Am I missing something here? I thought if one didn't
activate/register/whatever within the allotted time, that Vista would not
allow access to the OS... is that wrong? If not, what difference does Aero
make in that equation?
Not being disagreeable... just wondering...
Lang
"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
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>I know what it means OK, I just think it is interesting that WGA drives
>Aero. No validation, no Glass. Cute, eh?
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> "Kristan Kenney" <km.kenney@ns.nospam.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:Oq61bRCFHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Colin,
>>
>> I believe what they mean by this is that if you are running a non-Genuine
>> copy of Microsoft Windows that Windows Aero will be turned off and the
>> system will revert to the Windows Vista Basic interface.
>>
>> --
>> Kristan Kenney
>> Windows Live Butterfly
>>
>> News and Experiences on Windows Vista and beyond:
>> http://www.windows-now.com
>>
>> This post is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:ObaH$MCFHHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> This is an interesting comment from the Product Guide (p. 28):
>>>
>>> "Windows Aero offers Microsoft Genuine Advantage customers a premium
>>> user experience on PCs with graphics hardware that supports WDDM."
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>> Colin Barnhorst - MVP (Virtual Machine)
>>>
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