I remember finding out that the code for a copy of Microsoft Bookshelf that came with a computer also activated a full retail copy of Office 97 when I lost that code. It wasn’t even the same length.
I like that you even tried
Funny enough I have a fond memory of a windows activation code.
My friend gave me an “upgrade” code for XP, but when you go to install windows and then use that upgrade code on a new install it tells you that you can’t use it since it is meant to be an upgrade. After the initial install, I went to “install again” counting as an “upgrade” and then it would accept the code lol I used it a bunch of times.
That was actually a cheeky workaround that was spoken about internally when I worked for some call center for vista rollout support.
Upgrade key didn’t work as clean install But if you installed a clean install without a key, then upgraded to the same version the key worked because logic.
I will remember those first 10 letters of the pirated XP code until I die. FCKGW-RHQQ2
I wish i remembered the rest but i haven’t inputted it for well over a decade.
I will remember the arch install routine until I die.
Fuck George W. is a nice way to remember the beginning
Fuck George W, and Rodham Hillary Qlinton Qlinton 2. Seamless.
FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8
and
CTQBH-WBMFB-J42VR-H6TGG-2DRDT
are the two that I used almost non-stop.
(I have them memorized - Never forget the 6 month cycle of reinstalling XP.)
Definitely, definitely FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8 toothpicks.
Fucking blast from the past! Thanks for the memory 😎
Dang dude, Cluade sucks. I tried a few different times and it also refused because it didn’t what to generate codes that could be used in a scam.
Lmao, QWERT YUIOP ASDFG
Wholesome.
Thanks, it helps a lot. Could you do it a couple of more times? just for old times sake.
Judging by the gift codes being not particularly random-looking, looks like they’ve closed that one
Did those codes really work?
mine was for gta6 beta access
Yours too? You wanna join my team?
I laughed way too hard at this, well done
I mean, its probably public data from like a reddit giveaway post or something, so its probably already used.
Or it could be similar to how image generators generate text in images (by making things that look like text but is generally unintelligible nonsense).
Though if it trained on enough keys, it might have picked up on some of the correlations. I’d be surprised if they don’t use a database instead of just a checksum to determine valid keys, but if it was just a checksum, it’s possible that a NN could figure out how to generate valid keys.
They have a proprietary algorithm that generates keys and shoves them into a DB, in many cases they have a form of checksum to quickly check the validity of keys in-form to reduce DB lookups. Credit/Debit card numbers also have a checksum built in
If you had enough keys, it might be possible to train a NN to generate new ones, they are after all fantastic at pattern recognition it’s their whole schtick
