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A similar problem is when Microsoft took down the update and activation servers for Windows XP. Hacks and phone activation sometimes work, but it is a problem for people who need XP.

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"sometimes"? I think XP was the last Windows that has been cracked wide open (no pun intended), since the elliptic key they used was actually cracked.

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