PRODUCT KEY

[Guest]

I want to Format my PC. I also lost my Windows Home Ed Product Key. Is there
ANY way I can retrieve this number form either the Win CD, or from my PC.
Please help ??

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I want to Format my PC. I also lost my Windows Home Ed Product Key. Is
there
ANY way I can retrieve this number form either the Win CD, or from my PC.
Please help ??

Have a look here:

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

In view of the high cost of buying a new licence for your
various products, it might be a good idea to pay attention
to the warning on the CD case ("Do not lose this key!")
and maintain a paper-based register of all your software
product keys.

 

[JS]

Here are three utilities which will display your product key:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
and: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html
and RockXP: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4138.html which has additional
features

Note: Also check the side of your PC case or bottom of the laptop for the
OEM key code. If there is a sticker with the code it will most likely not
match what is displayed by the utilities mentioned above as OEMs such as
Dell use an internal
key code when they build your PC.

The key code on the sticker is for use with your Windows CD that came with
your PC.

JS

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I want to Format my PC. I also lost my Windows Home Ed Product Key. Is there
ANY way I can retrieve this number form either the Win CD, or from my PC.
Please help ??

The Windows 25-character Product Key (required to perform the
installation) is not on the installation CD in any way, shape, or form.
It 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 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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[Guest]

Download and run Belarc Advisor. It will do a complete inventory of your
computer, hardware and software, with License Keys. Print the results page
and store it in a safe place. Or, email it to yourself on hotmail and store
it in a new folder.

 

[Innobate]

Download INNOBATE Product Key Recovery from
http://www.download.com/Innobate-Product-Key-Recovery/3000-2408_4-10701765.html
it will recover the Product Key from your P.C.