[windows2000] Re: Server activation

  • From: Dogers <dogers@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 16:25:55 +0100

On 5/11/05, Mauricio Fernandez <mfernandez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Some guy asks me if is possible to check if a Windows 2003 server
> installation is legal. The box doesn't have internet connection, so I can't
> do it trough internet. The cracker who installs the software told him that
> that box doesn't need activation, buy I am not sure. Does anyone know some
> tool to check this out? 

Ask to see either their volume license agreement, or their certificate
of authenticity. If they have neither, chances are its not legal.. I
dont know of a way to tell 100%, you could check their CD key to see
if its a known illegal one, but I'm sure theres a key generator out
there for 2003.

Andrew
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