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Windows 2000 Activate

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emailaatif786
emailaatif786 Original post #1
Mar 15, 2007 at 7:44 PM
Does Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, need activation, just in the case of Windows XP?
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abhijangda #2
Mar 15, 2007 at 8:38 PM
No, my friend Win 2000 didn't need activation. It was first introduced in Win XP to reduce piracy.
emailaatif786
emailaatif786 #3
Mar 15, 2007 at 8:40 PM
If Service Pack 4 is integrated into Windows 2000, then will it ask for activtion?
AshishSharma
AshishSharma #4
Mar 15, 2007 at 9:35 PM
NO, Windows 2000 was never intended to have windows product activation, and it will NEVER will either.