Version: 2008
home
reviews
news
downloads
cnet tv
On TechRepublic:
12 tech terms that make you sound old
log in
join CNET
welcome,
my profile
log out
Home
Reviews
News
Downloads
CNET TV
Select Blu-ray releases under $20
Ultimate Holiday Tech Guide
Content from CNET tagged with
piracy
[x]
,
antipiracy
[x]
,
Microsoft Windows
[x]
Show Results by
News
(6)
Narrow Your Results
Microsoft Windows XP
(4)
operating system
(4)
PC
(3)
Microsoft Windows Vista
(3)
check
(2)
copy
(2)
validation
(2)
Web browser
(2)
hold
(1)
ActiveX
(1)
margin
(1)
font
(1)
Brazil
(1)
campaign
(1)
News Stories
Showing
1-6
of
6
results found
Another way past Windows antipiracy found
August 6, 2005
Yet another way emerges to bypass Microsoft's validation tool meant to stop people with the pirated OS from getting downloads.
TAGS:
Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage
,
antipiracy
,
piracy
,
representative
,
ActiveX
,
check
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
software company
,
Web browser
,
Firefox
,
Microsoft Windows
,
operating system
,
Microsoft Windows XP
Windows adds 'maybe pirate' category
February 28, 2007
The company's antipiracy software adds a "yellow state" for times when it just can't tell if software is genuine.Image: A 'maybe pirate'
TAGS:
validation
,
piracy
,
antipiracy
,
copy
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows
,
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft to lock pirates out of Vista PCs
October 4, 2006
Antipiracy tech to shut people out of their PCs if the OS isn't activated soon after installation.
TAGS:
antipiracy
,
Microsoft Windows Vista
,
piracy
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
operating system
,
PC
,
Microsoft Windows
,
Web browser
,
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft to use comics in antipiracy campaign
January 22, 2007
Software giant has been expanding its antipiracy campaign since mid-2005, but can't yet say whether efforts are paying off.Images: Which copy of XP is the fake?
TAGS:
comic
,
antipiracy
,
Brazil
,
piracy
,
intellectual property
,
campaign
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
copy
,
Microsoft Windows
Vista Views: Putting PCs on hold over piracy
October 6, 2006
Readers pitch on whether Microsoft is doing the right thing in using lockouts to enforce its antipiracy measures.
TAGS:
antipiracy
,
margin
,
hold
,
piracy
,
Microsoft Windows Vista
,
font
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
PC
,
operating system
,
Microsoft Windows XP
,
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft makes copying Vista a monster task
March 30, 2007
From the box to the code, Redmond is clamping down, forcing pirates to go to greater lengths to create "Frankenbuilds" that can evade detection. Photo: Staying ahead of pirates
TAGS:
antipiracy
,
product key
,
validation
,
piracy
,
activation
,
Microsoft Windows Vista
,
check
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
operating system
,
Microsoft Windows
,
PC
Sponsored matches for
"Microsoft Windows"
My Lists
My software updates
log in
|
join CNET