To all the Pirates our there....arrrrr!

If any of you are running a pirated version of Vista, MS has activated a new "Reduced Functionality" feature that essentially leaves your unlicensed Vista inoperable. Sucks to be you!

A copy of this e-mail was obtained by Computerworld.


"Good afternoon, as of this week, Microsoft has activated a function in Vista called 'Reduced Functionality.' This is a specific function in Vista that effectively disables nongenuine copies of Windows. Therefore anyone who has a pirated copy of Vista will experience:

A black screen after one hour of browsing
No start menu or task bar
No desktop

Please communicate this antipiracy initiative from Microsoft to your resellers -- note this function has only just been activated in Vista worldwide and therefore any issues with nongenuine versions will start to arise from now onward."
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...icleId=9035478