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 ...

I have to do a manual Windows XP activation. When the screens come up, they say to call the phone number below but there is no number. I searched Microsoft for it and no luck there. Does anyone have ...

The method used to activate Windows for single-user licenses starting with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Bulk licenses to companies do not contain Windows Product Activation (WPA). When Windows ...

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 ...

A German copy-protection company has published details of Microsoft's technology for preventing casual copying of Windows XP but concluded the technology allows for reasonable upgrades and doesn't ...

Known as Kardphisher and "in the wild" since April, 2007, last week the malware author of this trojan horse mimicking the Windows XP activation interface while collecting the credit card details 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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft's software activation service is coming in for a new round of fire in the wake of a system outage that prevented the company issuing activation codes to its Australian customers over the ...

Paul Thurrott (great guy, btw) has put up his preview of Service Pack 1: http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_sp1_preview.asp<BR><BR>Part of particular ...