Piracy system 98 yuan upgrade Win8 vulnerability has been blocked by Microsoft

Author: Zhou Pu

For Microsoft officially launched in October of Win8 system, qualified domestic Win7 user consumers only need to spend 98 yuan will be able to download and install directly from the official website. But there are also rumors that the pirated Windows operating system can only spend 98 yuan to "wash white to positive", upgrade to genuine Win8. Microsoft has recently handled the authentication vulnerability. Consumers currently need to enter a 25-digit serial number to pass the certification. The piracy system's 98-yuan Win8 method has been invalidated.
98 yuan upgrade Win8

Since the launch of the new system last month, Microsoft is currently promoting the mainland market at a preferential price of 248 yuan, the time will continue until January 31 next year. In addition, for the brand machine users who purchased the Windows 7 system from June 2, 2012 to January 31, 2013, Microsoft also implemented a more favorable 98 yuan upgrade plan, which is exactly the rumor of "98 yuan. The source of piracy becomes genuine & rdquo;.

However, there are loopholes in this demanding offer. On the one hand, many users who bought genuine brand machines in 2011 complained that their genuine system could not enjoy the discount because of the earlier purchase; on the other hand, many users who installed the pirated system easily passed the verification, with 98 yuan. The discounted price has been upgraded to Win8.

Previously, on the registration page of the official website promotion, in addition to the name, e-mail address and 3 basic information registrations of the phone, the certification items for the participants were only the sales date, brand, and purchase of the computer. Retailers and models. Interestingly, although the information was all fictitious except for the email address, computer brand, and model number when filling out the registration information, the reporter subsequently received the relevant email and successfully obtained the promotional code.

In response to this authentication vulnerability, Microsoft China has responded. Now, after the user has registered the information, the user must enter the product key, which is the 25-digit number on the COA label. The tag can be found on every brand of pre-installed genuine Windows system. If it is a desktop computer, it will be attached to the chassis. In order to prevent the laptop and tablet from falling off, the user needs to take out the battery and check the inside of the camera.