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Vista Pirates To Experience Less Functionality
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2006-10-04
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It appears that Microsoft is stepping up anti-piracy efforts with Windows Vista.
The operating system will feature the Windows Genuine Advantage feature, which requires the user to verify that they have a legitimate copy of Windows.
Microsoft already slipped this feature into a previous Windows update, but this time, it will actually prevent users from being able to use the operating system to its full capabilities.
According to CNET, if the user doesn't verify in time, they will be limited to using the OS in what is called "reduced functionality mode".
Most computers that come with Vista already installed, however, will already have the operating system activated, so most users won't have to worry about being bothered.
From CNET:Those who install Vista themselves, for example on existing PCs, will have a 30-day period to activate the operating system and validate with Microsoft that they have a legitimate license. "During those 30 days, you get warning messages, it counts down. During the last three days they get very frequent," Lindeman [Thomas Lindeman, senior product manager] said.
If ignored, after 30 days Vista will display four options. The first will allow the user to activate online, the second is to run in reduced functionality mode, the third is to enter a product key and the fourth displays instructions to activate by phone, Lindeman said. The company will apparently be checking back even after activation to make sure that copies of Vista are still legitimate.
Tag: Vista
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Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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