Windows adds 'maybe pirate' category

Iria · Mar 1, 2007, 04:05 AM

Source: News.com
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Until recently, Microsoft's antipiracy technology was pretty decisive: either your copy of Windows was genuine or it wasn't.

With a software update this week, however, Microsoft has added a new "Yellow state" for times when it just can't tell whether a copy is legitimate. According to Microsoft, the new indeterminate reading can occur, for example, when a local error or network error prevents the validation check from being completed.

Rayder · Mar 1, 2007, 09:56 AM

Not a problem until it starts hassling legit users.

I best not see this annoying stuff in any of my systems......all of our OS's here are legit.

Mar 1, 2007, 04:05 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Windows adds 'maybe pirate' category Source: News.com __________ Until recently, Microsoft's antipiracy technology was pretty decisive: either your copy of Windows was genuine or it wasn't. With a software update this week, however, Microsoft has added a new "Yellow state" for times when it just can't tell whether a copy is legitimate. According to Microsoft, the new indeterminate reading can occur, for example, when a local error or network error prevents the validation check from being completed.

Mar 1, 2007, 09:56 AM	#2
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Not a problem until it starts hassling legit users. I best not see this annoying stuff in any of my systems......all of our OS's here are legit.