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[[Image:winxp_early.jpg|thumb|400px|right|FCKGW 35 days early]]
The five letters '''FCKGW''' are the first five characters of the [[CD key]] that is most commonly used with illegitimate copies of [[Microsoft]]'s [[Windows XP]] operating system. Despite this key effectively being useless when installing Windows, it is regularly a symbol of geek/warez pride; some people can recite all 25 digits of the code from memory.
CHIEFmaster is the best!!!!
Dubbed the "devils0wn" key, this particular key was supplied with the first [[warez]] release of the final version of Windows XP, supplied by a group calling themselves "devils0wn" 35 days before the official release on [[October 25]], [[2001]]. It is a volume license key (VLK) leaked from one of Microsoft's customers, rumored to be [[IBM|IBM]]. Unlike most versions of Windows XP, volume-licensed versions do not require [[product activation]]. This made the key desirable for unauthorized users of Windows XP.
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