InorganicMatter
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It scans all your computer's hard disks for pirated copies of Vista, flags them as non-genuine, and de-activates so you can't boot into them.
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And you've gleaned this info from... personal experience with the installation or... some website... or... ?
Hmmm.... Not that we don't believe you but I thought that Microsoft had stopped doing the "kill switch" thing. As soon as ONE person with a legitimate copy Vista gets deactivated it will cause the IT to go ape. I just don't believe it.
I'm glad they are doing this. An OS is something that just shouldn't be pirated.....
I mean, come on. You spend thousands building a pc and then go out of your way not to spend $100 on an OS?
Pay up....
I know several users personally that would prefer to pirate Vista than purchase 7. In fact, I know several people who would prefer to pirate anything over purchasing something else.
Personally, I agree with shawnoen and say cough up the $100 for an OS, or choose to go *nix instead.
I'm glad they are doing this. An OS is something that just shouldn't be pirated.....
I mean, come on. You spend thousands building a pc and then go out of your way not to spend $100 on an OS?
Pay up....
OP, are you talking about installed pirated copies, or disc images?
If this turns out to have some truth to it, the only folks that might be complaining are those running said pirated copies so, it's a non-issue to me. Can't imagine why anyone other than people with pirated copies might even bother to speak up about it (unless they're making statements similar to the one I'm making right now...)
well, for some reason, every now and again, WGA takes issue with a legitimate install I did on a friend's computer. I could imagine that a legitimate user may run afoul of Win7's check and be left with a system in an unusable state.
But if they're dumping Vista and moving to Windows 7, why would it be an issue? (extreme sarcasm here, and a bit rhetorical as well...)
Yah, I got that, hence the remark about the sarcasm.
But then again, there's that clean install option just waiting in the wings... delete the partition, boot off the DVD, there ya go...
I'm glad they are doing this. An OS is something that just shouldn't be pirated.....
I mean, come on. You spend thousands building a pc and then go out of your way not to spend $100 on an OS?
Pay up....
It scans all your computer's hard disks for pirated copies of Vista, flags them as non-genuine, and de-activates so you can't boot into them.
I wish you could legitimately buy Windows without their lame online activation DRM. Even if it cost more, I would definitely buy myself a 2-copy "volume license". I like to upgrade my hardware, utilize virtual devices, and reinstall Windows whenever it gets wonky.