TSforge Activation (Windows/ESU/Office) (MAS)

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  1. witherornot

    witherornot MDL Member

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    #161 witherornot, Apr 1, 2025 (OP)
    Vista generally runs well in VMWare 9.0 compatibility mode
     
  2. oyh023

    oyh023 MDL Member

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    #162 oyh023, Apr 1, 2025
    VMware main program version? @Hacker?pcs
     
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    #163 Hacker?pcs, Apr 1, 2025
    Latest, VMware-workstation-full-17.6.3-24583834.exe, latest 17.5 compatibility layer. I will try with 9.0 on VM creation
     
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    #164 witherornot, Apr 1, 2025 (OP)
    VMWare 17.6 doesnt play nice with older versions from my experience, you can try downgrading to 17.5.2 if you still encounter issues
     
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    Textaar MDL Novice

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    #167 Textaar, Apr 1, 2025
    Use 15.x compatibility layer.
     
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    #168 Hacker?pcs, Apr 1, 2025
    I know it's probably a lot out of scope but how possible would a version be for even pre-release versions of Windows, e.g. Vista 5744 RC2?
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    #169 witherornot, Apr 1, 2025 (OP)
    Try with /ver vista. Generally we don't try to support beta versions before 8.1 because the internal data formats were very volatile during development.
     
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    #171 Carlos Detweiller, Apr 2, 2025
    Wasn't Win7 Pre 7000 timebombed anyway? Maybe that's why it stays unlicensed?

    Old picture with timebomb visible.

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    #172 anchamp65, Apr 2, 2025
    I have to ask...
    Why so much energy spent on getting activation working on versions that are soooo old ?
    Server 2008, 2012, and Vista

    What am I missing ? :confused:
     
  13. witherornot

    witherornot MDL Member

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    #173 witherornot, Apr 2, 2025 (OP)
    A certain phenomenon called "doing things for fun" ;)

    Plus, it's helpful for things like preservation, getting old machines working, etc.
     
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    #174 Carlos Detweiller, Apr 2, 2025
    Oh, easy to answer, but many don't get it.

    "Old isn't useless, and newer is not always better."
     
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    #175 oyh023, Apr 2, 2025
    Why can't I use the TSforge/duid command in Vista?
     
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    Hacker?pcs MDL Member

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    #176 Hacker?pcs, Apr 2, 2025
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    Forgot about timebombs, with correct BIOS and no VMware tools (they force time sync to host even if you just select display drivers), it works!

    Win7 7000-2025-04-02-06-06-56.png

    I will try more builds, this is fun heh
     
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    witherornot MDL Member

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    #177 witherornot, Apr 2, 2025 (OP)
    Key Unique ID is needed to do key lookup on Vista. Removing it would break SPP.
     
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    #178 Exe_new, Apr 2, 2025
    I have a question, if chewwga and removewat were not allowed on mdl, why is this?
     
  19. witherornot

    witherornot MDL Member

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    #179 witherornot, Apr 2, 2025 (OP)
    Because this doesn't patch system components like a monkey with a sledgehammer?
     
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    #180 oyh023, Apr 2, 2025
    To install Server 2012 r1 essential on VMware, Typical mode must be used to select skip input key IMG_20250402_172911.jpg
     
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