I wrote a post/tute? on another forum a while back about my "handoff trick" (for fun) to fake the MS page to "Validate Windows" and download
ANY "Genuine Windows Download" file from
ANY OS/Browser
Eg. The MS page will congratulate you with:
Quote:
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The Windows validation process has determined that you are running "genuine Microsoft Windows"
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even if you are running Linux/Opera
I also know you can simply (currently) press "No" at some of the following pages to get some downloads, but this info is for fun (at the moment) until MS actually removes the "No" option.
Here is an example with background info to get the new updated TCPIP.SYS (KB884020) for WinXP SP2:
To get
WindowsXP-KB884020-x86-enu.exe (or other languages, only available to Windows Genuine Advantage) there are several ways WITHOUT installing any ActiveX or downloading GenuineCheck.exe from MS. My tips below could possibly be used for other similar "Windows Genuine Advantage" updates in the future.
KB884020 (new TCPIP.SYS) Windows "Genuine" Decision
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/winGenuineDecision.aspx?familyid=17d997d2-5034-4bbb-b74d-ad8430a1f7c8&displaylang=en
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Gives you three choices:
(1) Yes, please validate Windows and take me to the download. (If an ActiveX dialogue box appears, please click Yes.)
(2) No, do not validate Windows at this time, but take me to the download.
(3) "alternate method" link on bottom of page (no ActiveX) ... Rather than installing the ActiveX control LegitCheckControl.cab you can download and run GenuineCheck.exe (attached by sf42, why sf42? it is freely available from MS)
Quote:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/6/9/A693AA2D-0F3A-47D3-8AC0-70B8ECC3A994/LegitCheckControl.cab
http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/A/2/FA22CFBA-F3CB-49C1-839B-2DEB857B963C/GenuineCheck.exe
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If you just want to download, just simply use method (2)
But for this post/tute? I will be going further to show you how to "fake" the MS site into Validating Me WITHOUT using any ActiveX(CAB) or EXE downloads. You just need to "view source" of the
PUBLIC website source page:
Quote:
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/genuineValidation.aspx
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Code:
<script language="javascript">
var hash0="YWJF9B8";
...
parent.window.location.replace('handoff.aspx?' + queryStr[1]+'&hash='+ result);
...
</script>
I hope you can already see how simple it is!
What you do for ANY FamilyID=... download is to go to the HANDOFF page by adding the universal hash=YWJF9B8 value.
NOTE that the hash0="YWJF9B8" value can change in the page source above so check if it has first (search for hash0) before posting that this example does not work.
In this case:
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/handoff.aspx?FamilyID=17d997d2-5034-4bbb-b74d-ad8430a1f7c8&displaylang=en&hash=YWJF9B8
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You will be congratulated
with:
Quote:
Successfully Validated
The Windows validation process has determined that you are running genuine Microsoft Windows. Please click Download to get the download.
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REGARDLESS of OS/Browser. Eg. Linux/Opera works!
You will also be able get all other language downloads from this English displaylang=en page but you could change =en to whatever to go straight to your preferred language page.
This "handoff page and hash" trick can be used for any other FamilyID=... "Genuine Windows Download Only" downloads.