xp key / help

I received a win xp disk with my new computer about 6 months ago. I wrote the auth code down on the sleeve. I must have transposed some numbers or letters. I need to reinstall. I formatted my computer and can't use the michaelstevens site. Any suggestions. Can I e-mail someone with the code I wrote down and they tell me what I have done wrong?

Get yourself Magic Jellybean's Key Finder or Belearc Advisor.


www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Jeyybean will give you a Windows and Office Product ID, Belarc will do a full Computer Audit.

Belarc is better, but make sure you print out the information and store it in a sfe place.


"nottosmart" wrote:

> I received a win xp disk with my new computer about 6 months ago. I wrote the auth code down on the sleeve. I must have transposed some numbers or letters. I need to reinstall. I formatted my computer and can't use the michaelstevens site. Any suggestions. Can I e-mail someone with the code I wrote down and they tell me what I have done wrong?
>

nottosmart wrote:
> I received a win xp disk with my new computer about 6 months ago. I
> wrote the auth code down on the sleeve. I must have transposed some
> numbers or letters. I need to reinstall. I formatted my computer and
> can't use the michaelstevens site. Any suggestions. Can I e-mail
> someone with the code I wrote down and they tell me what I have done
> wrong?

Look on the computer case if XP was already installed. The OEM's are
required to place the sticker with the Product Key on the outside of the
case.
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Greetings --

The Windows 25-character Product Key (required to perform the
installation) is stored on the CD packaging on a bright orange sticker
that says "Do not lose this number." If it was an OEM (factory
installed) license, it's stored on a label that the PC manufacturer
affixed to the exterior of the PC case, or on the bottom of a laptop.

To recover a lost Product Key:

If your system still runs, you should be able to use Belarc
Advisor from http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html to find the
Product Key. (If you have a factory-installed OEM license, and
haven't since reinstalled the OS, the revealed Product Key is probably
of the drive image used at the factory and not _your_ specific Product
Key; therefore, it probably cannot be -- and definitely should not
be -- used for a re-installation.)

If it was a retail license and you have proof of purchase:

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...KB;en-us;326246

If it was an OEM license, and someone has removed/destroyed the
label, you should contact you the computer's manufacturer; although
very few manufacturers/vendors keep records of the Product Keys
they've sold, it's worth a try before you have to buy a new license.


Bruce Chambers
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"nottosmart" <nottosmart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I received a win xp disk with my new computer about 6 months ago. I
wrote the auth code down on the sleeve. I must have transposed some
numbers or letters. I need to reinstall. I formatted my computer and
can't use the michaelstevens site. Any suggestions. Can I e-mail
someone with the code I wrote down and they tell me what I have done
wrong?
>