To activate a retail version of Microsoft Windows, a user must enter the product key into Windows and then connect to the Internet or call Microsoft to validate the key. But that’s too cumbersome for ...

We have seen how to activate Windows online and how to activate Windows Enterprise Edition using slui.exe. There are two ways to activate Windows. First, via the Internet and second, by phone. Today, ...

Microsoft lifted the veil – sort of – about its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) and Volume Activation 2.0 plans for Windows Vista and Longhorn Server on October 4. I say “sort of” because Microsoft is ...

Follow these suggestions to fix the Volume Activation Event ID 8233 warning you may see in Event Viewer of Windows: Check Network Connection Verify your Product Key Temporarily disable Firewall and ...

Microsoft is adding more "Genuine Advantage" features to its forthcoming Office 2010 release to make the product harder to pirate. The company is planning to add new volume-licensing activation ...

With the release of Windows Vista and Longhorn Server coming relatively soon, Microsoft is looking to try a new form of product activation with its volume licensing customers. Through Volume ...

Microsoft has changed its tone for Office 2007 product activation for volume license customers. Rather than require product activation for each copy of Office 2007 that is deployed, Microsoft is ...

With the corporate delivery of Windows Vista imminent, Microsoft is also rolling out a new volume licensing scheme for business customers. Meanwhile, the company yesterday backed away from consumer ...

Unlike the retail versions of Office 2007, copies installed using volume license keys -- the typical way large organizations purchase Microsoft's software -- will simply skip product activation, the ...