Ars Technica

Windows XP installerwon't accept its product key

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 ...
Ars Technica

Windows XP Product Key Code

I have a copy of Windows XP Pro and I have lost the product key. I need to install this on a new machine now, but I cannot. Does anyone know where this product key is kept on the Windows XP system and ...
PC Magazine

How to Find Your Product Keys for Windows and Microsoft Office

You just replaced your PC's hard drive, but now you have to reinstall and reactivate Windows or Office on your new system. Can you do it without the product keys for ...
GIGAZINE

The developer at the time revealed that the license key circulating in the pirated version of Windows XP was not hacked but leaked from within

When Windows XP was released in 2001, users were required to enter a license key to use it legitimately. One such key, 'FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8,' was circulated early in the release as a license ...
techtimes

Windows Hack Gone: Microsoft to Prevent Old Product Keys from Windows 7, 8 to Activate New Installs

Some hacks are unethical, but others are only outsmarting Big Tech, but Microsoft was quick to catch up on the public's use of old product keys from Windows 7 and Windows 8 for its new operating ...