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[Nvyseal]

Microsoft has issued an update to Windows Vista that's intended to stop a piracy monster.

The software maker said Thursday that the update is aimed at thwarting a technique that was letting some people use pirated versions of the operating system without going through the software's built-in product activation. Microsoft has dubbed the approach "frankenbuild" because it works by combining test versions of Vista with the final code to create a hybrid version.

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"Windows Vista will use the new Windows Update client to require only the 'frankenbuild' systems to go through a genuine validation check," Microsoft said on its Windows Genuine Advantage program blog. "These systems will fail that check because we have blocked the (product) keys for systems not authorized to use them."

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[Camaro]

shoot does that mean if you have not already activated then wont get too?

[m.oreilly]

[bluerip]

I'm sure there will be allowances made. There have been instances of legit software not passing when it should have. Yes, there are problems and glitches with the "genuine validation check". So if you don't pass and you should just sigh and call them up. Yeah, waste of time for some.

[WFO]

As Jack Black might say... Does this mean if you have already activated you should turn off automatic updates? Har, har har!!!!

[m.oreilly]

WFO, on Dec 14 2006, 05:34 PM, said:

As Jack Black might say... Does this mean if you have already activated you should turn off automatic updates? Har, har har!!!!