Windows XP Windows 10 More Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. If all goes well hooray. Continue on. If not, it will give you another number. Enter it. I had to do this three times before it worked.
I think I even had to hang up and call again. But once this works you've got it made. Since you are on a smart phone it will ask if they can send a text with a link in it to complete the process. It will also say if you got the text and link you can hang up. Check for the text and link and if ok hang up. When complete it will confirm if it worked. If so, you're a happy camper. If not, let me know. You can email me direct if you like.
It's more likely I will get your message right away. Hi, Ive just purchased the retail version of Windows XP, how long into the future will I get support for re-activation because of hardware failure or upgrading etc. I have so many programs that I still use but will only run on Windows XP and I don't rate virtual PC software to ran older programs, also is it a wise idea to buy such an old OS, thanks.
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You will always be able to activate a genuine Windows XP license unless Microsoft announces otherwise. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Microsoft has always stated that: "Microsoft will also support the activation of Windows XP throughout its life and will likely provide an update that turns activation off at the end of the product's lifecycle so users would no longer be required to activate the product.
Thank you for your replies, it is most reassuring. As it's support ends in I thought it might be impossible to re-activate it if I wanted to change some hardware or my motherboard failed, but after researching further and your comments any doubts have been quashed, thank you.
In reply to ricky25's post on March 5, Hi; I know this post is a bit old but I have the same concern after I heard somebody that I knows who's XP activation was refuse when they called Microsoft Support. In reply to HardKn0X's post on October 8, Windows lifecycle fact sheet Quote "End of support refers to the date when Microsoft no longer provides automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance.
This is the time to make sure you have the latest available service pack installed. Support for Windows XP ends on April 8, , and after this date there will be no more new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates.
By continuing to update our anti-malware products for Windows XP through July 14, , we are providing customers that have not completed their migration the ability to identify when their PCs are compromised and take appropriate actions. The continuation of updates to our antimalware signatures and engines does NOT mean Windows XP machines are entirely secure. PCs running Windows XP should not be considered to be truly protected, even with anti-malware signatures and updates to the engine, and it is important to complete your migration to a current supported operating system so you can receive regular security updates to protect your computer from malicious attacks.
Anti-malware products have limited effectiveness on a PC which is not up-to-date with all the security updates. Skip to main content.
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