Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a reliable fallback for users for over two decades.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Buyers of new PCs may have to grapple with Microsoft Product Activation, a controversial new Windows feature. Users who buy PCs with Microsoft Windows XP could find their setup disabled if they change ...

Ok, I have a few computers here with Windows XP installed on them. They're all pretty much identical.<BR><BR>I spent a few hours tweaking the registry on one of them and I'd like to be able to save ...