Pirate Windows will be reminding themselves every hour. Beginning this week, millions of Windows XP will be automatically installed a new warning tool Windows Genuine Advantage.

Microsoft continues to fight against piracy. On Tuesday, the software giant is beginning to send an experienced tool that tests whether installed copies of Windows on the PC properly licensed. On Monday, Microsoft warned that it will receive millions in the USA, UK, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. After downloading and installing a tool for Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications users of pirated copies on startup, online registration and the work will receive a warning read: "This illegal copy of Windows, you may become a victim of false ON manufacturers." Those who use legal copies of software, will not see any messages, Microsoft says. According to the director of programs Microsoft Windows Genuine Devda Lazaro, from downloading tool could be to refuse or uninstall it. The warnings that appear during the Windows, too, can be disconnect, clicking on the right mouse button. In warnings refers to a web site, it explains what to do for people who have been pirated version of Windows.

This week, Microsoft will release Office Genuine Advantage program, which verifies the authenticity of the package installed copies of office applications. Originally scheduled to test the program in seven languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Greek, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Russian and Spanish.

All of this - part of a program Microsoft anti-piracy. The program Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) was launched in September 2004. Since July, Windows XP users should verify the authenticity of the operating system to download additional software, such as Windows Defender, Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer 7. But hackers quickly found ways to bypass this check.

Switching to warning messages began in November last year, with Norway and Sweden, and in February was distributed to the Czech Republic, Denmark, Israel, Poland and Taiwan. Now made further expansion programme. During follow WGA anti-piracy measures built into Windows Vista, a role which will work only on a copy of the licensing system.

Lazar said that Microsoft distribute Genuine Advantage Notifications not all Windows users, a random sample. For delivery tool used Windows Automatic Updates feature, which ensures delivery patches and the majority of Windows users, according to Microsoft, is included. Today, the WGA programme involving more than 150 million PCs. About 65% of users in seven countries allowed loading tool Genuine Advantage Notifications.

Microsoft anti-piracy checks did not discourage users receive patches. Irrespective of whether the system has passed inspection, they are available to all Windows users as for manual downloads or through Automatic Updates.