Changing the Windows XP Product Key Manually - includes instructions for how to use a stock product key to activate Windows XP. Using the Windows Key Finder - provides the detailed steps to get the product key from your device using Windows Key Finder.

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I need to (re)activate a fully licensed Windows XP64 installation. But, the MS activation server seems to be off-line. My company has some expensive special purpose HW with custom drivers that are critical for a long term project. There are no drivers available for any other version of Windows, and the company that wrote the current ones is no longer in business.

The system is never used for browsing or such, so Internet security is not an issue. I just replaced a broken HD, cloned the contents from a recent backup to a new HD, replaced a dying CD reader, and it seems I tripped MS's activation threshold.

Yes, I could go with the XP emulation offered under Win7. But, if I can just get the current WinXP re-activated quickly, that would be better. What I had, worked just fine for many years.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. So, the question is 'I know MS no longer supports XP re patches, updates, & such.

But, do they provide a way to re-activate existing installations?' I'm pretty sure you can still activate it, but they might have taken the servers offline. Just do phone activation. No that makes no sense. Why would I (M$) stop funding automated server authentication that has a much smaller cost than the cost of multiple call center buildings, electricity / upkeep of those buildings, desks, furniture, security, computer systems, then the users of those system (call center person your saying to call), management and associated HR costs for having those employees, the facilities and computer people to keep all that running, all to take phone calls that automated systems regionalized in virtual server farms would be ALOT LESS COSTS?

And don't say 'oh they already have those and they just do the XP too', because you just double to triple your workers 'calls' and now they can NOT answer for the products they do support. Do you really want to be on hold a hour and a half to get a answer why Office365 isn't saving a document?

Or how your hardware partner's new HP Tablet needs a restore and how to do that in Windows 8 for great grandma in Connecticut? See if they kill one, they kill both. You would call in, they would politely inform you that they do not provide support for depreciated software (BTW you would get the same answer right now on your Windows 7 question too, because as a CONSUMER - aka not Corporate account - Windows 7 is no longer supported) and would offer the opportunity to upgrade to currently supported Operating System. I have never had to 'activate' my XP installs. I don't even have the network cable plugged in while installing.