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  2. Safe mode - Wikipedia

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    Windows 11 running in safe mode. Microsoft Windows' safe mode (for 7/Vista [1] /XP [2] /2000/ME/98/95 [citation needed]) is accessed by pressing the F8 key as the operating system boots. [3] Also, in a multi-boot environment with multiple versions of Windows installed side by side, the F8 key can be pressed at the OS selector prompt to get to ...

  3. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    The Activation Wizard in Windows XP. Microsoft Product Activation is a DRM technology used by Microsoft in several of its computer software programs, most notably its Windows operating system and its Office productivity suite.

  4. Criticism of Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    Windows XP has been criticized for its vulnerabilities due to buffer overflows and its susceptibility to malware such as viruses, trojan horses, and worms.Nicholas Petreley for The Register notes that "Windows XP was the first version of Windows to reflect a serious effort to isolate users from the system, so that users each have their own private files and limited system privileges."

  5. A guide to Safe Mode, a troubleshooting method to use when ...

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    Safe Mode is a basic diagnostic mode for your operating system that starts the computer without most of its drivers and software.

  6. System Locked Pre-installation - Wikipedia

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    System Locked Pre-installation (SLP), also referred to as OEM Activation, is a product activation procedure for Microsoft Windows used by major OEMs of laptops and pre-built PCs wherein a Windows product key is added and locked to the machine's firmware before mass distribution. SLP product keys cannot be moved to other machines.

  7. Booting process of Windows - Wikipedia

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    In Windows 3.1, additional options are available, such as /3, which starts Windows in 386 enhanced mode, and /S, which starts Windows in standard mode [2] A startup sound was first added in Windows 3.0 after installing the Multimedia Extensions (MME), [3] but not enabled by default until Windows 3.1.

  8. Windows 2000 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses. It is the direct successor to Windows NT 4.0, and was released to manufacturing on December 15, 1999, [2] officially released to retail on February 17, 2000 for all versions, and on September 26, 2000 for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server.

  9. Windows Genuine Advantage - Wikipedia

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    Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) was an anti-infringement system created by Microsoft used to validate the licences of several Microsoft Windows operating systems upon accessing services such as Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center.