lost my # to install my xp program

[lilsob]

can anyone tell me who i might contact to get my # to
install,and what i need is the # in the certificate of
authenticity.lost it in a move
thank you steve

 

[Jim Macklin]

If you installed XP from the disk you have you can get the
product key by running
Magic Jelly Bean Finder or a more useful program AIDA32
from http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php


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| can anyone tell me who i might contact to get my # to
| install,and what i need is the # in the certificate of
| authenticity.lost it in a move
| thank you steve

 

[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 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
OS; 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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[Gary Tait]

can anyone tell me who i might contact to get my # to
install,and what i need is the # in the certificate of
authenticity.lost it in a move
thank you steve

If it is a retail copy, you will have to call Microsoft for it. If it
is the OEM version, you will need to contact who you bougt it from.
If it came with your PC, and the COA is not affixed to it (it should
be), you will have to contact your PC's manfacturer.