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blogs.chron.com — Microsoft is introducing a new "feature" to Windows XP Professional. If you try to update with a bootleg copy, you'll see a few changes... Such as, the desktop background will be reset every 60 minutes & changed to a plain black background.

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  1. I can't expect Microsoft not to want to stop piracy but this might be a little overboard...

    1. @DarkNemesis618 @Tau_Zero

      I have to agree with both of these posts

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  2. Wow, that's annoying.

    I say give it a week in the wild before a workaround is found.

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  3. If the wallpaper can be changed back, what's stopping freeware wallpaper changers? They sure do know how to be bothersome.

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  4. Come on Microsoft...you've made billions and billions of dollars already..so what if you lose a couple million to piracy.

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