Although the final version of Windows Vista
SP1 has not yet come, the smart and anxious users have already upgraded online by "hacking" Windows Update.
While paying attention to Vista
SP1's improvement in system performance and reliability, many users are also very worried about the activation problem.
In fact, Microsoft does intend to block the two most commonly used piracy activation methods in Vista
SP1, while changing piracy reminders and pushing piracy detection patches.
First of all, Vista
SP1 will remove the previous feature reduction mode (RFM), even if it detects piracy, it will not disable the system function, just a reminder.
After the 30-day activation grace period ends, users will see the following prompt when logging in:
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Here Microsoft asks the user to activate Vista
immediately, or wait 15 seconds and then choose to activate later. If you choose to activate now, Microsoft will provide multiple activation channels. If you cancel, Still can enter the desktop, but the desktop wallpaper will be canceled, the background will be set to black, and the tray area will be activated by bubble prompts.
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Even if the user chooses to ignore the reminder and change the wallpaper to their favorite picture, Vista
will reset the desktop every hour. Black and continue to remind. The user then either endures the dark desktop and the constantly popping bubbles, or activates the system.
Next, Vista
SP1 will block two activation methods commonly used by pirated users: OEM BiOS and timer adjustment. The latter naturally includes the time stop method and the time extension method. The former has a software simulation method and a hardware refresh method. There is no doubt that software emulation will be disabled, but Microsoft has not confirmed whether it will disable the hardware refresh method at the same time. The latter should still work properly considering OEM issues.
Users who activate Vista
using the timer adjustment method will be asked to reactivate immediately after installing Vista
SP1, but there is a 15-day grace period for using the OEM BiOS method, which is Microsoft's OEM policy. decided.
Of course, the soldiers will block the water and cover the land. It seems that the strict ban will not completely eliminate piracy. Now there are some countermeasures.
Finally, Microsoft will push an upgrade patch from Windows Update at the end of this month to detect whether the user's Vista
RTM/SP1 system uses the OEM BiOS method and timer adjustment method to activate the system. If found, it will be discovered. The following dialog box is required to be repaired:
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So Even if you don't install Vista
SP1, be careful of the patches in Windows Update. Don't install patches like Windows XP WGA.
Also note that the patch will only continue to detect and will not block piracy activation. Of course, this is not to say that Microsoft will let pirated users go. Later, it will release a separate download to remove the piracy activation method. In the future, the two will be integrated together to directly block pirated users through Windows Update.