Windows XP Activation is being Discontinued

Yes, I know. Tatoo'ing the BIOS with the appropriate SLP 1.0 manufacturer/OEM string (if needed), then downloading the matching OEMBIOS files, and applying them using the OEMBIOS Installer tool. That's, essentially, activating XP in a nutshell.

It'll work forever, and is resistant against hardware changes.

 

Resistance is futile.

 

isn't this a risky method as it might brick bios?

 

okay, as a general user, i never played with bios with any tools so i've zero experience in editing it.
so i want to confirm whether recommended activation method for xp at mdl may brick the bios or not?
if no, then users can use it without worrying.
if yes, then in my opinion, mdl shouldn't recommend it for activation as it might brick bios and motherboard will be unusable. and that shouldn't happen in any case.

 

Its safe to do it when you know how or are confident enough to give it a try. When in doubt, using the safer option is always preferable.If you only have 1 pc or laptop and dont want to brick it then go safe.

If you have an old cpu board ram and hdd gathering dust then i would give it a go because it doesnt matter if you brick them right?

That said i am not arguing your point though, there are different ways to acheive the same end result.

 

@GOD666
I´m sorry for your spoiled thread

 

you can activate XP (clean install) offline, just install manually KB892130 and then KB905474.

 

as i said previously, i never did anything to bios with any tool,thats why i was not sure whether it is safe or not. since you confirmed that it is safe, i'm gonna give it a try for fun and see how it works thanks.

 

Still not one link to any claim of some people

 

Hi,
If you want to reinstall XP in the same machine, you can also backup wpa.dlb and wpa.bak files in Windows\system32 folder from your activated OEM system, then reinstall XP, and put back the files booting in safe mode.

 

You want legal way? I use illegal way by installing original (made by microsoft) xp vl edition with sp3 (downloaded from the-eye.eu, checksums can be verified on heidoc.net) and using sp3 vl key from (Link Removed Warez Site ). It gets activated during installation without internet, I thought this was never possible. But there is someone on msfn mentioning to have discovered how to online activate (non-vl versions like oem...) in 2018:

Since there's not much info out there on the web unless you spend a considerable amount of time googling, I thought i'd post the solution so more people can find it quickly

Turns out it's exceedingly easy to restore Windows XP Online Activation

• Open the Start Menu
• Right Click on Internet and choose "Internet Properties"
• Goto the Advanced Tab
• Scroll down near the bottom to the Security Section and uncheck both:
• "Check for publisher's certificate revocation"
• "Check for server certificate revocation"

Now you can activate online as normal or use the "Windows XP Product Key Change Tool"

I would reccomend re-enabling both options afterwards even if you dont use Internet Exploder (which you REALLY REALLY should not be)

You may want to consider pinning this post so that its easier to find for people having this ever more common problem

 

You quote a post with removed content (moderator removed it june 14.)
And the subject of the thread was incorrect anyway.

 

I was able to activate 2 days ago using Internet activation. It never worked using a SP2 disc's product key, only a 2001 XP disc's product key.

 

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