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* <big>'''FCKGW RHQQ2 YXRKT 8TG6W 2B7Q8'''</big>* <big>FCKGW RHQQ2 YXRKT 8TG6W 2B7Q8</big>In August of 2005, individuals still using the Windows XP Devil's Own key were locked out of MS Windows Update. Microsoft started requiring users to verify their serial number before using Windows Update. This effort to force users to either buy XP or tell them where you got the illegal copy is called ‘Genuine Advantage.’Microsoft left a door open to bypass the serial number verification process using a JavaScript. To get the free version of Windows, a customer must fill out a counterfeit report identifying the source of the software, provide a proof of purchase and send in a counterfeit CD of the software. If customers don’t have all of that information, they can still fill out a counterfeit report and receive a copy of Windows XP Home Edition for $99 or a copy of Windows XP Professional Edition for $149. javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')However, a few months later Microsoft patched the javascript hole so that there was no further work around to bypass the WGA check when manually running Windows Update on Windows XP. Microsoft made a press release stating the following, "Customers who discover they have a counterfeit copy of Windows will either be given a free version of the operating system or can purchase it for a discounted price."Microsoft went a step further, encouraging individuals to turn in others they knew were using a pirate key. The "nark" would be rewarded with a free license for Windows XP.An equivalent such key has leaked for Windows Vista. This devils key has also been blacklisted by Microsoft and will cause the WGA notification on systems utilizing it. The Vista Devil's key is:* YFKBB-PQJJV-G996G-VWGXY-2V3X8