Mornin,I've got my legal, good, Windows XP Pro Product Key here with me but have only my XP Pro Corporate media. Here's the thing, I've got my brand spanking new IBM Laptop that came with a ...

Hmm, Windows 7 DVD won't boot, XP CD won't except its installation key. Hmm, what could be the common culprit here? My first suspicion would be the optical drive or the CD/DVD.

While Windows XP has been cracked with tweaks and unofficial patches since its launch in 2001, but this crack allows people to activate XP offline without altering the OS.

A new tool has surfaced that can run XP activation offline using a cracked version of Microsoft's encryption.

You can bypass Microsoft's involvement altogether. The tool, xp_activate32.exe, is a mere 18kb and has been buried in a short thread on the Windows XP subreddit since last August.

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 ...