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Undead Microsoft operating system: Windows XP can be activated without a network — under Linux

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The algorithm for validating Windows XP product keys has long been considered cracked. Activation now also works under Linux and without the Internet.
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Undead Microsoft operating system: Windows XP can be activated without a network — under Linux

The algorithm for validating Windows XP product keys has long been considered cracked. Activation now also works under Linux and without the Internet.

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Heise broke the news in Germany on Sunday, May 28, 2023.
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