I haven't used Windows XP before, but I began using it in 2023. I understand that support for Windows XP ended in 2014, but I'm interested in finding a legitimate way to activate it in 2024. Any guidance would be appreciated. (I came across this idea during the internet setup stage in O.O.B.E.)
Can i activate Windows XP online in 2024?
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I heard you can activate by calling microsoft
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You can't activate it online but you can activate it off-line.
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There is a very good way to do it, just use the phone activation
ask me for a product key pulled from a product key sticker on my PCs if you need one
but you need to specify if you have XP Home Edition or XP Professional
ask me for a product key pulled from a product key sticker on my PCs if you need one
but you need to specify if you have XP Home Edition or XP Professional
I just activated this way yesterday
Yeah, I'm not sure about the United States, but in the Czech Republic (Prob european lines will work also) you can still use phone activation. I activated my Windows XP installation a month ago using it.
A lot of online keys fail unless you pay for it. Just use this key I took a screenshot of from a PlainRock124 video:
T4GGT-93BKY-GCPP9-76B7G-6CCCB
Then use the phone activation to activate this key.
You can't use phone activation with the same key all the time. Windows XP Pro 32bit and 64bit Vlk isos don't require activation at all. They just work. Never failed me. Even MS Office is the same. Both Office 2003 and 2007 VLK Pro licenses don't require activation at all. All went downhill when Office 2010 was released and KMS activation was introduced. That changed everything.
isn't KMS pirating?
KMS Is something Microsoft does since Office 2010 where it periodically verifies your license. Regardless if it's original or not. In the past, like Office 2007 or 2003 the program would only connect to MS servers one time once you activate. And there were VLK pro licenses that didn't require activation at all. Just the key was sufficient.
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What is VLK, I never heard of it
Actually, I use the same vista key with phone activation, always works.
Volume License Key. Keys Microsoft sells to businesses in high quantities. In the past those special keys didn't require activation. They could be used to install XP Pro 32 and 64 bit and also Office 2003, 2007 and don't require activation at all. I merely mentioned that in this day an age. Why would anyone bother activating XP using phone? When you can use a VLK iso and key. Microsoft won't care about XP at this point.
In the case of vista and 7 and 8 yes you can use phone activation and it works. With windows 10 as well. I heard there was a limit of how many times you could activate the same key. If you used it too often then you had to call a live MS representative to help you out. That's what I heard. Also if I remember correctly after some window 10 update you have to activate online now. Windows 11 is only online now as well.
I would use phone activation because I have an XP DVD from an old DELL computer, activates fine.
The install discs that come with manufacturers computers are different than regular OEM ones. They're tied to that machine. I think that if you try to use that disc with a non Dell computer it won't activate regardless if you have a legit key.
I use an HP computer, it activates.
Well for now you can. There will be a time not so far away when you won't be able to, as MS is forcing users to not activate by phone anymore. Windows 11 doesn't even have the option easy to access. It's not in system properties or settings anymore. You have to type run slui.exe 4 to do it. In the case of Windows XP, the fastest and easiest way is to use a VLK Iso and key. Which requires no activation at all, at least with XP And Office 2003-07.
I know, slui.exe 4 is a way to do it in Win Vista/Win7. But even products that say that telephone activation is no longer supported for this product can be activated by phone if you know the activation phone number. I have done it on Office 2003.
As I mentioned, MS is phasing out the option. Hiding it more and more. At the end of the day, here are ways to install all those old software without going through the hassle of calling MS at all. I don't understand the need to call MS. VLK software of that era don't connect to MS servers at all.
XP itself was always a hassle to activate online. Like you couldn't use a SP1 key to activate an SP2 disc without calling MS and hoping for the best. The disc and key had to match. You had to wait for a live representative to assist you. If you upgrade your system too much you could lose activation.
Either way if you like to waste time be my guest
XP itself was always a hassle to activate online. Like you couldn't use a SP1 key to activate an SP2 disc without calling MS and hoping for the best. The disc and key had to match. You had to wait for a live representative to assist you. If you upgrade your system too much you could lose activation.
Either way if you like to waste time be my guest
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