Lost Win 2000 COA & Install Key

[Guest]

I lost my COA / Install key for my OEM windows 2000 pro cd. Is it possible
to get a new install key?

A google search turned up this page
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[ln];326246

Which links to this page
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;cntactms

That page has a phone number, but the phone number doesn't have any options
for replacement materials, and I can't get an operator.

 

[JS]

Here are two utilities which will display your product key:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
and: http://www.nirsoft.net

JS

 

[LVTravel]

Since this is a OEM version, Microsoft will not help get the key back. If
you can't use the programs JS posted about you will need to go to the
company that you bought the Win 2000OEM from. They are the only ones that
will help and since MS doesn't support 2000 anymore it is unlikely that a
manufacturer will either.

Best of luck

 

[Ghostrider]

I lost my COA / Install key for my OEM windows 2000 pro cd. Is it possible
to get a new install key?

A google search turned up this page
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[ln];326246

Which links to this page
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;cntactms

That page has a phone number, but the phone number doesn't have any options
for replacement materials, and I can't get an operator.

Visit http://www.belarc.com/ and download Belarc Advisor. Install.
Belarc Advisor provides both the Product Key (COA) and the Product
ID.

 

[JS]

Also check the side of the case for a desktop PC or bottom of the laptop for
a key code label!

JS

 

[Guest]

Thanks for all the links and help with this. I actually lost the key before
I stuck the thing on the laptop, while it sitting around for a couple of
weeks.

I was able to grab the install code with those utils, though, so everything
is great now.

Thanks to everyone again!

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I lost my COA / Install key for my OEM windows 2000 pro cd. Is it possible
to get a new install key?

A google search turned up this page
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[ln];326246

Which links to this page
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;cntactms

That page has a phone number, but the phone number doesn't have any options
for replacement materials, and I can't get an operator.

The Windows 25-character Product Key (required to perform the
installation) is stored on the CD packaging on a brightly colored
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.
The Product Key is not stored on the installation CD in any way, shape,
or form.

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/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;326246

If it was an OEM license, you should contact 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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