Borland C++ Builder on WinWorld
Firstly, it's the Enterprise Edition. Came in 3 flavors: Enterprise, Professional, and Personal.
Next, ISOs were created with ImgBurn. No biggy, I'm sure they will work just fine.
Big one: the supplied Serial and Auth code is just a start. You somehow have to also get a valid Registration code and Activation key. Even if the ones supplied weren't blacklisted, I do not believe Authorization servers still exist.
My attempted solution: I rounded up the full 5-CD set from "somewhere", AND the keygen that gets around the Authorization and Activation issue AND the latest/last updates. ISOs seem to have correct timestamps and listed CD software used.
My intention was to upload the whole shebang to archive.org and post the link here at WinWoirld, and let the Admins decide if these would be a benefit to us all.
The snag: No way, under any devious method, will archive.org allow the keygen. I already know from past experience, they will scan the files at VirusTotal, and I know that the lazy bastiches automatically flag keygens as "suspicious".
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/8640c34261e2d44a353f7eec0d7af9609ed08c34569c0f3a1a54bd979c6a0a94
If admin approves I can attach keygen as a file.
I am really p*ssed at the laziness of AV sites and even archive.org.
At the very least, I will RAR the whole package up and post to Vetusware and keep my fingers crossed.
https://archive.org/details/upload_202308
Next, ISOs were created with ImgBurn. No biggy, I'm sure they will work just fine.
Big one: the supplied Serial and Auth code is just a start. You somehow have to also get a valid Registration code and Activation key. Even if the ones supplied weren't blacklisted, I do not believe Authorization servers still exist.
My attempted solution: I rounded up the full 5-CD set from "somewhere", AND the keygen that gets around the Authorization and Activation issue AND the latest/last updates. ISOs seem to have correct timestamps and listed CD software used.
My intention was to upload the whole shebang to archive.org and post the link here at WinWoirld, and let the Admins decide if these would be a benefit to us all.
The snag: No way, under any devious method, will archive.org allow the keygen. I already know from past experience, they will scan the files at VirusTotal, and I know that the lazy bastiches automatically flag keygens as "suspicious".
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/8640c34261e2d44a353f7eec0d7af9609ed08c34569c0f3a1a54bd979c6a0a94
If admin approves I can attach keygen as a file.
I am really p*ssed at the laziness of AV sites and even archive.org.
At the very least, I will RAR the whole package up and post to Vetusware and keep my fingers crossed.
https://archive.org/details/upload_202308
Comments
Most of the software on this site only requires a single serial or key to install, so we have not had to worry about that much yet.
AV vendors are more than happy to take money to mark whatever your favorite software is as "bad".
Its the only way to authenticate.
But I know and you know, there is a huge diff between crying wolf vaguely and being able to name a specific threat. And not of those lazy bas**ards name a specific threat.
I was doubtfuul when someone asked for the keycode here, but now I understand that Borland used a 4 key process, and without a server...
Here's the keygen.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FQQlFHQWIUe7j48CDJdTAonEyCiytCUL/view?usp=drive_link
Link to ISOs and updates here:
https://archive.org/details/upload_202308
____Serial number: mjw6-eevn4-zdp6e
Authorization key: 5yj-e68
Registration code: 133530
___Activation key: ?X?8P?PVHXJ@K8?
The whole thing is here tho:
https://vetusware.com/download/Borland C++ Builder 6 Enterprise Edition 6.0/?id=17952
In my opinion, key gens should provide their source code so they could be transmitted in source form, as free speech. And therefore allow auditing. As it is, many keygens obfuscate their content, leaving one to wonder.
Archive.org does not allow encrypted/password protected files? Uh, I have seen a few genuine setup programs where the setup archives are password protected (setup then automatically decompresses with the password so the user never even knows).
:begin
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Borland\C++Builder\6.0]
"UseSharedFiles"="TRUE"
"Version"="CSS"
"App"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Borland\\CBuilder6\\Bin\\bcb.exe"
"RootDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Borland\\CBuilder6"
"LMLIC"="mjw6-eevn4-zdp6e"
"LMKEY"="5yj-e68"
"LM"=hex:00,00,00,00,c6,31,f9,e7,e6,e7,e7,e7,89,88,83,82,e7,9c,d5,82,de,81,d7,\
84,d0,d5,ca,d7,d7,83,de,ca,d6,d6,82,85,ca,86,d5,d5,83,ca,df,d7,d1,82,d1,81,\
d1,82,d1,de,d1,d4,9a,e7,e7,e7,e7,e7,e6,e7,e7,e7,8a,8d,90,d1,ca,82,82,91,89,\
d3,ca,9d,83,97,d1,82,e7,d2,9e,8d,ca,82,d1,df,e7,e4,e7,e7,e7,8e,89,94,93,86,\
8b,8b,82,83,e7,df,c8,d6,c8,d5,d7,d5,d4,e7,94,82,94,94,8e,88,89,8e,83,e7,d6,\
d4,d4,d2,d4,d7,e7,95,82,80,8e,94,93,82,72,65,64,00,79,65,73,00
:end
What I did:
Just dumped cD1 and \Install from CD2 to make it less painful.
You are required to supply these at very begining of installation, and this is what I used:
Serial number: mjw6-eevn4-zdp6e
Authorization key:5yj-e68
They are the same as recorded in reg file. ("LMLIC" and "LMKEY").
Next (because I had the keygen), I was able to generate the Activation key:
Activation key: 47EUIE?X87KD:UE
At that point, Borlands tool writes the above value to Registry.
Program exclaims "You Are Registered!" or some such.
Now, I go to Registry, save that Key out, then delete the binary value in "LM".
Sure enough, it's no longer registered.
Then, merge the saved .REG and it once again is happy.
All the key verifying and registry entry is done with a small program Borland uses and it's among the first files copied to the hard drive.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb6reg.exe
It can be run all by itself so the tedium of starting Cbuilder can be avoided.
I intend to spend more time developing a reliable method to register this edition and the Prefessional release.
Borland's method works, but it's a dead-end for curators. And, I really dont want to have to go in and patch the executable because of this.
Method is this:
1. Extract both CDs to a common dir. (faster)
2. Navigate to C:\Disk1\Install\Borland C++Builder 6.msi and execute. (faster)
3. Install BCB6 (using the keys I'll list)
4. At completion installer says you will need to reboot to effect changes.
5. DO NOT REBOOT
6. DO NOT START BCB6.
7. Double-Click the reg file and merge it into the registry.
DONE!
Now, you can reboot and use BCB6.
____Serial number: 4pw6-eevt3-vncqa
Authorization key: aer-u8b
Turns out, BCB6 Ent and Pro use indentical key authorization tools.(bcb6reg.exe)
Means keys are interchangeable.
The BCB6 install does not write to registry until first use.
Only BCB6 requires authorization AFAIK. The other included software does not.
Let me know, ok?