Crack a Master Lock – Mathematically, No Shim « Wonderment Blog.
Apparently it is possible to reduce 64,000 possible padlock combinations down to 100. From Mark Edward Campos, an incredibly clear How-To on cracking a master lock:

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Here’s a video that demonstrates the same method (math as opposed to shim):








































Than on the right hand you see SkipRearm. change the SkipRearm value to 1.
if you have done that you can use slmgr -rearm 8 more times .
so if you done the first time 3 times slmgr -rearm than you have 120 days .
than 8 more times is 240. 120 days + 240 days = 1 year .
I guess after using a couple shady vista activation bits to no good end it’s back to this trick.. this one lets you re-rearm a few more times .. anyway.. now my a/v and vista are fixed..hurray.. hehe
Note: it still mentions that I may be the victim of Software Counterfeiting and that just makes me feel *giggle* awful…