arstechnica,
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A decade after it mattered, Windows XP’s activation algorithm is cracked

Please, please, please do not actually install XP and use it. But if you must…

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/a-decade-after-it-mattered-windows-xps-activation-algorithm-is-cracked/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mcrocker,

@arstechnica from what I understand there are still many medical applications (mostly hardware ) that still use #WindowsXP because getting a medical device recertified for #HIPPA compliance is way too expensive to waste on something like OS upgrades.

Of course when legal liability is the overriding concern, using a cracked #WindowsXPActivation algorithm is probably not an option 🙅

stinerman,
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@arstechnica at one time in my life I had the Wright State VLK memorized.

ajbobo,

@arstechnica That would be fun to revisit. I wonder if I can run it in a Docker container or something similar.

kkolakowski,
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@arstechnica It's great news for emulation and software preservation 👍💾

Nobody rather thinks about using XP on a daily basis now... 😉 I think 😅

dottorblaster,
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@arstechnica FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8

SaftyKuma,
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@arstechnica

I'd take it over Windows 11. At this point Microsoft is a bigger security threat than some hackers who'd break into a WinXP box that I'm using to play some old games or something.

Kebablog,

@arstechnica I still run it on one PC - it's for a SCSI based film scanner and I can't be bother to buy new PC hardware to support it - the device isn't connected to the internet so should be quite secure.

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