HELP! How to get lost license code!!

[Guest]

Hi I seem to have misplaced my license code and was wondering if anyone knew
if there was any way to find out what it was??

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

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[Shenan Stanley]

Hi I seem to have misplaced my license code and was wondering if
anyone knew if there was any way to find out what it was??

Belar Advisor or Magic Jellybean Keyfinder spring to mind (and in the result
of any Google search about "lost product key for Windows XP".. =)

 

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Hi I seem to have misplaced my license code and was wondering
if anyone knew if there was any way to find out what it was??

Call or E-mail Microsoft. After they verify your license is
authentic, they will provide you with the serial number and assit
you in activating or re-activating your O/S. There are MS KB
articles on this, so search there also

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

If you've still got XP installed, try this program to find the Product Key -
if that's what you mean:

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

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[thecreator]

Hi sirbin,

Just download and run the Belarc Advisor. Once ran, it will tell you the
Product Key for Windows XP. Click on Software Licenses under In page Links:
on the left side of the page.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html Free Personal PC Audit (Version
7.1h)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi I seem to have misplaced my license code and was wondering if anyone knew
if there was any way to find out what it was??

Thanks!

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.


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[Bruce Chambers]

Please email (e-mail address removed) if you can help me in any way!
Thanks!

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