product id?

[Guest]

I'm on different computer right now. But anyway, I just bought a laptop and Windows XP Home Edition. When I was installing Windows XP, it asked me for the product code thing. I looked all over and couldn't find it. Should I call Windows and tell them? Or is there an unversal code or something?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I'm on different computer right now. But anyway, I just bought a
laptop and Windows XP Home Edition. When I was installing Windows XP,
it asked me for the product code thing. I looked all over and
couldn't find it. Should I call Windows and tell them? Or is there an
unversal code or something?

CD Key? It would be on the CD case or on a sticker on your computer case or
possibly in paperwork that came with the CD you were installing from.

 

[Guest]

I brought the laptop and XP separatly. And looked throught all the things the XP cd was with/in

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];326246

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

If Windows XP is OEM, the Product Key is most likely on a sticker
attached to the shrink-wrap plastic.
If retail, the Product Key is on an orange sticker on the back of the
CD case.

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I brought the laptop and XP separatly. And looked throught all the

things the XP cd was with/in

 

[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 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 whomever sold you the
PC; 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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