Disable windows xp activation

Click Stop. This option is in the middle-left side of the window. Doing so will prompt the Software Protection service to stop running. If this button is greyed out, you will need to use the Registry instead. Click OK. It's at the bottom of the window.

Your activation will remain off until you restart or update your computer, at which point you will need to disable it again. Method 2. Type regedit into Start. This will search for the Registry Editor command.

Click regedit. It's a collection of blue blocks at the top of the Start window. Click Yes when prompted. Doing so will open the Registry Editor window. Expand the "Services" folder. This will result in a long list of folders appearing. Scroll down and select the "sppsvc" folder. Click this folder to prompt its contents to display on the right side of the window. Select the "Start" file. It's near the bottom of the list of files that's on the right side of the window.

Click the Edit tab. This option is near the top-left corner of the Registry window. A drop-down menu will appear. Click Modify. It's at the top of the drop-down menu. This works fine to activate Windows XP via the 'telephone' method as of April Add a comment.

Regarding failure of online activation, did you check the date on the system? I activated Windows XP on an old machine one week ago. This post does not answer the question. The OP is claiming that online activation does not work, he is assuming this is a server problem, but it's equally possible it's a client problem, especially as others are reporting succesful activations. Additionally, updates may be required due to server-side encryption changes.

I wonder if different installation images use different activation servers. I would like to try an image on the machine in question which has prooved to have a working online activation on a different machine. Doesn't work on my build installation. But why would it? It simply deletes a registry key. If it had been that simple I have used the very original installer iso and burned it to cd. But I cannot understand, why deleting a registry key and changing product code as the above script would cause it to be activated.

Show 2 more comments. Justin M. Justin 9 9 bronze badges. There are still phone numbers for all countries as I stated in my answer. It's not only the German number provided during the installation process that doesn't work any more, in some installations out there the US number does not work any more either but it's good to know that some of the numbers still work, so it's worth a try. What number did you use?

I'm curious, if your number still works, why did you search for a way to activate Windows here on Superuser? Albin It was the toll-free U. I added it to my answer. Albin I tried the online activation first, it didn't work, so I searched for a solution to that before deciding to try the phone activation route. Thx, so your number was was shown in the activation dialogue right? Do you know the date of the installation files for a chance or the Win Version before you do any updates?

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