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 ...

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 ...

You might have to re-activate, but why is that a problem? If you legitimately own both copies of XP (with respective serial numbers), you might have to make a phone call if the on-line activation ...

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 ...

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