product id codes

[Guest]

How do I obtain, or is it possible to obtain the product
id codes for WXP...

I am trying to re-install wxp, but i don't have to
product id code or @ leasat i can't seem to find
it....please help

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

If the system it is currently installed on is still bootable, then this can
help:

This utility works for retail versions:
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/ViewKeyXP.exe

or try this one which just gives you the key for any version:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

If not, then you will need to either contact the system vendor (preinstalled
or OEM systems) or Microsoft Product Support (1-800-936-5700).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[CS]

How do I obtain, or is it possible to obtain the product
id codes for WXP...

I am trying to re-install wxp, but i don't have to
product id code or @ leasat i can't seem to find
it....please help

The Product ID code is also know as Product Key. If you purchased an
MS retail copy of WinXP Home or Pro, the Product Key will be located
on the back inside cover of the folder. It's on an orange sticker.

For OEM copies, the Product Key is usually a sticker on the inside of
the CD case or envelope.

If your copy of XP was originally pre-installed on your PC, then the
Product Key sticker should be fastened to the case of the computer or
on the bottom of the case. The Product Key in any event is a 25
character alpha numeric code in 5 batches of 5 characters.

 

[Alex Nichol]

How do I obtain, or is it possible to obtain the product
id codes for WXP...

I am trying to re-install wxp, but i don't have to
product id code or @ leasat i can't seem to find
it....

If the system is still running, get the free Everest Home edition from
http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1
which is an excellent general System Info tool, and its Operating System
- Operating System page will tell you the one used

Note that if the machine came with XP installed, this will probably give
a key used in producing an original image, then cloned to all machines
they make. So it is not the one for a reinstall. But then the key will
be on a label on the case of the machine

 

[Bruce Chambers]

How do I obtain, or is it possible to obtain the product
id codes for WXP...

I am trying to re-install wxp, but i don't have to
product id code or @ leasat i can't seem to find
it....please help

The Product ID is created during the installation process and is
prominently displayed on the General Properties tab of the My Computer
icon.

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/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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[Bruce Chambers]

The Product ID code is also know as Product Key.

This is incorrect. The Product ID and the Product Key are two
completely different items.

The Product *ID* is created during the installation process and is
prominently displayed on the General Properties tab of the My Computer
icon.

The Product *Key* is required to perform the installation, and is
either stored on the CD packaging on a bright orange sticker that says
"Do not lose this number," or is on a label affixed to an OEM
computer.

--

Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
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