[UNSUPPORTED] Open 7 act*vator by Nononsence [revised by HotCarl] ;-)

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Yeah, probably. I included something about that in the help documentation, so hopefully people will read it, and use the "Insert SLIC into bootmgr" option very carefully, and only if they are willing to reinstall Windows if it does not work. (...or if they are handy with the recovery console, they can simply replace the bootmgr file that was modified with the backup that was generated during install called "bootmgr.orig". That is the way you would have to manually fix it in *any* loader that uses the current "bootmgr method"...that's why its risky...)

Maybe I should put a popup warning with just an Ok button, just to warn people who dont read the documentation...


EDIT: ehh, it would probably be easier just to remove it I guess... I just wanted to keep as many options open to the user as possible.

 

Thanks Opa (and alfawaves of course)!!!

Here is where I will put the updates to this tool as I strive to make it as user friendly and "fool-proof" as possible. I will also answer any questions anyone may have, and provide assistance if anyone has any troubles. I am also open to any and all suggestions, so feel free to send some my way.

It is my hope that this tool can help people. Thanks to everyone, and thanks again to Nononsence for the original source and concept. I am not trying to make a better loader than anyone, nor am I trying to compete with anyone. I don't want any fame, and I don't want any rep. The only reason I released this tool is because I think it has the potential to help some people (with the full illustrated help documentation), and for an alternative should someone be having a hard time getting activated, or if someone is having difficulty grasping the concepts behind activation and would like to feel more confident going into it...

 

Fixed.
Forgot to set that form to always be on top...small oversight. Thanks for the heads up PAYMYRENT

 

That is a good idea, and an oversight of mine of sorts. If you hover over the checkbox for a second, the tool-tip says exactly what it does. I have not added a label to it because it is not a "feature" per-se, and normally the user has no reason to un-check it. I just have it there in case the "always on top" interferes with any other windows...
I can see how it could be confusing though. I am planning on tweaking the user interface a little when I finalize some other features that I am implementing, so when I do that I will move things around and probably label that check box.
I want to reorganize the interface a little so it is more intuitive for the user, without just presenting them with a ton of options for different things on one form (an example of what not to do would be Napalum's loader...).

Thank you for the reminder Opa, I will get on top of that (and finish implementing a few other features) as soon as I have the free time.

 

(question 1):

Hmm, in order to check if SLIC is present, I query the registry...

The code checks "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\RDST" in the registry for the presence of any sub-keys (ex: on my machine the sub-key is HPQOEM, which is the vendor of the SLIC on my machine, it will be different depending on what vendor you are using for your SLIC) and if a sub-key is there, you must have SLIC (unless Windows is detecting something wrong). <thanks to alphawaves for the idea>

I think the problem is that I am checking for the existence of the RSDT sub-key, and not checking for the existence of sub-keys within the RSDT sub-key... I will fix it


(question 2):
Good idea. I will probably do that, as I could remove that Architecture box and put something more useful over there...


(question 3):
No encrypted SLIC.
I am considering making random GRLDR names and filesizes, but I don't want to totally rip off all of Daz's features out of respect for his application...and frankly, I am not trying to compete with anyone. I am just trying to make a solid loader with a bunch of features that are helpful and work without issue. I would like to incorporate other original useful features though...and I have a bunch of ideas what I want to do...I just wish I had more free time. I am currently taking 4 classes at the university and working, so I am a bit busy.

 

Thank you.

Sorry I have been so busy lately... I did manage to finish up another release of Open 7 Activator though... Version 1.0.5 has been released with all leaked SLP keys to date as well as quite a few more options that were not available in the last version.

Let me know if anyone has any issues. Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

 

Always something lol
I will fix it in the next version...

Right now I am trying to get the built in key checker to work... I cant seem to get pidgenx.dll to return the correct values though. Must be something wrong with my code, but I dont know what I am doing wrong. Perhaps I have reached my limit in VB with this one.

Code:

    Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

    Declare Auto Function PidGenXX Lib "pidgenx.dll" (ByVal key As String, ByVal pkeyconfigLocation As String, ByVal mpcID As String, ByVal unknown As Integer, ByVal generatedPID As IntPtr, ByVal oldDigitalPID As IntPtr, ByVal digitalPID4 As IntPtr) As Integer
    Private Sub Check_Product_Key()

        Dim serial As String = keyTextBox.Text
        outputTextBox.Clear()
        If serial = Nothing Then Exit Sub

        Dim genPID As IntPtr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(100)
        Marshal.WriteByte(genPID, 0, &H32)
        Dim clearGenPID As Integer = 0
        For clearGenPID = 1 To 99
            Marshal.WriteByte(genPID, clearGenPID, &H0)
        Next clearGenPID

        Dim oldPID As IntPtr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(164)
        Marshal.WriteByte(oldPID, 0, &HA4)
        Dim clearOldPID As Integer = 0
        For clearOldPID = 1 To 163
            Marshal.WriteByte(oldPID, clearOldPID, &H0)
        Next clearOldPID

        Dim DPID4 As IntPtr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(1272)
        Marshal.WriteByte(DPID4, 0, &HF8)
        Marshal.WriteByte(DPID4, 1, &H4)
        Dim clearDPID4 As Integer = 0
        For clearDPID4 = 2 To 1271
            Marshal.WriteByte(DPID4, clearDPID4, &H0)
        Next clearDPID4

        Dim pkeyconfig As String = Form1.WinDir & "\spp\tokens\pkeyconfig\pkeyconfig.xrm-ms"

        Dim RetID As Integer = PidGenXX(serial, pkeyconfig, "XXXXX", 0, genPID, oldPID, DPID4)

        If RetID = 0 Then
            outputTextBox.AppendText("Valid Key!")
        ElseIf RetID = -2147024894 Then
            outputTextBox.AppendText("Error: pkeyconfig.xrm-ms is missing")
        ElseIf RetID = -2147024809 Then
            outputTextBox.AppendText("Error: Invalid arguments")
        ElseIf RetID = -1979645695 Then
            outputTextBox.AppendText("Error: Invalid key")
        Else
            outputTextBox.AppendText("Error: Invalid key")
        End If

    End Sub