If you are using a pirated copy of Windows XP then be prepared for a rude shock in the form of a new Microsoft update. After the dismal sale of the Vista in China and the rest of the world Microsoft wants pirate users of its previous operating system to suffer a rude blow through its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program. Through this new update the user's desktop wallpaper will be changed to a default black screen along with a 'persistent desktop notification' watermark on the taskbar. The user will have the ability to change the background to his/ her liking but after an hour the desktop will return to the plain black setting.

I fail to understand why a pirate user will want to install a genuine advantage tool when he could obviously get all the desired plug-ins he wants through other means.

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