With Windows Vista, Microsoft took an extremely tough stand on piracy. Computers that were not properly activated within a short period of time went into a virtually unusable state known as “reduced functionality mode.”
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The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by June 30, if customers demand that it stick around. So far, they have not. “XP will hit an end-of-life. We have announced one. If customer feedback varies, we [ Read More ]
The software giant says it will give free support until March 18, 2009, to those experiencing difficulty installing Service Pack 1. Microsoft realizes that many who have attempted to install service pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Vista have had major trouble doing so.
