Vista OEM Activation Backup
Did your newly purchased computer system come preinstalled with Microsoft Windows Vista? Big multinational OEM vendors are allowed to preactivate your copy of Windows Vista, unfortunatly they tend to ship these systems with much more software installed, most of them you probaply never use. This program makes a backup of everything needed to do a clean install of Windows Vista allowing you still be able to use the OEM preactivation Mechanism.
This utility has a successor, check out: OEMDump (Windows 7 Compatible)
What is Vista™ OEM Activation Backup?
Vista™ OEM Activation Backup is a compiled AutoIt script that automates 3th party software which will backup all files needed to succesfully reinstall a clean copy of Windows Vista on OEM vendor system.
The program will backup the following files:
- OEM Certificate
- OEM SLP Product Key
- OEM SLIC
What is needed to succesfully use this program?
A OEM vendor system that came pre-installed with Windows Vista.
You can check if your system is preactivated by using Microsofts MGADiag.
If MGADiag reports your systems Product ID Type as: OEM SLP your system uses the preactivation mechanism and you are good to go.
Further system requirements
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Administrator Privileges to execute the program
How to use these files after a clean install?
- During Windows Vista setup use the backup product key
- After setup completes import the OEM Certificate by running this command from a Command Prompt started with Administrator Privileges: (right click -> Run as administrator)
C:WindowsSystem32cscript slmgr-vbs -ilc [PATHFILE]
Example
C:WindowsSystem32cscript slmgr.vbs -ilc D:DELL_OEMBackupDELL.XRM-MS
- The BIOS SLIC table is not really required to re-preactivated your system, i included it just for safekeeping incase a BIOS update makes you loose activation. (No indepth knowledge on how to use this file)
* Credits fly out to the DKSP TEAM for their tool which internally is used by this script.
Vistaâ„¢ OEM Activation Backup
Download Description:
Vista™ OEM Activation Backup version 1.0.0.0
Download Count:
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Filesize:
264.8 KB
MD5 hash:
E407ED06DA57BA63A24D2C72865AD83F Download
On Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 07:36 CET RvdH wrote:
Why do you think it is called "Vista OEM Backup" ?
Kinda obvious it does not work on XP.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 11:54 CET fettlurad wrote:
I totally agree...
but is it impossible to get it to work on xp? anything we (me+readers) can help?
It is a great tool, and could be so perfect if it could handle xp too.
cheers
On Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 15:14 CET RvdH wrote:
Problem is that XP oem activation is quite different compared to Vista OEM activation, eg: Vista OEM activation requires a BIOS SLP 2.0 table, Certificate end OEM:SLP Key where XP requires Bios SLP 1.0 string, a complete OEM specific oembios file set (oembios.bin,oembios.dat,oembios.cat,oembios.sig)
With Vista you easily can re-preactivate your sytem by inserting the OEM:SLP key en import the matched OEM certificate.
With XP you have more issues, there is the issue with Windows File Protection, you can`t just replace the 4 oembios files, it also depends on which media is used, it would work with oem media, when retail media is used you need to modify your setup files before you can succesfully use the SLP key with it.
For more information on XP OEM activation is would suggest you take a look at the following topic on MSFN:
Building a Pre-activated CD from an existing installation
Last edited on: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 15:21 CET by: RvdH
On Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 10:24 CET fettlurad wrote:
Thanks for the clarification, I will definitly read the recommended topic you sent. Seems really intresting.
I m also intrested in how to backup oem strings in xp to get it run without activation problem in an Vmware instance.
that would be cool.
On Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 10:25 CET fettlurad wrote:
sorry if you don't allow posting urls in comment, you can remove it if you have such restrictions here.
On Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 10:52 CET RvdH wrote:
A valid list of XP OEM SLP bios strings can be found in topic in article below:
http://www.msfn.org/board/Multi-Manufacturer-Pre-Activation-t71016.html&st=200&p=534097#entry534097
A guide for "patching" a VMWare Bios with OEM SLP strings can`t be published on this site,
Update: Here is a how to guide:
http://rapidshare.com/files/100671288/VMWare_SLP1.0_and_SLP2.0_guide_rev1.1.pdf.html
Last edited on: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:54 CET by: RvdH
On Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 01:47 CET fettlurad wrote:
sad it does not work for windows xp