The release of Microsoft Corp.’s Office XP application suite and its forthcoming Windows XP operating system has generated a buzz of controversy because of the antipiracy activation procedure the ...

Microsoft Corp. will change how users activate Windows XP when Service Pack 3 launches in the first half of 2008, a company white paper said. New installations of Windows XP SP3 will give users the ...

I figured that this was the correct forum for this, since it's mostly admins, and you guys usually know all about the joys of licensing. If it belongs in the software forum, my apologies.<BR><BR>I'm ...

I just installed XP SP1 to the boss's machine, prior to delivary and activation.<BR><BR>The machine has been sitting around for about 10 days. Now it is telling em I have 30 days left for activation.

At the Redmond, Wash., software giant's system builder summit last week in Phoenix, several channel executives criticized Microsoft's activation requirements, which force partners and customers to ...

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 ...