In light of the recent exponential interest in this project I've decided to put updates of this project here:
- This program is a tool for researching and experimenting with retro Microsoft product licensing, for products released before 2012.
- It all comes down to four simple steps:
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(GitHub account required)
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(GitHub account *not* required)
- Download the latest release for your operating system and architecture from the releases page
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Note: Before continuing, please ensure you have both the
xpkey
program and thekeys.json
datum extracted and in the same directory
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After installation, you will be prompted to activate Windows.
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Select the telephone activation method, then, run
xpkey -i <Installation ID>
using theInstallation ID
the activation Wizard provides for you
The list of people who have helped to bring the XP generation to where it is now:
- z22
- MSKey
- sk00ter
- diamondggg
- pottzman
- Endermanch
- Neo-Desktop
- WitherOrNot
- TheTank20
(the list will be updated to add more collaborators)
CMake, make, gcc
(build-essential
)OpenSSL 1.1.1+
(libssl-dev
)git
git clone
cd build/ && cmake ../ && make