from Boing Boing
Microsoft
"Genuine Advantage" cracked in 24h: window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all'
AV sez, "This week, Microsoft started requiring users to verifiy their serial
number before using Windows Update. This effort to force users to either buy XP
or tell them where you got the illegal copy is called 'Genuine Advantage.' It
was cracked within 24 hours."
Before pressing
'Custom' or 'Express' buttons paste this text to the address bar and press
enter:
javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')
It turns off the trigger for the key check.