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history.txt:
Version History
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3.02 Enhanced main script to catch rare 180-day lockout scenario
Now kills WPABALN.EXE the MS way :)
Safe Mode no longer mandatory
Added uninstall facility
3.01 Enhanced the ControlSet logic. Fixed minor drive letter probl
em (oops)
3.00 Initial release (31/7/2001)
readme.txt:
RESET3 (Universal WinXP Time-Limit Fix) by Epyx & AngelDeath
Version 3.02
This is Version 3 of our very popular RESET time-limit fix for Windows XP.
It has been tested on all builds from 2462 to 2531, and should foreseeably
work on the RTM version. It has also been tested on Advanced Server 3505.
Additional features:
* Automatically installs the 60-day Product Key
* Kills the WPABALN.EXE balloon reminder
* Removes the IDW Logging Tool from Start Menu
* No DUN/IIS password problems
[more]
* Removes the Comments? button for Beta 2 builds
* Uninstalls RESET2 (if present)
SUMMARY
Reset3.exe is a workaround to reset the Activation Grace Period
(14/30/60 days). It does not actually remove Windows Product Activat
ion
(WPA) or trick Windows into activating (see Notes section for removing the
180-day timebomb).
Every time you reboot, the Activation counters are deleted. This in effect
sets the Activation Grace Period countdown back to zero.
INSTALLATION
You can run RESET3 in Normal Mode if you are an Administrator, or otherwise
in Safe Mode. When it's complete, it is ready to kick in next reboot. Y
ou
don't need to run Reset3.exe ever again.
PROVING IT WORKED
The only consistent way to prove that a reset crack has worked is to
advance the system clock to within 7 days of the end of the Activation
Grace Period. In other words, if you are using the 60-day key, move the
clock forward 53 days, or move 7 days for a 14-day key. If you don't see
a
warning saying "You must activate within 7 days", then the crack has
worked.
NOTES
This workaround should work on all versions of XP from 2485 onwards. At
the time of writing, it was tested successfully on RC2 (Build 2526).
Any Product Key will do, but the best one currently available is this one:
RK7J8-2PGYQ-P47VV-V6PMB-F6XPQ
This will give you a 60-day Activation Grace Period. If you want to crack
the 180-day limit (eval timebomb), you will need to use the SETUPREG.HIV
trick. Extract the ISO and drop SETUPREG.HIV into the /i386 directory. You
can then burn this back to a CD or install straight from the hard disk. If
you don't think you'll be using this version in 180 days, you ne
edn't
bother with this step.
CREDITS
Thanks to DrSeuss and Slanchoca for additional programming support.
Shouts to the folks at BetaNet (betanetonline.cjb.net), IeXbeta
(iexbeta.cjb.net), DopeWeasel, Meph, KopyKatz, Jazzphone, Solarix,
Dr. Tray, SpeedBurner, SiXXGunZZ, Firebrand, Igneous and Wavelet.
This is most likely the last version of RESET we'll release, so to
all the people who helped turn RESET into a household name, we say
"thanks" ... it's been fun.
=epyx=
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