Vista's Security Challenge

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "Security features such as BitLocker, Network Access Protection, and reduced functionality mode help make this Microsoft's most-secure release." }- Article (http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=195900155)

[Brian N]

This is fun
-{ Quote: "Vista's Software Protection Platform is Microsoft's latest get-tough approach to software piracy. If Microsoft catches someone with improperly loaded Vista, the operating system switches to reduced functionality mode, preventing access to Windows Defender anti-spyware software, Aero user interface graphics, and ReadyBoost, which supports a spare USB memory stick." }-So all the useless stuff that you don't need in the first place will be disabled if you don't have a legit copy..:blink:

[Mrkvonic]

Hello,
Indeed, sounds great. A genuine crap-remover.
BTW, it seems that Microsoft invests most of their efforts in fighting "piracy" instead of making the operating system really stable and secure. But for a company that takes a month to release critical patches and only 3 days to patch a DRM non-critical exploit, it sort of does not comes as a surprise ...
Mrk