lost key

[Guest]

Hey guys me again I purchased a windows xp pro from a dell outlet and now
cant find the product key on the box am i screwed again had to buy new one
cause microsoft screwed me with sp2 update patch F*#@%ed my pc totally. How
do i find this key is it on the disc ???????
Regards wills

 

[Marcin Domaslawski]

Hi,

There isn't on disc - is only on colourful label which you should stick to
your machine

Marcin Domaslawski

 

[Guest]

Being a Dell disc the key is on the disc and when i try to activate it
nothing goes through. Ive been told that the keys on the disc is different to
the one on the boxes now I know they are. Microsoft is very close to the edge
of the envolope in aus we have an invasion of privacy act covering what they
are doing with taging pcs etc. So now i have to rely on Dell to come up with
the answers. thanks to all. feel free to leave replys. Wills

 

[Bob I]

Contact DELL for instructions.

 

[EM]

Try this www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

A Little Bit of Everything..
http://www.whaatsoever.com

 

[Daave]

Being a Dell disc the key is on the disc and when i try to activate it
nothing goes through. Ive been told that the keys on the disc is
different to the one on the boxes now I know they are. Microsoft is
very close to the edge of the envolope in aus we have an invasion of
privacy act covering what they are doing with taging pcs etc. So now
i have to rely on Dell to come up with the answers. thanks to all.
feel free to leave replys. Wills

Since Dell is considered a "royalty" OEM, there are actually *two*
product keys!

The first one is the "golden master" one that Dell uses. This is the one
that will turn up when use programs such as Belarc are Magical Jellybean
Finder. Also, this should be the same key found in the winnt.sif file in
the i386 folder from your Dell installation CD.

The second one is the one that is on the sticker for your specific PC
should you ever reinstall your OS. Instead of using it, use the "golden
master" one for now. But in the future if you perform a clean install,
then the key on your sticker will be the proper one to refer to.

 

[Rock]

Being a Dell disc the key is on the disc and when i try to activate it
nothing goes through. Ive been told that the keys on the disc is different
to
the one on the boxes now I know they are. Microsoft is very close to the
edge
of the envolope in aus we have an invasion of privacy act covering what
they
are doing with taging pcs etc. So now i have to rely on Dell to come up
with
the answers. thanks to all. feel free to leave replys. Wills

<snip>

What exactly does your loosing the product key for something you bought from
Dell have to do with MS? Seems to be some confused thinking here.

 

[Ron Martell]

Hey guys me again I purchased a windows xp pro from a dell outlet and now
cant find the product key on the box am i screwed again had to buy new one
cause microsoft screwed me with sp2 update patch F*#@%ed my pc totally. How
do i find this key is it on the disc ???????
Regards wills

If your Windows XP is still bootable even in Safe Mode then try Magic
Jelly Bean key finder: http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
If your Windows XP is not bootable then install the hard drive
temporarily as a second hard drive in a working computer and try
http://www.dagondesign.com/articles/windows-xp-product-key-recovery/

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Guest]

Hi to all, thank you for all the words of wizdom have found the key have
reformatted and this thing is flying now. I got a sp2 disc from the PC shop
and installed, it works great guns now. If I get into any sticky situations
again i'll be back in to ask the questions. Thanks again all. Regards Wills