Dave Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Here's how: Bypassing windows genuine advantage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turrican Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 It doesn't actually solve the problem, because when the add-on is disabled you have to enter in a validation code which is generated from a activeX download. There is a replacement DLL on the web which you can download which solves the validation problem entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhodgkinson Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 This method does not work on the latest dll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 aye. we've discussed this before and as far as I understand there is not a method available yet which works on the lastest DLL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Incidently Mods - IT Forums is no longer members only and freely googleable - should such threads really be up there to be caught? yet another hint to hide this forum away please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Mick Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 [ QUOTE ] This method does not work on the latest dll. [/ QUOTE ] It does. I used it last night... for evaluation purposes of course Download this .dll right click "save target as", close all explorer windows, then extract to windows/system32 and over write the existing LegitCheckControl.dll. I re-booted my PC but I don't know if you HAVE to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Why would you want to bypass it? No, this is a serious question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] This method does not work on the latest dll. [/ QUOTE ] It does. I used it last night... for evaluation purposes of course Download this .dll right click "save target as", close all explorer windows, then extract to windows/system32 and over write the existing LegitCheckControl.dll. I re-booted my PC but I don't know if you HAVE to. [/ QUOTE ] Then you have the old DLL. Windows update will soon see to that, and you'll no longer be able to disable it from with Internet Options. Microsoft are fully aware of the workaround and the loop-hole will soon disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Mick Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Then you have the old DLL. [/ QUOTE ] Eh? You lost me there a bit Sparky If I've overwritten the .dll file with a newer version, how can it be the old file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Sorry mate, I mean that the DLL you had before was the old Windows one. Microsoft are releasing a newer one soon (some PC's already have it) which won't let you disable it. Windows Update will soon detect you have a different version and replace it with the newer one which they've "fixed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Mick Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Oh ok..Gottcha When you do an custom update, you get the option to choose which update you want to install. Will you not be able to refuse, or uncheck, to install that update? No doubt someone somewhere will will just create an updated version of the .dll anyway surely that will just overwrite the Microsoft one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 It's one area that you'll not be able to refuse as it will just download quietly with other system updates. You're right though, give it a few weeks and another work-around will be created. It's a never ending cycle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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