Sunday, August 01, 2010

Windows 7 Activation solution comparison

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      BIOS MOD Win Loader RemoveWAT Chew7  KMS  IR4
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Activation Type     SLIC  SLIC  MOD  MOD  KMS  TRIAL
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Windows 7 Ultimate    ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✕  ✔
Windows 7 Ultimate N    ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✕  ✔
Windows 7 Professional    ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows 7 Professional N   ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows 7 Home Premium    ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✕  ✔
Windows 7 Home Premium N   ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✕  ✔
Windows 7 Home Basic    ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✕  ✔
Windows 7 Home Basic N    ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✕  ✔
Windows 7 Starter    ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✕  ✔
Windows 7 Enterprise    ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows 7 Enterprise N    ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
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Windows Server 2k8 R2: Standard   ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows Server 2k8 R2: Enterprise  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows Server 2k8 R2: Foundation  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows Server 2k8 R2: Datacenter  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows Server 2k8 R2: Web Server  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows Server 2k8 R2: Itanium   ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows Server 2k8 R2: Storage   ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows Server 2k8 R2: Essential Business ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows MultiPoint Server 2010   ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Windows Home Server 2010   ✕  ✕  ✔  ✔  ✕  ✔
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Windows Vista Ultimate    ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✕  ✕
Windows Vista Business    ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕
Windows Vista Business N   ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕
Windows Vista Home Premium   ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✕  ✕
Windows Vista Home Basic   ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✕  ✕
Windows Vista Home Basic N   ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✕  ✕
Windows Vista Starter    ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✕  ✕
Windows Vista Enterprise   ✕  ✕  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕
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Windows Server 2008: Standard   ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕
Windows Server 2008: Enterprise   ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕
Windows Server 2008: Foundation   ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕
Windows Server 2008: Datacenter   ✕  ✕  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕
Windows Server 2008: Small Business  ✔  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕
Windows HPC Server 2008    ✕  ✕  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕
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Windows Embedded Std. 7 Compact Edition  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✔
Windows Embedded Ent. 7 Edition   ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✔
Windows Embedded Str. 7 Eval Edition  ✕  ✕  ✔  ✕  ✕  ✔
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Activates Windows?    Yes  Yes  No  Yes  Yes  No
Supports WAT?     Yes  Yes  No  No  Yes  Yes
Runs inside Windows?    No  No  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*
Changes system files?    No  No  Yes  Yes  No  No
Must be reinstalled?    No  No  No  No  Yes  Yes
Requires a restart duing install?  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  No  Yes
SLIC injection detectable?   No  No  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
Depends on Windows components?   No  No  Yes  Yes  No  Yes
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Notes:
* Unsupported Windows editions via SLIC activation can come down to the lack of a leaked serial
* IR4 rearms inside of Windows however the IR4 trial reset runs outside of Windows