Activate Windows 8 M2/M3 Build 7955 with Free Windows 7 Beta Product Keys [Download Links]

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Is Windows 8 Beta near? Or it’s just because Microsoft is going to recycle the product keys that are used to activate the Windows 7 Beta for Windows 8 Beta? Apparently, no hack nor crack is required to activate Windows 8 M2 (pre-M3) Build 7955. To activate an installed Windows 8 Build 7955 system, the trick is to just use a free product key provided by Microsoft during Windows 7 Beta.

If you still remember, Microsoft actually only provides 10 product keys – 5 for 32-bit (x86) and 5 for 64-bit (x64) – for the whole world to activate Windows 7 Beta. In other words, these free product keys can be used for unlimited activation. But it’s unknown why Microsoft still does not block or blacklist the Windows 7 Beta product keys.

Here’s the list of Windows 7 Beta product keys:

Windows 7 Beta 32-bit Product Key

Site: http://tinypaste.com/

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Windows 7 Beta 64-bit Product Key

Site: http://tinypaste.com/

Sharecode: 79bb8 ^[?]

For information, Windows 7 RC product keys and even retail product keys for Windows 7 RTM may work to activate too. If you have difficulty in activating your Windows 8, try phone activation, disconnect and reconnect to Internet or the following trick, found by gabrielinio_julian:

Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

Press Ctrl + Shift + F9.

Issue the slmgr.vbs commands stated below to activate.

Unfortunately, Windows 8 Build 7955 activated with the product keys above does not unlock any hidden features, as the Windows 8 activation system generates a special hash ID which determines which feature is available from the product key used to activate the system. Thus, these supposedly expired product keys cannot unlock the features.

Note that it’s not necessary to activate the system to unlock most hidden locked Windows 8 features. After installation, there is 30 days activation grace period to enjoy the system for free.

To activate Windows 8 Build 7955, go to Control Panel -> Action Center -> Genuine Center. Click on Enter a new product key button.

Enter one of the 32-bit product key and proceed to activate the system. The activation should be successful. Interestingly, it’s “Windows 7″ that is been activated successfully.

And, Windows 8 Genuine Center will now show activation status of “Activated” but edition of “Windows 7 Ultimate”.

Alternatively, it’s also possible to activate Windows 8 M2/M3 via Command Prompt with the following commands:

slmgr.vbs -ipk <product key>

slmgr.vbs -ato

Download Windows 8 M2 (Pre-M3) Build 6.2.7955.0 (Torrent Leak)

Another newer build of Windows 8 has been leaked. This time, it’s of Windows 8 Ultimate M2 (Milestone 2) with build version number of 6.2.7955.0 with full build string of 6.2.7955.fbl_srv_wdacxml.110228-1930. The build is thought to be a M3 build but has now been said to be pre-M3, with M2 ends with build 7950 but M3 only starts from build 7970. Thus, the leak is considered to a pre-M2 which lasts from build 7955 yo 7969, and also to be the very last build of M2, but it can be assumed to be the very first build of M3 too. Nevertheless, it was compiled on February 28, 2011. And the build is from fbl branch which may contains extra kernel debugging tools and guides. Although it’s not off winmain branch, it’s significantly later than Windows 8 M1 build 7850.

The leaked 32-bit (x86) Windows 8 M3 Build 6.2.7955.fbl_srv_wdacxml.110228-1930.a1b6210f837a32cf ISO image is likely to be a “homemade” ISO, which means that it’s utilizing Windows 7-based setup installer from Windows 8 Build 7850 ISO, but replacing the install.win in the ISO with original install.win from Windows 8 M3 Build 7955. Install.win file contains all the necessary installation files to perform a full installation of Windows 8, so it’s as good as having the complete Windows 8 M3 Build 7955 ISO.

Again, similar to Windows 8 M1 Build 7850, some Windows 8 features are locked and hidden. The following locked Win8 features can be unlocked easily:

Ribbon UI

Application Folder (now working properly, in build 7850 it was broken)

Full DWM (hideblur)

More features that are locked requires the “red pill” to unlock:

Webcam

Logon UI with animation

TaskUI (new Task Manager)

PDF Reader

Immersive Browser

Metro UI in OOBE

Changes that are been made since Windows 8 Build 7850 include Aero is now enabled (previously only Windows 7 Classic is enabled); animated avatar (user tile) support; IE9 is now final version built-in; History Vault to manage files according to timelines by using Shadow Copy; new touchscreen gestures and effects support (only accessible if you have a touchscreen), and user-friendly Black Screen of Death (BSoD) (if you managed to crash the system you will get to see it). Anyway, the new build does not contain new bootscreen or new Aero though. The build expires on (time bomb) July 1, 2011. And user will have 30 days activation grace period before searching for a crack to activate the installed Windows 8.

Download Windows 8 Ultimate M2 (Pre-M3) Build 7955

File Name: 6.2.7955.0.fbl_sev_wdacxml.110228-1930_x86fre_client-ultimate.iso

ISO Size: 2.47GB (2,657,079,296 bytes)

ISO MD5: 40861A02CB14B0D2D7930910DB6CC6E4

BT Torrent: Windows 7 Build 7955.torrent

Download: Site:

http://www.mediafire.com/

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File name: 6.2.7955.0.fbl_sev_wdacxml.110228-1930_x86fre_client-ultimate_en-us.iso

Size: 2.49 GB

BT Torrent: 6.2.7955.0.fbl_srv_wdacxml.110228-1930_x86fre_client-ultimate_en-us.iso.torrent

Download: Site:

http://torko.net/

Sharecode: 6.2.7955.0.fbl_srv_wdacxml.110228-1930_x86fre_client-ultimate_en-us.iso.torrent ^[?]

Note the two torrents to download Windows 8 M2/M3 ISO are not the same. The first torrent is the original Private FTP leak named “Microsoft Windows 8 (“Windows 8″ 6.2.7955.0) (Ultimate) (m2).rar”, while the second torrent is made by Torko26, which is also based on Windows 7 based installer from Windows 8 Build 7850 with install.wim from Windows 8 build 7955, but has since removed several unnecessary folders (i.e. kernel debugging tools).

It’s said that 64-bit (x64) Windows 8 Build 7959 may be leaked soon.

Alternative Download from Torrent

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OR

Download: Site: http://torrents.thepiratebay.org

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MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 MILESTONE-2

BUILD: 7955.0.110228-1930

6.2.7955.0.fbl_srv_wdacxml.110228-1930_x86fre_client-ultimate_en-us.iso

SIZE: 2,657,079,296 bytes

MD5: 40861A02CB14B0D2D7930910DB6CC6E4

SHA1: 23C5A856A9D93E7957ACC36CA9FA38F46A3783F8

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