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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Basically, there are 3 possiblities, all possible, AFAIK:<P>1. Microsoft does not say anything about how long they will provide activation codes for XP. They may stop providing codes anytime.<P>2.

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 ...

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 ...