Hello, I'm writing a program and now trying to find a way to check to see if a Windows XP CD-Key is valid. Obviously the algorithm is not known, but is there an API call in Windows that could do this ...

I did a search and didn't find any results concerning this problem. I've just built a new system and my Windows 7 disc won't boot, so I'm installing Windows XP so I can then install Windows 7 on top ...

The product activation algorithm was cracked “some time ago," The Register says, and in 2019 an open-source key generator was released that allowed for the printing of “endless Windows XP keys.” Last ...

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 ...

Known as Kardphisher and "in the wild" since April, 2007, last week the malware author of this trojan horse mimicking the Windows XP activation interface while collecting the credit card details 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 ...

In context: Piracy has been a part of Windows history from the very beginning. Microsoft began taking the issue seriously with Windows XP, and Dave Plummer has now revealed that the first unauthorized ...

Microsoft's TV ads for Windows XP show people flying through the air with the help of the new operating system. But computer users aren't racing to get this upgrade; NPD Intelect reported yesterday ...