product key

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To Whom it May Concern
I need help. I have moved 13 times in the last 2 years and have a 21/2 yr old child. My reason for telling you this is becaus
I can find my product code key numbers for my Windows 95, 98 and 98 Second Edition but not for my Windows 2000. Can you help me please. I start on-line classes on the 24th of this month and it requires Windows 2000. I bought the software
when I lived in Arizona and now live in Montana, so going back to the merchant would be kind of tough at this point, so if you could tell me what I need to do I would really appreciate it
Sincerely
Lori Thompson

 

[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
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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