I installed Oracle VirtualBox and used my Windows XP home edition to run in the VirtualBox.
Is it working, but I get all the time the reminder I have to register. This seems not to work as is tries to connect to the internet and is not able to do reach it. What can I do? Is there a way to get rid of this activation?
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Use the Phone activation method?
How to activate Windows XP by phone :
To contact a Microsoft customer service representative to activate Windows by phone, follow these steps:
1.Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Activate Windows.
Or, click the Windows Activation icon in the notification area.
2.Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to active Windows now.
3.Click Read the Windows Product Activation Privacy Statement, click Back, and then click Next.
4.Follow the steps in the Activate Windows by phone dialog box, and then click Next.
Note The number appears now and differs based on the location that you select.
5.When activation is completed and you receive the following message, click OK. You have successfully activated your copy of Windows.
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Edit: This topic split off from http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/545267/belarc-advisor-do-you-know-them/. The current content did not match original intent. New topic title reflects content and intent of subject ~ AnimalI feel like I need to bump this thread.
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I have read that someone successfully used an OEM key to activate windows XP on a virtual machine by using Belarc Advisor, but I thought the key found on the COA sticker for OEM windows XP PC's are supposed to be tied to the motherboard?
Let's take this situation here. I have 2 PC's. One is an 8 year old desktop that runs windows XP, one is a half a year old laptop that runs windows 8. Both PC's have OEM windows, that is, both PC's came with windows preinstalled, so a retail copy of windows is not even part of this discussion.
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8 year old desktop motherboard died. Hard drive and its data is still intact. Recovery discs were made 8 years ago. This version of XP is Windows XP professional media center edition.Laptop has virtualbox installed. I got a copy of windows XP by downloading the XP mode installer file from Microsoft, which has the .vhd file that allows me to use XP in virtualbox. That version of XP is windows XP professional.
When I boot up XP mode via virtualbox in my windows 8 machine, it asks for an activation key, or else I only get to use it for 30 days, unless I delete the virtual hard drive, and start over again. I heard that nobody can use the same product activation key from an OEM PC, that is, theoretically, I couldn't use the same product key found on the COA sticker of the 8 year old desktop, but I have read that someone in these forums somehow used an already activated key from an old PC (both his old PC and my 8 year old PC have dead motherboards), to activate windows XP installed on a virtual machine on a totally different machine by using hard drive caddies, and Belarc Advisor. How is that even possible? Note that for him, he found his product key using Belarc Advisor. I could technically still use Belarc Advisor to find the product key by inserting the HDD into a caddy, and plugging it into my laptop, but I do still have the COA sticker, so Belarc Advisor and HDD + caddy isn't necessary.
What I am asking is, how does Belarc Advisor, an HDD, with its data still intact, that came from an 8 year old desktop with a dead motherboard and a caddy help me activate windows XP on a virtual machine running on a half a year old windows 8 laptop by using the same activation key found on the COA sticker from the 8 year old desktop? Can recovery discs technically 'install' windows XP professional media center edition with the help of Belarc Advisor and the old HDD and caddy attached to the new laptop?
Is it even possible to reuse a product key found on a COA sticker from an old PC and activating windows XP, vista, or 7 on a virtual machine running in a different PC by using Belarc Advisor?
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Copy of Windows XP is no longer being sold.
May be you should consider run those applications on compatibility view.
Also if you have access to Windows 10 PC, report compatibility issue through Feedback Hub app. Free help authoring tools.
In some cases, activation might still work but your Windows XP will be at risk because support is already ended.
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Thank you for your useful reply.
I know that Windows XP is no longer being sold officially. However, original unused 'brand new' retail copies are still available to buy, and I assume that in principle, buying such a copy would be the same as it would have been to buy one in a shop a few years ago.
I have tried running my old software on Windows 7 in compatibility mode, and this did not work. I am talking about very old applications such as Acccess 97 and Access 2, along with my own bespoke applications. I am resigned to the idea that I need an older version of Windows (i.e. XP) to run them satisfactorily.
All I need to know is whether the XP activation process would work if I did buy an unused retail version of Windows XP. You say activation 'might still work', but it would be reassuring if you (or someone) could be slightly more definite, and say categorically that it would work (or wouldn't). And if it did work, as per my original question, could I activate by phone or email, or would online activation be the only workable route?
Again, many thanks!
Activation is an integer part of the Windows XP operating system. Essentially, XP activation is designed to help reduce software piracy. According to Microsoft, 'casual copying' affecting XP is the behavior targeted with activation. But outside of the initial grace period of XP, users will only be able to use the operating system if they will activate their copy. Microsoft offers three alternatives to activating Windows XP, via the Internet, through a modem or by phone. Of course that there also are illegal alternatives to XP activation. Various cracks and workarounds circumvent Microsoft's antipiracy measure. But none of the above is the method to manually activate Windows XP presented in here.
The object of this article is to let you in on a way to easily and effortlessly re-activate you copy of Windows XP after a reinstall. This implies that you already have a genuine and activated copy of Windows XP to begin with. But in case you have to format your hard drive, or just the XP partition, and install XP all over again, you can spare yourself the time and labor to re-activate the operating system, according to the SunbeltBlog. All you have to do is make your way to the C:WindowsSystem32 folder and identify the 'wpa.dbl' and 'wpa.bak' files. Copy both of them to a USB drive or burn them to a CD.
Format the HDD and reinstall Windows XP, but do not activate the operating system. Instead restart and boot into SAFEBOOT_OPTION=Minimal, press F8 during boot in order to access the SafeMode options. Navigate to System32 where you will be able to find the 'wpa.dbl' and 'wpa.bak' files. Since you already have the old files on your portable media simply rename these as 'wpadbl.new' and 'wpabak.new' and copy the old 'wpa.dbl' and 'wpa.bak' files in System32.
'Product activation makes sure that each Windows XP license is installed in accordance with the EULA and is not installed on more than the number of computers that the license permits. Windows creates a unique installation identification (ID) that is based on information from the product ID and a hardware identifier that are created when you install Window XP. To activate, use the Windows Product Activation wizard to provide the installation ID to Microsoft over the Internet or your phone line. The installation ID records an association of the product ID to your computer and a confirmation ID is sent back to your computer to activate Windows XP. Activation is anonymous, and no personal information is required to activate,' Microsoft revealed in relation to XP's activation process.