Re-inputting activation code

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I installed Win XP on my machine years ago, before this new Windows Genuine
Activation thingy came into effect. Now, it's telling me I don't have a
valid copy of Windows, but I do!!! So, I'm wondering, where can I go to see
what activation code (or serial number or whatever it is that we have to type
in when we install the OS) I put in to see if there's a typo and/or how can I
reinput it? Or, will I just have to completely reinstall Windows and lose
everything I have? Help!

Lola
 
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I installed Win XP on my machine years ago, before this new Windows
Genuine Activation thingy came into effect. Now, it's telling me I
don't have a valid copy of Windows, but I do!!! So, I'm wondering,
where can I go to see what activation code (or serial number or
whatever it is that we have to type in when we install the OS) I put
in to see if there's a typo and/or how can I reinput it? Or, will I
just have to completely reinstall Windows and lose everything I have?
Help!

Lola
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http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml


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Lola said:
I installed Win XP on my machine years ago, before this new Windows Genuine
Activation thingy came into effect. Now, it's telling me I don't have a
valid copy of Windows, but I do!!! So, I'm wondering, where can I go to
see
what activation code (or serial number or whatever it is that we have to
type
in when we install the OS) I put in to see if there's a typo and/or how
can I
reinput it? Or, will I just have to completely reinstall Windows and lose
everything I have? Help!

Lola
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There are several different programs that will tell you what the license key
is.

Belarc Advisor http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Magical Jellybean http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

As to whether your copy is genuine, from a post by MVP Carey Frisch

1. Download and install the WGA Diagnostic Tool
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=56062

2. After running the WGA Diagnostic Tool, click on the "Windows" tab and
then click on "Copy to Clipboard".

3. Next, visit the following website and create a post in the "WGA
Validation Problems" forum and paste the results of the WGA Diagnostic
Data in a detailed post:
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/default.aspx?SiteID=25

4. A WGA troubleshooting specialist will analyze the data and recommend
an appropriate solution.
 
Uh...my subject line didn't start with "re:" - it stared with the word
"re-inputting". Get a clue!

Ayush said:
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I installed Win XP on my machine years ago, before this new Windows
Genuine Activation thingy came into effect. Now, it's telling me I
don't have a valid copy of Windows, but I do!!! So, I'm wondering,
where can I go to see what activation code (or serial number or
whatever it is that we have to type in when we install the OS) I put
in to see if there's a typo and/or how can I reinput it? Or, will I
just have to completely reinstall Windows and lose everything I have?
Help!

Lola
Click to expand...

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml


And don't start a new thread with subject starting with Re:


--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search - www.Google.com
Want to know about a term - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
Must have tool for OE - http://snipurl.com/quotefix
Click to expand...
 
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Uh...my subject line didn't start with "re:" - it stared with the word
"re-inputting". Get a clue!
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Ok, but what about your problem ?



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Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search - www.Google.com
Want to know about a term - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
Must have tool for OE - http://snipurl.com/quotefix
 
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