User:AhmadB

BA user ATeamInc. Please be respectful and calm.

Windows Activation

 * Most Windows XP builds can be activated.


 * All LH (pre-reset builds up to 5048) builds can be activated & cracks are widely available.


 * Windows Vista 5112-5219 can be activated, however the cracks are a little bit harder to find (modded XP cracks).


 * Windows Vista build 5259 & 5270 cannot be activated easily (might need to look that up), as a result launching explorer from IE disables the Themes service and limits you from running more than 3 programs (much like starter mode). It is possible to bypass activation, however that explodes the timebomb and you won't be able to logon.


 * Windows Vista builds 5381 and later may be possible to activate (haven't checked yet).


 * Windows 7 builds 6801 and later can be activated (including 6956) using a batch script which deletes activation files from the system (SLUI).


 * Windows 7 builds after the RC (7100) can be activated by a crack which works on RTM (7600) (including the E version of 7264).

At the level of VMware Workstation 14.x & 15.x

 * In LH (pre-reset) builds 4039, 4042, & 4074, Aero can be enabled, however it can be a bit buggy.


 * Windows Vista build 5048 can have Aero without problems, however it relies on CPU processing so it makes the system extremely slow on lower-end hardware.


 * Windows Vista build 5112 can have Aero in VMware, although no one knows how to enable it (I did get somewhere after fixing the corrupted registry and a lot of tweaking, however the rundll32 command always crashes when attempting to enable Aero. Even replacing all DWM related files with modded ones does nothing.)


 * Windows Vista build 5219 and later can have Aero, although it is extremely buggy and almost unusable.


 * Windows Vista build 5381 and later can have Aero without any problems.


 * Windows 7 builds all can have Aero, although it may be buggy on lower-end hardware.

At the level of VMware Workstation 7.1.2

 * Windows Longhorn build 3706 and later immediately crash the entire display and the system upon enabling DCE.


 * Windows Vista build 5219 and later work perfectly when Aero is enabled without any problems.

At the level of VMware Workstation 6.5.x

 * Windows Longhorn build 3706 and later work, however it depends on the hardware tested on. (On my ancient Core2 laptop from '06, the sidebar crashes.)

Build Rating
Note: Higher is better and the builds at the bottom of the list are usually the worst

Windows Vista

 * RTM
 * 1) 5259.3 (Very Stable)
 * 2) 4074 (Awesome Aero)
 * 3) 4029 (Good sidebar)
 * 4) 3718 (Plex)
 * 5) 5048
 * 6) 4042
 * 7) 5840
 * 8) 5112 (Aero is a pain to enable]])
 * 9) 4093 (A bit interesting)
 * 10) 4084 (Worst build ever)

Windows 7

 * 1) 6956 (interesting UI)
 * RTM
 * 1) 7264 E (E is good)
 * 2) 7000 (Stable)
 * 3) 6801 (Vista-ish)

Windows XP Family

 * SP3
 * 1) 2462 (Localized in many languages)
 * FLP
 * 1) 2419 (Watercolor theme)
 * 2) 2223 (Business theme)
 * 3) Starter (Terrible)
 * 4) 2202

Other

 * Grab your copy of the Windows XP & Windows Vista drivers ISO here (for VMware Workstation).
 * Check the Sandbox for some more stuff like the Build Notes (updated sometimes).