Hi. Little bit of a new user here. I don't want to activate Windows XP. Is there a way I can continue to use Windows without activating it? I'm not trying to do anything underhanded. The product is rightfully mine. I just don't want to send any info (personal or otherwise) to Microsoft. And I'm only opposed to the activation process itself. Maybe, there is a way to internally activate or register XP without activating and sending the info to Microsoft. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
you could call up m$ and activate over the phone. you can even unhook the internet to make sure it doesnt send data. but im using a working corporate edition of xp now. no activation, and its genuine so i can even update. i also made the cd unnatended =D