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ODIN
The hardware independent activator
secr9tos 7/11/2010

The following will contain general information, tips and troubleshooting

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TABLE OF CONTENT
 First steps in getting Windows activated o What is ODIN and what does it do with my system? o What are the supported systems? o Do I need ODIN? o How can I check for SLIC? Install ODIN oStandard Installation o Advanced Installation Uninstall ODIN Check Activation Status o Offline o Online Things you should know o Service Packs o WU regarding ntoskrnl o What you should not modify or delete o PAE on x86 o Updating ODIN o Manual Driver Unloading o Kernel Debugging Troubleshooting o General advice o Get individual help

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Firststeps in getting Windows activated
What is ODIN and what does it do with my system? ODIN is a new way in activating Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 as OEM and is not a GRUB based loader or a pure software solution like Chew7. It installs a driver which simulates SLIC 2.1 support for various OEM brands like Acer, Dell or Toshiba etc. On amd64 aka x64 systems this software will also patchntoskrnl, winload & BCD, otherwise it will not work “properly”. What are the supported systems?             Windows 7 Starter x86 Windows 7 Home Basic x86 Windows 7 Home Basic x64 Windows 7 Home Premium x86 Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Windows 7 Professional x86 Windows 7 Professional x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x86 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

Keep in mind that IA64 is not the same as x64. Which means it is not compatible with Intel Itanium CPUs and therefore must not be installed. ODIN will install the x86 driver if no x64 CPU was found!!! Do I need ODIN? You need ODIN if one of the following applies to your current situation:   Your BIOS has no SLIC table Your BIOS has a SLIC 2.0 tableHow can I check for SLIC? If you don’t know what version of SLIC is present on PC, I recommend using “SLIC Dump Toolkit” for this job. The latest version of it is included in the ODIN.zip package. (Image is taken from “Advanced” Tab)

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Install ODIN
Standard Installation Installing ODIN is very simple. Just open odin.exe and press “Install Driver”. After theinstallation one of the status shields will turn green and tell you that everything is fine. The only thing you need to do now to complete the process is to restart your PC. NOTE: On x64 OS ignore the pop-up regarding non-digital signed drivers during installation. Advanced Installation On the “Advanced” Tab of ODIN you can specify your preferred SLIC, CERT & Key if you are not satisfied with theautomatically chosen configuration. There is also the option to un/install the driver silently: Syntax: odin.exe [/I [/slic=OEM_BRAND] [/cert=OEM_BRAND] [/pkey=OEM_SLP]] [/U] /I Stands for “Install”. If no additional parameters are specified it serves as an “automatedinstall” switch. With this option the driver gets removed from your system. Specifies the SLIC the driver will use for emulation.Specifies the CERT which will be installed on your PC Specifies a OEM-SLP key which gets applied during installation

/U /slic= /cert= /pkey=

Valid arguments for OEM_BRAND ( case-sensitive! ) Acer, Advent, Alienware , Asus, BenQ, Dell, Founder, FSC, Fujitsu, Gigabyte, Haier, Hasee, HCL, HP, Jooyon, Lenovo, LG, Medion, MSI, NEC, Nokia, Quanmax, Samsung, Sony, Tongfang, Toshiba-ASU, Toshiba-CPL,Toshiba-INV, Toshiba-QCI, Trigem, Viliv Valid arguments for OEM_SLP The most important point here is that the key must match your Windows Edition. e.g: FJGCP-4DFJD-GJY49-VJBQ7-HYRR2 for Windows 7 Ultimate Acer

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How do I uninstall it?
Open odin.exe, press “Uninstall Driver” button, and restart your PC after the process. NOTE: You can also use /U switch for silent...