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    ERROR. Please check your internet connection.

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    I believe I found the issue. In the aftermath of the server outage, I disabled insecure SSL/TSL protocols and ciphers. Most importantly, I had disabled TLS v. 1.0 and TLS v. 1.1, which are considered insecure. I've re-enabled both of them now.

    However, everyone who has had the issue, very likely has a vulnerable Windows system.

    To fix it, go to your system's internet security settings, and enable TLS v. 1.2. (You can leave versions 1.0 and 1.1 enabled, unless you need a super secure system.)

    Otherwise, your passwords can be stolen by man-in-the-middle attacks.

    You should also be able to use the downloader again now.

    To be honest, it's quite shocking that so many users don't have TLS v. 1.2 enabled.

    Xbox Development Kit

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    I'm planning to remove it in one of the next releases.

    It used to be possible to download the XDK with a Windows Insider user account, but unfortunately no longer. I suspect you now require an Xbox developer account. I don't have one. so I can't check. Users who do have one, have alternative means to get hold of the XDK through official channels.

    We buy used Win 7 and Office 2010 licenses to improve reliability of the downloader

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, SnowBall said:

    Jan, do you still want my key? If you do, unfortunately there is only one key. I've been searching on the internet for a long time and no luck of finding more keys that will unlock Office 2010 Pro Plus.

    BTW, the CD/DVD, the box, the instructions and the training book were soaked in water once, hence damaged and looks like a fifth-hand one. ;)

    Regards,

    SnowBall

    That would be awesome. Don't worry about the water damage. Please message me how much you get for shipping (registered mail, EMS, DHL, FedEx or similar), and your payment details. I do have an Australian bank account, and can wire you the money. US$ 30.00 convert to about AU$ 42.00.

    I'll handle the customs declaration from my side.

    Jan

    We buy used Win 7 and Office 2010 licenses to improve reliability of the downloader

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    29 minutes ago, Rene Cherry said:

    Please forgive me for asking, but are you selling keys? or just buying them?. If you are selling where can I go to purchase a Windows 7 x64 key?

    I'm personally not selling keys. But you can get one from our partner sites (eBay, Amazon, Microsoft, Souq):

    https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-and-office-iso-download-tool?start=3

    We buy used Win 7 and Office 2010 licenses to improve reliability of the downloader

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    4 hours ago, West Swan said:

    Hi Jan,

    I have 7 retail DVDs and product keys for Win 7 Home Premium.  Are you interested in these?  They are no longer on any other computers.

    At the top of the page you say you accept Win 7 Home Premium "N" version. 

    Do you take regular Win 7 as well or just the "N" version?

     

    Regards,

    Paul

     

    Thanks for offering these. I do have a good amount of Win 7 Home Premium (and Professional) keys already, so there's no need to add more of them. Just the "N" versions are a big gap. They don't seem to be available anywhere and lyonger.

    We buy used Win 7 and Office 2010 licenses to improve reliability of the downloader

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    4 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    Hummm... We do illegal stuff all the time.

    Actually, I'm trying to avoid that.

    Also, MS might block all my TechNet keys if I give away only a few of them.

    4 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    BTW, I've got an Office 2010 Professional PLUS Academic key ("stolen" from my friend), it unlocks Office_2010_ProPlusAc_SP1_English_x64.exe and Office_2010_ProPlusAc_SP1_English_x32.exe

    That's the sort of license I'm willing to buy.

    I do have an Office 2010 Academic license which I bought many years ago at college, but it only unlocks Office 2010 Pro, not Pro Plus.

    Pro Plus is something that people request all the time.

    product key Word 16

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Arthur,

    Sorry about the late reply. I just returned from holiday, and saw your messages in my inbox.

    Without product key, Office 2016 will not continue to work.

    You can get your key from any major retailer.

    Newegg is one of the more trustworthy stores where you can buy one:

    https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=office+2016&ignorear=0&N=-1&isNodeId=1

    If you feel risky, you can go for eBay, and buy a key for under $3.00. No guarantee that it will continue to work forever though:

    https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xoffice+2016.TRS0&_nkw=office+2016&_sacat=0

    Best wishes,

    Jan

    Links for Office 2010

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    Hi Thiersee,

    Thanks for the research. This information was new to me.

