Several of those on-screen elements - notably the black desktop and the always-on-screen "non-genuine" warnings - are shared with Windows Vista, which was revamped with Service Pack 1 to soften the impact of not activating the operating system. "Also, you will not be able to receive optional updates from Windows Update unless the copy of Windows is properly activated." "While you can change the plain black background to any background you choose, if changed, the background will reset to a plain black background every 60 minutes," noted Kochis. Also on-screen, he said, is a permanent notice that the copy of Windows is "non-genuine," Microsoft's term for pirated or not-yet-activated versions of the operating system a similar message appears whenever the user launches the Control Panel, which houses Windows' settings and options. "If you do not activate the software within the grace period, you will receive persistent notifications, including a message from the system tray every 60 minutes that reminds you to 'Activate Windows Now,' " said Kochis in a long entry to the WGA blog. 10 but has since stopped offering, exhibits much of the same behavior as Windows Vista if it is not activated within 30 days, said Alex Kochis, senior product manager for Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program. The Windows 7 beta, the public preview Microsoft launched Jan.
will turn Windows 7's background picture black and put up persistent notices on the screen if users don't activate the new operating system, a company manager said yesterday.
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