Installing legal older versions of Windows XP
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Mar 15, 20265837 viewsConfidence Score0%
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For testing purposes, I need to install a Windows XP Home environment in a virtual machine. The thing here is I don't have a license and Microsoft won't sell it anymore. What can I do about it?
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Fix for: Installing legal older versions of Windows XP
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To my understanding, Microsoft officially endorses the use of the unactivated "grace period" in a pure testing environment. So, if your testing is short term, you may not need to activate at all. Microsoft says: Leverage the Activation Grace Period …
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