I have seen some millenials commented on Facebook here about how they could still remember keys on burned copies of pirated Windows XP they used to reinstall their PCs during the 2000s and most of them have their own wife just fine.
Never give up Matt
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Re: The reason I'm doomed to die alone...
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:58 am
by MattKC
Heh I appreciate the reassurance
I technically remember part of an XP key, but it's the part that everyone remembers: FCKGW (yeah I legit used that key back in like 2008 before they blacklisted it in WGA)
Re: The reason I'm doomed to die alone...
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:14 pm
by Gordinator
I myself actually ended up memorising a 2000/ME key. I have no use for it, I have never used 2000/ME outside of a VM, I will never have a use for it, yet I still remember it to this day. It's RBDC9-VCRC8-D7972-J97JY-PRVMG. WHY DO I REMEMBER THAT! I HAVE NO USE FOR IT! CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME REMEMBER WHAT I HAD FOR LUNCH YET I REMEMBER THIS STRING OF CHARACTERS! I also memorise WiFi passwords, and I STILL remember some of the old ones I had.
Suppose I'll die alone, too.
Re: The reason I'm doomed to die alone...
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:05 pm
by acidiclight
MattKC wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:58 am
Heh I appreciate the reassurance
I technically remember part of an XP key, but it's the part that everyone remembers: FCKGW (yeah I legit used that key back in like 2008 before they blacklisted it in WGA)
Is it bad that I read FCKGW and thought it was just an abbreviation for saying either "fuck genuine windows" or "fuck GeoWorks"
Re: The reason I'm doomed to die alone...
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:58 pm
by flatrute
acidiclight wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:05 pm
Is it bad that I read FCKGW and thought it was just an abbreviation for saying either "fuck genuine windows" or "fuck GeoWorks"
I mean Microsoft Product Activation as a whole is just harmful...
Re: The reason I'm doomed to die alone...
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 4:36 pm
by MattKC
acidiclight wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:05 pm
Is it bad that I read FCKGW and thought it was just an abbreviation for saying either "fuck genuine windows" or "fuck GeoWorks"
Heh I mean it's accurate, but yeah it is easy to read that way. I assume it's just a coincidence, though it's not impossible someone did some reverse engineering/brute forcing to get those to be the first 5 characters...
Re: The reason I'm doomed to die alone...
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:04 pm
by RaceJay
flatrute wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:58 pm
I mean Microsoft Product Activation as a whole is just harmful...
Hi,
Wanna know the guy that developed it? He also developed the OOBE aka Out Of the Box Experience. He has a YouTube channel, his name is Dave.
Check it here » https://www.youtube.com/@DavesGarage
Cheers!
