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NerdTeks

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Mar 30, 2009
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I am running the latest Windows 7 RC and at first I did not succeed using GeoHot's JB http://purplera1n.com/.

But with all things tech wise... Never give up.

To put in short and simple.

1) Download .exe
2) Plug in iPhone 3GS
3) I closed iTunes(Dont know how much this matters... I just know the one time I had iTunes open I got an error.)
4) Run the .exe and wait aprox 7 mins( Again... This was just me... I suggest waiting till atleast the pruplerain says done ~ waiting for reboot)
5) After the 7 mins close purplerain and reload it and run it again.
6) Geohot's logo comes up and about a minute-three minutes it reboots. Tada.
7) Click on the freeze app and install Cydia. Once finished reboot your device and enjoy.
 
Hi,
I saw on his twitter that he released it. I will wait for the version of the Dev Team ;) Anyway I dont have windows.

T.
 
Hi,
I saw on his twitter that he released it. I will wait for the version of the Dev Team ;) Anyway I dont have windows.

T.

That's what this Saturday is all about in the states. Freedom. You are free to do whatever you want.

Me, I jumped on geohot's JB with 2 minutes of his twitter post.
 
Thanks for the post. Can you explain WHEN you wait for 7 minutes? If I click the exe, it says "Make it rain" in a box. Then I click the box and it crashes. Do I wait 7 minutes BEFORE clicking the box, or what? :)
 
Thanks for the post. Can you explain WHEN you wait for 7 minutes? If I click the exe, it says "Make it rain" in a box. Then I click the box and it crashes. Do I wait 7 minutes BEFORE clicking the box, or what? :)

What is crashing? the purplerain.exe or itunes?

7 mins is AFTER you click the "make it rain" button.

It goes into recovery mode once it does that I waited 7 minutes.

What Beta Windows 7 are you running?
 
What is crashing? the purplerain.exe or itunes?

7 mins is AFTER you click the "make it rain" button.

It goes into recovery mode once it does that I waited 7 minutes.

What Beta Windows 7 are you running?

I'm running RC1 via VMWare Fusion. As soon as I click "Make it rain," the app crashes. Very annoying...
 
Wow! That was FAST! Took less than a minute to jailbreak.

Worked perfectly the first time in Windows x86. Here's what I did.

1. Disable UAC
2. Right click the file > Run as admin
3. Jailbreak!
 
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