Vista's BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH !

[anandk]

Windows' infamous "blue screen of death" now has a deadlier cousin ! Microsoft will release a Black screen of Death now, to haunt Vista pirates ! This is not to be mixed up with the Windows 3.x 'black screen of death', which occurred when a DOS application failed to execute properly.

As a part of its anti-piracy initiative, Microsoft has NOW 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

 

[stash]

WTF?

Reduced Functionality is not being "released". It was already in the product.

 

[Brazen]

Wow, now THAT'S old news!

Next Up: OEM Licenses Can't Be Transferred!

edit: Also, welcome to ATF 😀

 

[blinkstar]

Why the smiley face from the thread starter? We're supposed to get all happy and excited about Microsoft's anti-piracy efforts? We should care, because .... why, exactly?

 

[Modelworks]

Give it time.
Can't wait for it to turn off vista for legit users.
Just a while ago there whole wga site went down.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Give it time.
Can't wait for it to turn off vista for legit users.
Just a while ago there whole wga site went down.

:roll:

Please, why even make that kinda comment.

 

[xenolith]

Originally posted by: blinkstar
Why the smiley face from the thread starter? We're supposed to get all happy and excited about Microsoft's anti-piracy efforts? We should care, because .... why, exactly?

You're right, you have no reason to care... if you don't have a pirated Vista.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Give it time.
Can't wait for it to turn off vista for legit users.
Just a while ago there whole wga site went down.

:roll:

Please, why even make that kinda comment.

Because its true.

 

[Tarrant64]

FYI guys, this is fake.

Try to keep up. 😉

http://blog.wired.com/monkeybi...9/microsoft-vista.html

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1029262671

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Give it time.
Can't wait for it to turn off vista for legit users.
Just a while ago there whole wga site went down.

:roll:

Please, why even make that kinda comment.

Because its true.

Yes, the site went down for a short period of time.
Crappy, yes.
Unacceptable even, sure.

But to start implying what you are...ah why bother arguing with trolls...

 

[Modelworks]

what that they would identify legit users as having pirated copies ?
I suggest you read more about how many legit xp users have had to call MS to get there OS approved because the web site wouldnt.
troll, nope, just not a ms fanboy.