    I don't think we're at the bottom of it yet. I tried several links in several languages. For Office 2010 H&S Turkish version it is just as you described.

    However, Office 2010 H&S Thai language version is always including SP1, no matter whether you download from the upper or the lower box.

    Office 2010 Pro Academic Thai version also includes SP1. The Turkish version gives you the TechG download (without SP1), although the key that unlocks it is clearly an academic key, and not a TechG key.

    Clearly, the same key sometimes generates download links with SP1, and sometimes without SP1, and I think it depends on the selected language.

    Highly annoying...

    I'm not yet sure how to cover this sort of thing in the download descriptions without ambiguities.

    Suggestions

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    2 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    1. Can't you embed the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool or rufus to your downloader?

    Not everything that you can do is allowed to do. Doing this would be quite some copyright violation.

    3 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    3. For example, if am using an outdated version of Internet Explorer, instead of having a blank screen or nothing on the drop-down list you can check the IE version automatically and notify the user to update IE.

    That message has been in place forever. With the latest IE8 compatibility update, it only shows for IE7 users now.

    As for the blank screen and blank dropdown list, several root causes have been fixed. For the remaining occurrences of these issues, I've not been able to replicate them, nor to identify the root cause. For example, I don't know which MSIE hotfix exactly deals with the blank dropdown list. Therefore, it'd be quite impossible to know which message to show to the user.

    Besides that, it's the user's responsibility to keep their software up to date, and to install any hotfixes that MS provides through Windows Update. Considering all the high priority security hotfixes that come through, a blank dropdown really is one of the most harmless imaginable symptoms of a missing hotfix.

    3 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    5. I think you completely misunderstood me, I mean an ONLINE downloader just like TechBench by WZT so everyone including people who uses Mac, Linux, Windows XP or below and other operating systems can download. 

    Sounds like a reasonable idea. At least for Win 7 and Office 2010 this is something I can do. I can't currently put that on my priorities list though. Maybe next year.

    Suggestions

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    6 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    1. Add the option: Create Bootable USB or Burn to CD/DVD option under ISO Tools.

    Sort of a Rufus clone? Great idea, but probably wishful thinking. It's likely not possible to do that with Visual Basic.

    6 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    2. Add the option: Mount ISO under ISO Tools for Windows 7 Users.

    Same as above.

    6 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    3. Automatically check if the Windows ISO Downloader is compatible with the Operating System and tell users what needs to be updated/changed in order for it to run and function correctly.

    I don't think I can give out any message on Windows XP or below versions when the executable is compiled for Vista and above.

    Apart from that, do you have any example when you don't get a meaningful message?

    6 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    4. Automatically clean up files created by enabling Idle Resource Donation.

    Definitely coming in the next version (or the one afterward).

    7 hours ago, SnowBall said:

    5. Create an online downloader for people using other Operating Systems or below the Minimum Requirement. 

    The downloader can run on Vista, even if I don't support it. I'm not going to support Win XP or below. I once did, and provided a legacy version of the downloader, but the current source code can't be compiled for Win XP any more. The few users who are still on Win XP should find a computer that has the minimum OS elsewhere to run the downloader.

    The users who are below the minimum requirement with .NET or MSIE need to update their software. I already put a lot of effort into MSIE 8 compatibility.

    We buy used Win 7 and Office 2010 licenses to improve reliability of the downloader

    in Windows ISO Downloader

    Posted

    Unless it was a big supplier (HP, Dell, Toshiba etc.), I'd say chances are that your key comes originally from a dodgy Chinese site such as this one: http://www.softwaresoem.com/supplier-105881-windows-7-product-key-sticker

    Here in Europe, the market is still flooded with this crap.

    I wouldn't take the chance of re-using it. It might not be possible.

    As long as the system remains activated, don't worry about it. I think MS no longer deactivates Win 7 systems when they block the matching key some time later after activation. At least, I've not heard about any such cases for years.

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