Need Product Key

[Guest]

Hi,
I have a laptop which had Win XP Pro installed on it. Due to several
problems, we decided to clean the machine out- so we started reinstalling XP
Pro. Now, I have with me just the Product Registration details (Name of
registered user, and the registration key), but I dont have a Product Key.
I tried to get in touch with Microsoft Support, but apparently they dont
provide free support for such registrations.

Any pointers on what I can do now?
Any help will be appreciated.

Regards,
Vidya

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If Windows XP Pro was preinstalled by the laptop manufacturer,
you'll have to contact them for assistance.

--
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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Hi,
| I have a laptop which had Win XP Pro installed on it. Due to several
| problems, we decided to clean the machine out- so we started reinstalling XP
| Pro. Now, I have with me just the Product Registration details (Name of
| registered user, and the registration key), but I dont have a Product Key.
| I tried to get in touch with Microsoft Support, but apparently they dont
| provide free support for such registrations.
|
| Any pointers on what I can do now?
| Any help will be appreciated.
|
| Regards,
| Vidya

 

[Woody]

have you looked on the bottom of your laptop for a sticker ?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

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." It is not on the installation CD
in any way, shape, or form. 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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[Kelly]

Added. )

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Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
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[Alex Nichol]

I have a laptop which had Win XP Pro installed on it. Due to several
problems, we decided to clean the machine out- so we started reinstalling XP
Pro. Now, I have with me just the Product Registration details (Name of
registered user, and the registration key), but I dont have a Product Key.
I tried to get in touch with Microsoft Support, but apparently they dont
provide free support for such registrations.

Presuming the machine came with XP installed, it should be on a label on
the bottom - 25 characters in groups of five.

 

[Burt]

To all,
I agree about Belarc Advisor but will add this little program to your
list of goodies to extract the Product Key from XP and others.. Very small
file and works well.
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
Try it, you'll like it..
--
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MVP's listed on TECKPAGE
http://www.cvinternet.net/~smokydog
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[Roy Coorne]

I agree about Belarc Advisor but will add this little program to your
list of goodies to extract the Product Key from XP and others.. Very small
file and works well.
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
Try it, you'll like it..

Everest <http://www.lavalys.com/products.php?lang=en> provides the
same service (showing the WinXP key).

Roy

 

[Alex Nichol]

Everest <http://www.lavalys.com/products.php?lang=en> provides the
same service (showing the WinXP key).

Its predecessor - Aida 32 - is better on this one, as it has a Software
- Licenses section that Everest omits, showing keys for quite a range of
products. To be found at www.aumha.org/freeware/freeware.htm in the
section for Everest

 

[Max]

Its predecessor - Aida 32 - is better on this one, as it has a Software
Licenses section that Everest omits, showing keys for quite a range of
products. To be found at www.aumha.org/freeware/freeware.htm in the
section for Everest

I've always wondered, what is 'aumha' short for?

 

[Malke]

I've always wondered, what is 'aumha' short for?

Look here for the answer:
http://aumha.org/about.htm

Malke

 

[Alex Nichol]

I've always wondered, what is 'aumha' short for?

It is (I'm told by Jim Eshelman, the owner of the site) an old Sanskrit
word of invocation, usually rendered Om Mane in the Buddhist Om Mane
Padme Hum