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Hi guys, does anybody know how to decrypt old Compaq SmartStart installation files?
Compaq used to encrypt several important files and implemented custom installers which asked for a Program License Diskette and an "Activation Key" on their COA which was bound to the SERIAL.TXT and corresponding LOK/DAT file on this Diskette, e.g. their OEM NT 3.1 disk. These disks also included drivers and OEM software which was and is relevant if you have such an old PC/Server.
Long story short, the COA is long gone, I have the disk but no key. Is there another way to decrypt the files?
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Compaq used to encrypt several important files and implemented custom installers which asked for a Program License Diskette and an "Activation Key" on their COA which was bound to the SERIAL.TXT and corresponding LOK/DAT file on this Diskette, e.g. their OEM NT 3.1 disk. These disks also included drivers and OEM software which was and is relevant if you have such an old PC/Server.
Long story short, the COA is long gone, I have the disk but no key. Is there another way to decrypt the files?
Continue reading...