HOW TO RESET WINDOWS TERMINAL SERVICES 3 MONTH TRIAL
Warning: greyhat content.
Thanks to a Microsoft article, I've found out that it is very easy to extend your Windows Terminal Services 3-month trial or experience time. It's so easy that I'm sure many administrators have done this in their own systems, while waiting for their managers or financial staff to buy the definitive licenses (not being hypocrite here).
Following these instructions, you don't have to crack any program. You won't mess with your system. The magic is to only delete the licenses databases both in the server and the clients, and let windows re-create them for you.
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Make sure you've installed "Terminal Services Licensing". By the way, this method only makes sense if you need to use Terminal Services in Application Mode, which is the one that requires licensing.
The idea is quite simple.
First, disconnect all users from the terminal. If you need to do this remotely, you can also disconnect yourself, and access the files remotely.
Go to %WINDIR%\system32\lserver
Notice the file TSLIC.edb. Rename it to tslic.old
In every client computer, remove the CAL TS registry keys, located at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing
Restart your server.
Finally, if you need more information about how to crack terminal services, go check at Microsoft's web site. See the "Cause 2" steps. :-)
Shouldn't MS improve the security for TS Licensing in the next versions of Windows (2003 with SP1 is also easy to "crack")?
PS> I am definitely against software piracy. I strongly believe that Microsoft should strength their anti-piracy policy. Only then they could theoretically lower their licensing prices. The biggest result, though, would be a huge increase of free software popularity. Only then we, FOSS proponents, would have the opportunity to prove our paradigm is superior (now I'm being hypocrite, I guess).
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capture: 3 client and 1 local console connect to Widnows 7 RC
6.1.7100.0.
Project: Universal Termsrv.dll Patch
Support:
Windows XP SP2 SP3; Vista SP1 SP2/Windows 7, 32bit(x86)/64bit(x64)Download Link 1: UniversalTermsrvPatch_20090425.zip (zip File, 66 KB)
Download Link 2: UniversalTermsrvPatch_20090425.zip (zip File, 66 KB)
Download Link 3: UniversalTermsrvPatch_20090425.zip (zip File, 66 KB)
(Click to download)
Crack termsrv.dll, remove the Concurrent
Remote Desktop sessions limit, allow multi-user login in XP/Vista at the
same time.
This is only a file patch for termsrv.dll.
More
setting for RDP, please google it.
The meaning of the last number
of checksum:
1 - Original file, without any modification.
9 - The
file has been modified.
Notes:
1, Can oprate in normal mode.
Do not need to enter safe mode.
2, Choose the corresponding
patcher based on you Windows:
For 32bit(x86):
UniversalTermsrvPatch-x86.exe
For 64bit(amd64):
UniversalTermsrvPatch-x64.exe
3, Require administrator rights.
Right-click the exe file, select Run as Administrator.
4, After
patch, Restart computer to take effect.
5, Backup file:
\windows\system32\termsrv.dll.backup.
History:
2009.04.16
V1.0
+ First release.
2009.04.25 V1.0b
* Fix a bug in xp.reg. Thanks
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