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Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years

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Windows XP activation, loathed since before it started, has never been truly broken. Now, far past the logical end of all things XP, the solution exists. XP_activate32.exe takes the code generated by Windows XP's phone activation option and processes it into a proper activation key.

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Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years

Please, please, please do not actually install XP and use it. But if you must…

2 years ago·United States

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Windows XP activation has been cracked – for those desperate enough to still use it

Because Microsoft doesn’t validate product keys anymore – not officially – this could be a useful workaround for a niche set of users.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Windows XP activation algorithm has been cracked

The unkillable OS rises from the grave… Again

2 years ago

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Windows XP: activation algorithm was cracked

New installations of the outdated and no longer supported operating system can thus be activated offline.

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The Register broke the news in 2 years ago on Friday, May 26, 2023.

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