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Windows Vista crack is actually a trojan
3rd December 2006
James Bannan
Vista, Windows
Malware makers are starting to take advantage of the number of users searching for cracks for the pirated copies of Vista floating around.
A new download has started circulating around the crack boards called “Windows Vista All Versions Activation 21.11.06″. It purports to be an activation crack for any version of Vista.
However, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pirates crack Vista Activation Server
Pirates have released another ingenious workaround to Vista’s copy protection: a hacked copy of Microsoft’s yet-to-be-released volume licencing activation server, running in VMware.
Volume Activation 2.0 is one of the more controversial features of Vista: it means that every copy of Vista has to be activated, even the Business/Enterprise volume licenced editions.
However, to make life easier [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )We won’t switch Firefox users to IE7, Microsoft pledges
1st August 2006
Dan Warne
Windows
Microsoft will go ahead with its plan to distribute IE7 to XP users via Automatic Updates , but it won’t change Firefox or Opera users’ default browser setting, the software giant has clarified.
In response to an APC Magazine query, Microsoft Australia responded:
Many customers who have a chosen a different [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )It’s a Windows world: deal with it
8th June 2006
James Bannan
Windows
In between the howls of outrage over Vista’s dropped features and claims that Microsoft are screwing and disappointing their loyal customers yet again, the Mac and Linux fanboys are rubbing their hands with glee – anticipating a flood of disillusioned Windows users flocking over to the Light. Sorry guys – [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Why Vista’s such a pain to dual-boot
18th January 2007
James Bannan
Linux , Vista , Vista
If you’re into dual-booting your system, Vista isn’t necessarily your friend. It has been criticised for its nasty habit of overwriting the MBR (Master Boot Record) of any system its installed on with its own bootloader, irrespective of what’s already installed.
In the latest issue of [...]
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