CD-KEY CODE

[BOB]

MY HARD DRIVE WENT STRIGHT TO HE_ _ BUT I'VE LOST MY 25 NO
CD -KEY CODE. IT'S ON THE DISK BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND IT
SO I CAN REINSTALL MY XP. CAN ANTONE TELL ME WHERE IT IS
ON THE DISK SO I CAN HAVE FUN FINDING IT WITH YOUR HELP

 

[Michael Stevens]

MY HARD DRIVE WENT STRIGHT TO HE_ _ BUT I'VE LOST MY 25 NO
CD -KEY CODE. IT'S ON THE DISK BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND IT
SO I CAN REINSTALL MY XP. CAN ANTONE TELL ME WHERE IT IS
ON THE DISK SO I CAN HAVE FUN FINDING IT WITH YOUR HELP

If you are still able to boot into XP, and it was a retail version or you
reinstalled XP using the supplied OEM key, you can use the link below to
access the CD key.
OEM system builders are required to place a sticker on the computer case
with the CD Key, so look on the case for the key.

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Find CD Key
http://michaelstevenstech.com/ViewKeyXP.htm
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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

First of all, please unstick your CapsLock key. Posting in all
caps, as you have done, is the Usenet equivalent of shouting, and is
considered very rude. More importantly, posting in all caps makes the
post very hard to read, further reducing your chances of getting help.

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 AIDA32
Enterprise from http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php 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 whomever sold you the
PC; 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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[Logan]

caus you have your caps lock on...please turn off..

second, write down the key on the disk and the PC chassis itself.....that
way...you won't lose it...