Microsoft will hack popular cracks for Vista

29th February 2008

Next week, Microsoft is beginning to distribute a special patch, detecting unlicensed copies of Windows Vista. Microsoft promises that owners of unlicensed copies will not be able to establish the first updates package when it becomes available.
The cunning update will be installed automatically. It will identify two types of cracks, which are most often used to activate pirate copies of the operating system. These cracks are Grace Timer, increasing activation time till 2099 and OEM BIOS, changing the system files the way that the system thinks it had been activated already on the factory
It should be noted that the February update, scheduled for next week, will not block pirated systems, it will simply notify the user that he works with a pirate product, and will offer to buy a legitimate version. In addition, the user will be asked to download a special program, removing the crack from the system.