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About "citation needed" for the statement about Windows XP being the last "Microsoft Windows"
I see the following statement has been marked as "citation needed":
Windows XP is also the last version (other than server) to have the name "Microsoft Windows". The software was rebranded as just windows from Windows Vista onwards.
I did some research out of curiosity, and I believe it refers to the name shown in System properties. I found two images on the net that show this change, but I don't own them. If two images like these could be used as verification for the aforementioned statement, I can take screenshots and upload them to Misplaced Pages under a reasonable license. XP: https://i.imgur.com/DwyAI1W.png Vista: https://i.imgur.com/xcl90Si.png
--Fanbus (talk) 16:18, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Regarding branding as "Microsoft Windows"
I wanted to open a discussion about the disputed line in the end of the lead that I just removed. The line said that Windows XP was the last version branded as "Microsoft Windows". The issue is that Microsoft never really branded any version as "Microsoft Windows" and marketed every version as just "Windows". Windows XP was the last to carry the name "Microsoft" in its packaging and in its identification in Winver, but Windows Vista still carried it in the bootloader before Windows 7 completely eliminated it. I think this is trivial and doesn't belong in the lead, but another approach would to be mention it elsewhere as a sort of gradual transition away from including "Microsoft" in the name. I'll cite more sources on the matter tomorrow, it's well after midnight where I am. Thoughts? Herbfur (Eric, He/Him) (talk) 05:50, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
- it is not trivial because it is still being branded as "Microsoft Windows Vista" making the claim that XP is the last to be branded as such as false. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.116.53.123 (talk) 18:48, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Microsoft never really branded any version as "Microsoft Windows"
- Looking through some earlier versions of Windows (I have everything up to 7, including (unfortunately) Vista, all are branded "Microsoft Windows", although Microsoft is in a smaller font. XP even identifies itself as Microsoft Windows XP. --AussieLegend (✉) 08:26, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
Dubious sources: Activation
The sources claiming that the internet was required and used information from hardware to activate seems relatively dubious, considering that Windows XP shipped with pre-printed activation keys on the physical CD labels, as did windows 95 and 98. In fact, it is still possible to install Windows XP with a KeyGen- which inherently means it's not using hardware identification at all to activate. This in fact remained true up and through windows 8. Rather, the use of the Network and hardware is a distinguishing feature of windows 10 that was not present in Windows XP. Therefore, the sources cited need to be carefully re-read and verified with other sources, to ensure that they are in fact correct. 108.235.248.227 (talk) 23:20, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
- Could you be more specific about exactly which part of the paragraph you disagree with? I've read it several times and the article correctly describe how Microsoft Product Activation worked on Windows XP. Your opening sentence says that sources claiming that the internet was required but I did not find that anywhere in the article or the corresponding citation. Windows XP could be activated either by phone or internet. DavidDelaune (talk) 00:19, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- I do not know if this helps, but I installed XP on a machine, and the activation code I supplied was rejected. The reason given was that the CD I used was from an OEM, but the code was from a different source - I think it was a corporate user. I do not know if this was "built into the CD" or by internet access to MicroSoft. I susspect that early XP was same as Windows 98, and later XP might have required internet connection. FYI - I have installed Win 10 without internet connecting, full activation and payment to MicroSoft will no doubt have to be paid soon. 92.238.31.69 (talk) 21:10, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
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