The crack is not for the faint of heart, as it also requires a hack of the PC's BIOS Activation 2.1 demands a BIOS that supports the new technology. The technology, ironically, has been the focus of a Microsoft lawsuit filed last January against a former employee charged with stealing company documents related to the anti-piracy software that computer makers use to lock Windows to their PCs. Windows 7 uses an updated activation scheme, dubbed OEM Activation 2.1, which is an updated version of the activation software that first appeared in Windows Vista.
