‘Kill switch’ dropped from Vista '殺開關'下降至Vista的
Microsoft is to withdraw an anti-piracy tool from Windows Vista, which disables the operating system when invoked, following customer complaints. The so-called “kill switch” is designed to prevent users with illegal copies of Vista from using certain features. 微軟撤回一項反盜版工具從Windows Vista ，禁用操作系統時，引用，下面的客戶投訴。了所謂的“殺開關”是設計來防止用戶非法拷貝的Vista使用某些功能。
But the tool has suffered from glitches since it was introduced with many Windows users claiming that legal copies of Vista had been disabled.但該工具受到了故障，因為據介紹，與許多Windows用戶，聲稱法律的副本Vista的已被禁用。
Microsoft says its efforts have seen a drop in piracy of its software.微軟稱，其努力已出現了下降，盜版它的軟件。
In a statement released by the company, Microsoft corporate vice president Mike Sievert, said: “Users whose systems are identified as counterfeit will be presented with clear and recurring notices about the status of their system and how to get genuine copies.”在一份聲明中公佈的該公司，微軟公司副總裁麥克希沃特，說： “用戶的系統被確定為假冒將提交明確的和反复出現的告示，約的地位，他們的系統，以及如何獲取正版副本” 。
‘Take action’ '採取行動'
“They won’t lose access to functionality or features, but it will be very clear to them that their copy of Window Vista is not genuine and they need to take action.” “他們將不會失去獲得的功能或特點，但它會很清楚的向他們表示他們的副本Window Vista的是不是真正和他們需要採取行動” 。
Microsoft has described the new approach as a “change of tactics”. Microsoft已經描述了新的方法作為一個“改變戰術” 。 It said efforts to tackle piracy had seen numbers of fake copies of Vista at half the level of XP, the previous Windows operating system.它說，努力解決盜版活動顯然已經看到有多少假的副本Vista的一半水平XP中，先前的Windows作業系統。
The change will take effect with the release of Service Pack 1, a major update to Windows Vista.該變更才會生效與釋放Service Pack 1中，一個主要更新到Windows Vista 。
Customers who buy a copy of Windows Vista or have the operating system (OS) installed when they buy a new PC are required to validate the OS with Microsoft.顧客在誰購買的Windows Vista副本，或有作業系統（ OS ）安裝時，他們購買一台新電腦，須驗證操作系統與微軟。
An online tool, called Windows Genuine Advantage, checks the authenticity of the OS to determine if it was legally acquired.一個在線工具，所謂的Windows Genuine Advantage的，檢查的真實性，操作系統，以確定是否是合法取得的。
The tool can “lock” Vista from further use if it believes it is an unauthorised copy.該工具可以“鎖定” Vista的進一步使用，如果它認為這是一個未經授權複製。 But many users have complained that the system is not working because legally bought copies result in error messages.但許多用戶抱怨說，系統是不會工作，因為在法律上買了份，結果在錯誤訊息。
It was introduced in 2006 as a voluntary option, but became mandatory with the release of Vista, and had problems from the day it was introduced.據介紹，在2006年作為一項自願選擇，而是成為強制性與釋放Vista中，出現了問題，從創建之日起據介紹。 Mr Sievert added: “It’s worth re-emphasising that our fundamental strategy has not changed.議員希沃特補充說： “它的價值重新強調我們的基本策略沒有改變。
“All copies of Windows Vista still require activation and the system will continue to validate from time to time to verify that systems are activated properly.” “所有副本的Windows Vista仍需要活化及系統將繼續以驗證從時間，時間，以驗證系統被激活，妥善” 。
Microsoft said it had pursued legal action against more than 1,000 dealers of counterfeit Microsoft products in the last year and taken down more than 50,000 “illegal and improper” online software auctions.微軟表示，它一直奉行法律行動1000多個經銷商的假冒微軟產品在過去的一年，並採取下跌逾50000 “非法和不正當的”在線軟件拍賣。
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