‘Blackouts’ and missing icons for users of pirated Windows this week
Pirated Windows XP professional user beware, remember the nagging balloon that appear everytime you boot up windows? the Windows Genuine Advantage program Microsoft secretly introduce in SP2? Yes, it is back and this time it is meaner.
Starting Wednesday, users with pirated copies of Microsoft Corp’s Windows XP Professional operating system (OS) on machines that are Internet-capable could find their computer displays going black and with no screen icons visible.
There are 8.6 million users of Win XP Pro in Malaysia and about three million are expected to suffer the “blackouts,” according to Microsoft Malaysia.
To continue working, the user would need to reset the machine’s desktop background. Everything will return to normal. But when 60 minutes are up, the black screen will reappear and the user must go through the whole process again. Source: TheStar
Since this WGA feature is new, I doubt there are any cracks available, the only way to go about the system is to purchase a genuine XP Pro serial from Microsoft. How about downgrading your Windows to Home Edition?
For your information, Windows Vista and Windows XP Home Edition are not included in the latest ‘blackout’ experiment.
India’s Richest Man Mukesh Ambani’s 60 Storey Tower House
Image Source: mirage.studio.7
While more than half of the population in India lives below the poverty line earning less than a dollar per day, India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani decided to construct the world’s tallest and most expensive house. Some of the highlights are:
- 27 floors with an equivalent of 60 storied residences at 173.12 meters.
- 6 floors for parking, Mukesh’s family has 168 imported cars.
- Facilities for athletics and a swimming pool, and a health club.
- Helipad at rooftop
Honestly, I believe he deserved it, it is not his fault that he became the richest man in India, and to say that he has not done any charity is absolutely wrong. It is his money and he can spend to his heart desired.
Wealth distribution is the solution to a better world, a big company with monopolies over certain industry is unhealthy to the nation.
