Microsoft will verify Windows and Office on the 20th, pirated versions will result in a black screen.

According to an internal email from Microsoft, on October 20th, Microsoft will once again target pirated copies of Windows XP, and for the first time, validate pirated versions of Office. Users of pirated software will have conspicuous reminder symbols forcibly inserted in multiple places in both Windows XP and Office. Microsoft's PR department confirmed this news and stated that specific details would be announced later.