Windows Vista SP1 WGA Change

With the upcoming Windows Vista SP 1 (Service Pack 1).  Microsoft will change the WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) validation checking. When the OS is not registered or its authenticity is in doubt, Vista puts the session in to either “Reduced Functionality Mode” or “Non-Genuine Mode”. With the SP1, Microsoft changes the warning to a new annoying nagging system:

• A nag screen to activate at logon that cannot be dismissed for 15 seconds.
• Every hour the desktop background is switched to black (it can be changed back, but after an hour it’s set to black again).
• Activation dialogs and balloon dialogs appear regularly.
  Optional Windows Updates aren’t delivered.

[Via gHacks]

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