Microsoft confirms 32-bit Vista will not play HD discs

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Microsoft officials have confirmed an earlier TG Daily report about High Definition playback on Windows Vista. At the Tech. Ed 2006 conference in Sydney Australia yesterday, Microsoft's Senior Program Manager Steve Riley told an audience that 32-bit Vista would not natively play back high-definition content from Blu-Ray or HD DVD. Riley said content protection was too easily bypassed with unsigned and malicious drivers.

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