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#Microsoft windows license key expired phone call windows#

This is my preferred one since you don't have to tamper with the system. for activation for Win7) and choosing 'Other Products' in the voice menu. I found two solutions, both of them work offline, so you don't have to connect the WinXP system to a network (although I have to use WinXP I try to minimize security risks):Ĭalling the current MS activation number for a product still in support (e.g. because certain drivers/HW/SW is only compatible with Win XP.ĮDIT4: note, the activation process comes after entering a installation/serial key (e.g. However in some cases it's not an option to change to a different OS, e.g. Therefore, if possible you should change/upgrade the OS of your device. I made a thorough explanation in meta here.ĮDIT2: it was suggested to call MS support and/or sales unfortunately they do not help with WinXP anymore.ĮDIT3: please be aware that running an outdated OS without security updates poses security risks explained here as BurceWayne points out correctly. Although there is no way around using WinXP, I want to minimize security risks.ĮDIT1: Since quite a few people asked, please note why (in my opinion) this question is not a duplicate of XP Activation and Dual Booting, please see my explanation above. Preferably it also shouldn't require a network/internet connection. The solutions can be a workaround (disabling the activation check), but for security reasons, it shouldn't contain a binary download. In addition the question asks only if it can be done in general not how (neither does the existing answer say how), and about other problems (dual boot), so I decided to post the question again as specific question just about the activation process. The latest question/answer I could find here on superuser is this one: XP Activation and Dual Booting which doesn't provide an answer to my question. The phone number is not valid for activation anymore (I tried the German one) and the online activation does not work either (in a quick test within a DMZ other protocols like ICMP or HTTP worked fine when I accessed an internet server). The 'regular' methods provided with XP (phone and online) don't work anymore.

#Microsoft windows license key expired phone call windows#

To view the automation output, expand Outputs.What Options are there to activate Windows XP nowadays? Choose the running automation, and then review the Executed steps. To monitor the execution progress, open the Systems Manger console, and then choose Automation from the navigation pane. The public IP address changes if you aren’t using an Elastic IP address.Ĩ. Important: If you set AllowOffline to True, your EC2 instance stops and restarts. For InstanceID, enter the ID for your impaired EC2 instance. If you don't want to enable Systems Manager, or if the instance isn't available in Input parameters, then turn off Show interactive instance picker. Review the prerequisites for using Systems Manager to manage your Amazon EC2 instances. Note: If you don't see your instance in the list, then the instance isn't enabled for Systems Manager. For Input parameters, turn on Show interactive instance picker. For Execute automation document, choose Simple execution.ĥ. Select the AWSSupport-ActivateWindowsWithAmazonLicense Automation document, and then choose Next.Ĥ. In the search field, enter ActivateWindowsWithAmazonLicense. Choose Automation from the navigation pane, and then choose Execute automation.ģ. Be sure to select the same Region as the EC2 Windows instance that requires Windows activation.Ģ.

To use your own license, see Microsoft licensing on AWS.ġ.

Note: This solution isn't applicable for Bring Your Own License (BYOL) Windows instances. The automation checks the current status of Windows for your instance, and then activates Windows if the status is inactive. The AWSSupport-ActivateWindowsWithAmazonLicense Automation document activates an Amazon EC2 Windows instance with a license provided by Amazon.