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If you ever worked in IT during the XP era, you got your hands on a private Volume License Key. XP VLKs bypassed activation, and they were the piracy tool of ch
by RulerOf 3y ago
If you ever worked in IT during the XP era, you got your hands on a private Volume License Key. XP VLKs bypassed activation, and they were the piracy tool of choice until Microsoft started blacklisting them[1].
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_licensing#Leaked_keys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_licensing#Leaked_keys
- stuff4ben 3y agoI installed so many Windows XP systems back in the day (manually of course) that I memorized the product key.
- bombcar 3y agoFCKGW?
- geraldhh 3y agothis is the way
- WithinReason 3y agoFCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8 if I remember correctly. And the famous image: https://web.archive.org/web/20140621130744/http://www.harshj.com/2007/03/19/more-on-the-fckgw-rhqq2-yxrkt-8tg6w-2b7q8/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140621130744/http://www.harshj...
- bombcar 3y agoYep, the devil's own. If Microsoft had panache they'd release a final Windows XP ISO that would only take that key.
- smolder 3y agoI still have a windows 98 first edition key memorized. And 26 digits of Pi. But recently I forgot the 4 digit PIN for my debit card and required a reset.
- orra 3y agoJust set your pin to the first four digits of the product key.
- m463 3y agoor find a product key that contains 3141
- EuropeOverlords 3y ago[flagged]