Ars Technica

Dell, Vista Product Key and a problem

I just received a nice new Dell Latitude. It came with "Genuine Windows Vista Business Bonus-Windows XP Professional downgrade" which means it has media for both OSs. Both are 32-bit and being the ...
ZDNet

Vista Hands On #1: What you need to know about product keys

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Computerworld

Clearing up the confusion on Vista licensing and key management

Since Windows Vista has been released to the public, there has been a lot of confusion and hype surrounding some of the licensing decisions and restrictions with which Microsoft Corp. saddled the ...
Ars Technica

Hackers release workaround for Vista’s enterprise activation

Back in September, Ars discussed two ways that Microsoft volume licensing customers could activate Windows Vista. One method, the Multiple Activation Key (MAK), required that machine keys be ...