Windows Vista is not pirate friendly at all.With Windows XP, antipiracy measures were a bit of an afterthought. But with Windows Vista, Microsoft had pirates in its sights from the get-go.  I am sure there has to be a way to get around it, but if a person did get around the system it would be really annoying to run anyways.

While engineering is a big part of Microsoft’s efforts, the company is also doing other things. One recent move was to change the way copies of Windows are produced. Rather than just license replicators to build as much of the software as they might need, such disc makers are now required to pay a part of the cost of the software when the discs are first burned, discouraging large stockpiles of authentic discs from building up in warehouses.