Product Key

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Where in the windows xp Pro software can I find where the
original Product key is recorded
 
DrLanman said:
Where in the windows xp Pro software can I find where the
original Product key is recorded
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Google searching would have resulted in:

Belarc Advisor (downloaded, installed and ran) on your PCs should reveal the
CD Key to you.
http://www.belarc.com/

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder (downloaded, extracted and ran) on your
PCs should also reveal this key.
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

EVEREST Home Edition
http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=3
 
I downloaded the file, thought I would test it first on
my laptop, but it is coming up with a different product
key than the one written on the microsoft registration
sticker stuck on the laptop. why is this
 
If your system came pre-installed with XP, the Key that ViewKeyXP
retrieves may be the Key the OEM uses to install and not the Key you
need to reinstall. If you reinstalled XP since the initial setup, the Product
Key will be the valid key supplied with the computer.

Ref: http://michaelstevenstech.com/ViewKeyXP.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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

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| I downloaded the file, thought I would test it first on
| my laptop, but it is coming up with a different product
| key than the one written on the microsoft registration
| sticker stuck on the laptop. why is this?
 
DrLanman said:
Where in the windows xp Pro software can I find where the
original Product key is recorded
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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 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.

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Bruce Chambers

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I downloaded the file, thought I would test it first on
my laptop, but it is coming up with a different product
key than the one written on the microsoft registration
sticker stuck on the laptop. why is this
Click to expand...


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.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having
both at once. - RAH
 
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