Lost sleeve with CD key

[Guest]

Got a new Windows XP OS and took the laptop & CD on vacation in my music CD
case. Realized too late I needed the sleeve with CD key to activate. Since
coming home I cannot locate the CD sleeve, cannot activate.

Is there some way to get the key from the disk, or will I have to buy
ANOTHER copy of Windows XP?

 

[ljh]

3 of 10 for originality.....

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software or hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246/en-us

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| Got a new Windows XP OS and took the laptop & CD on vacation in my music CD
| case. Realized too late I needed the sleeve with CD key to activate. Since
| coming home I cannot locate the CD sleeve, cannot activate.
|
| Is there some way to get the key from the disk, or will I have to buy
| ANOTHER copy of Windows XP?

 

[MAP]

Got a new Windows XP OS and took the laptop & CD on vacation in my
music CD case. Realized too late I needed the sleeve with CD key to
activate. Since coming home I cannot locate the CD sleeve, cannot
activate.

Is there some way to get the key from the disk, or will I have to buy
ANOTHER copy of Windows XP?

Belarc advisor will among other things display your XP lincense key.
http://www.belarc.com/ba5.html?B

 

[Michael Stevens]

Got a new Windows XP OS and took the laptop & CD on vacation in my
music CD case. Realized too late I needed the sleeve with CD key to
activate. Since coming home I cannot locate the CD sleeve, cannot
activate.

Is there some way to get the key from the disk, or will I have to buy
ANOTHER copy of Windows XP?

Most and I would say unless you unlikely built your own laptop came with XP
pre-installed and the product key is on the bottom of the laptop. If you
upgraded to another version of XP the key would be on the back of a
presentation folder. If you did a clean install of XP with a OEM version,
the key would be on a sticker attached to the shrink-wrap, (i.e.NO CD
sleeve) In all scenarios, there is no real legitimate versions of XP that
would be distributed with the product key on the CD sleeve.
If this is a legitimate XP CD that came with the laptop, look on the bottom
for the key.

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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
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[MHPNW STAFF]

Mike ,
Thanks for the link..What a great system discovery tool.

Dennis