Microsoft limited Vista copy rights

Windows Vista can be built with many new components for mobile devices. But it itself is becoming more passive.

Under the terms of the copyright law, Microsoft must change some construction points in the new operating system. Now Vista buyers will only be able to copy from one computer to another once. If you want to use it on a second machine, it is imperative that users buy a new version of Vista.

Previously when I wanted to install Windows operating system to another machine, users had to remove the operating system from the old one before being allowed to switch to the new one. But the number of switches is not limited.

' It's like the previous piracy, ' said Shanen Boettcher, general manager of Microsoft's Windows Vista development team. ' We are just clarifying the meaning of the problem you have registered for the device that will use our new operating system '.

The company will use pirated anti-piracy programs such as the recently released Software Protection Platform to implement new provisions.

A number of separate rules will apply to the version of Windows operating system installed on the copy machine. In the past, usually a person bought the original, and most other users just copied the exclusive number of the disk and reinstalled. Most cases of Windows copying are often impossible to say is legitimate.

Changes in copyright law also apply to virtual systems on machines running multiple operating systems or duplicating the same operating system multiple times during the same time. Now users can only copy a single copy of Windows from a physical machine to a virtual machine or from a virtual machine on this PC to a virtual machine on another PC.

" Virtualization is a new technology ," Boettcher said. ' We will have to learn more about use cases as we move forward '.

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Microsoft is also making some other changes as long as virtualization technology is used. Any version of Windows can act as a primary, host, or operating system. But only Business and Ultimate versions of Vista can run as a guest operating system in virtual technology. In Windows XP, each virtual instance of the operating system requires a separate license, but not limited to which version is allowed to act as a guest operating system.

Larger commercial version - Windows Vista Enterprise can run 4 instances of Vista on the same machine with a single license. Developers in Microsoft's MSDN program also use more operating systems to replicate for testing purposes.

This change has a significant impact on technology enthusiasts. Like Mac users use software like Parallels Workstation, which allows Windows to run simultaneously with Mac OS.

The law of change does not affect the Boot Camp software of Apple computer company. Because this software installs Windows in a separate partition and allows users to run Mac OS or Windows, but not at the same time.

Also included in the change program, Microsoft extended the warranty period for Windows. Retail buyers of Vista will get a one-year warranty like most Microsoft software, as opposed to 90 days as in Windows XP.

Boettcher said that Microsoft heard some complaints about the virtual machine problem. But the company doesn't think copyright-related changes pose any threat to Vista's business. ' It's not like any kind of blocker approval. '

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