Microsoft strengthens the anti-piracy mechanism of Vista SP1 and does not impose any restrictions.

Microsoft announced on Tuesday (12/4) that vista sp1 in the first quarter of next year will be added to two anti-piracy mechanisms, and the original version authentication will not be forced to enter the restricted mode for computers that failed authentication.

Mike Sievert, vice president of Microsoft Windows product marketing, said that Vista's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-theft mechanism works. Currently, Vista's piracy rate is only half of XP's. In the future, Vista SP1 will continue its anti-piracy spirit, and consider customers' experience to add and modify version authentication methods.

First, Vista SP1 will change the automatic version validation method. Currently, Vista has a built-in version authentication mechanism. If you fail to start the system or pass authentication within 30 days, you can only use the restricted function mode. The computer will not only shut down after 60 minutes, later, only a few features such as browsers are allowed.

However, many large enterprise customers are quite vocal about this forced authentication practice. Microsoft pointed out that enterprise customers have responded that if the company's computers are not started for 30 days, they are sometimes regarded as illegal versions, or are forced to set as a restricted mode because the server rejects authentication, the normal operation of enterprises is affected.

Therefore, Vista SP1 removes the restriction mode. If a user does not start the system within 30 days in the future, a black screen and dialog box will appear when the user starts, asking the user to select to authenticate the version immediately or wait for a while. If the customer chooses to authenticate the system later, the screen background will remain black, and you cannot set the background pattern on your own. In the lower-right corner of the screen, the text that reminds you to authenticate and warn you of pirated texts will pop up every 60 minutes and remind you.

In addition, Microsoft has enhanced its defense against two most popular pirated hacker attacks: OEM bios and Grace timer.

The oem bios simulates the normal Installation Process of windows on the OEM computer, avoiding confirmation.ProgramWhile Grace timer was originally set by Vista to allow customers to modify the system installation time. Hackers reset the date to within 30 days to avoid starting the validation program.

Windows piracy is a long-term headache for Microsoft. especially in developing countries, many people cannot afford or are unwilling to pay for genuine versions. Microsoft has been actively dealing with pirated users two years ago and launched the WGA mechanism. Any customer who wants to use Microsoft to update services must pass the authentication.

Microsoft recently pointed out that the previous quarter's desktop computer operating system OEM revenue increased by 5%, mainly because of the results of anti-piracy actions. This year, Microsoft has filed a legal lawsuit against thousands of pirated vendors.

As for Microsoft's failure to remove version authentication, it is determined by the outside world that this is the result of the rebound of enterprise customers. A few months ago, many customers complained that they were mistakenly set back to the restriction mode due to Server Denial of authentication or human operation problems. The supervisor of Microsoft's WGA also apologized in the blog, today, anti-piracy has achieved initial results. Microsoft does not want to annoy enterprise customers and decides to adopt a more relaxed version authentication method.