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First post, by mac57mac57

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Hi All, I am restoring a failed Pentium IV system with Windows XP on it, and I have it up and running again (needed a motherboard replacement - lots of failed capacitors on the original mobo) but it now seems to want me to Activate it again, something that is no longer possible - the MS activation servers no longer online. I have read lots of articles via Google that point me to a tool called Universal MS Key Toolkit, umskt.exe, which can generate an Activation code without need of those servers.

Regrettably, all I can find for umskt.exe are links to Github, where I can download source to my hearts content, but no executables. I am not Github-friendly and so this is not really terribly helpful.

Can ANYONE point me to a prebuilt version of UMSKT.EXE? I can use the DOS version, the Windows 2000 version (or any Windows version lower than that) or pretty much any Mac OS X or macOS version - an executable for any one of these will allow me to move forward.

Any and all help much appreciated!

Reply 1 of 4, by MadMac_5

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The last time I needed to activate a Windows XP and Office 2003 installation (in late 2023), I did it by phone with the system disconnected from the Internet. The new setup involves calling in then getting a text message with a link to a Microsoft webpage to enter and receive the activation codes, and it all worked pretty smoothly for me the last three times I did it.

Reply 2 of 4, by schmatzler

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Someone also made a keygen for XP in the meantime, the algorithm for the activation has been reverse-engineered. I will not give any hints about where to find it, though.

"Windows 98's natural state is locked up"

Reply 3 of 4, by chrismeyer6

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You should be able to just call the Microsoft activation Phone number and get your code.

Reply 4 of 4, by rain

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chrismeyer6 wrote on 2025-01-30, 19:44:

You should be able to just call the Microsoft activation Phone number and get your code.

Yes you can still activate your copy via phone.

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