CD key in registry

[Joe]

Can someone please tell me where to find the CD key in the registry.
Thanks

 

[francis gérard]

Can someone please tell me where to find the CD key in the registry.
Thanks

go here, download the ever-popular KeyFinder:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

"The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your
Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the
options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it
for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003,
Office 97, and Office XP."

 

[DL]

Doesnt work for Office2k

go here, download the ever-popular KeyFinder:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

"The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your
Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the
options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it
for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003,
Office 97, and Office XP."

 

[francis gérard]

Doesnt work for Office2k

and?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

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/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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[DL]

Neither Beleric or Jellybean will reveal the Product Installation Key for
Office2K
If there is a product that will retreive the PIK, if indeed it is stored
anywhere, I havent found one.
(I have full retail version of O2K)