloaded from a p2p site.
This copy of Windows 7 has been successfully used to install Windows 7 on more than 6 computers so far - all report Windows to be "Genuine".
Computers include the Netbook mentioned, an Acer Aspire One Netbook, 2 Acer motherboard desktops, an Acer Desktop, a desktop with a Zotec ITX motherboard and an aging Lenovo X40 Thinkpad (that was originally Windows XP and was very sick before the W7 install)

• Update to Activation problems on The Technology Muse - Including a review of the techniques such as using the Daz Loader.
• All pages relating to Loaders and Windows Activation
• The location of the resources discussed on this blog

What are your chances of detection by WGA?

It seems to be pretty small.

Using the Windows 7 loader by Daz and then running the MS checking programs downloaded from their website - reports that the version installed is Genuine!

When you download the WindowsActivationUpdate program from Microsoft you are told:

The software that you are about to download works with most browsers. Once installed, it will attempt to repair Windows 7 licensing components that may have been damaged, moved, or deleted. From time to time, this software will also perform a validation check to make sure that Windows 7 running on your PC is genuine and stays that way.

When you run the program on the Daz activated copy of Windows 7 you are greeted with:

Windows validation was successful
Now you can take advantage of all the value genuine Windows provides, including extras!


The same was not found when a copy of Office 2007 Enterprise was validated using (another Microsoft validator)