So today I bought SWAT 4‘s expansion pack, and ran Windows Update beforehand.
Windows Update detected a new version of the nForce SATA driver for my motherboard, I agreed to install it, rebooted, began installing SWAT 4 (which I hadn’t previously installed.) when the SWAT 4 installer got around to installing securom (I assume) Windows Vista decided that enough was enough and I needed to reactivate in three days or else it was calling in the SWAT team and deactivating itself. Lovely.
It is important to note that I:
- Don’t Pirate Software
- Purchased Vista Ultimate From The Microsoft Store in Mountain View for like, $45
- Complained thoroughly to the supervisor at the call center, not that it will do any good.
Screen shot after the jump, this is why people play fewer games on Windows.

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