Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a ...

Bottom line: It is now possible to activate a new installation of Windows XP, despite the fact that Microsoft no longer operates its online activation servers. Windows XP has long since been left in ...

Microsoft Corp. will change how users activate Windows XP when Service Pack 3 launches in the first half of 2008, a company white paper said. New installations of Windows XP SP3 will give users the ...

Windows XP is the operating system that just won't die. After its 2001 release, XP would go on to sell more than 400 million copies. Microsoft tried to end support for the OS several times over the ...

Microsoft has revealed that it plans to change its antipiracy measures in Windows XP to respond to the beta testers' concerns of that XP's product activation system wasn't tolerant enough of typical ...

If you plan to install a new copy of the Windows operating system on a PC in your office, you'll need to prove your ownership of the software. In the past, this simply meant entering a unique product ...

This mysterious method for bypassing Windows XP's activation process is making headlines now, but may actually be years old. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...