Where's the product key?

[Guest]

I can't find my product key for windows xp home edition

I went in "control panel", "system performance and maintenance", "system".

The number under "registered to" doesn't work.

There was a sticker on the plastic rape for the windows xp cd. That number
doesn't work either.

 

[Guest]

on the disk ??

only a guess tho

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

"...on the plastic rape for the windows xp cd."??

If Windows XP is retail, look for the orange sticker on the package
the CD came in.
If Windows XP is OEM, look on the computer.

You must use the Product Key that came with that CD.
There are many different types of each and they are not
interchangeable.

 

[Guest]

no it's not on the disk.

 

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"rape" = wrap, might be a purchased OEM version.

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Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff
__________In response to__________
| "...on the plastic rape for the windows xp cd."??
|
| If Windows XP is retail, look for the orange sticker on the package
| the CD came in.
| If Windows XP is OEM, look on the computer.
|
| You must use the Product Key that came with that CD.
| There are many different types of each and they are not
| interchangeable.
|
| --
| Jupiter Jones [MVP]
| http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
|
|
| | >I can't find my product key for windows xp home edition
| >
| > I went in "control panel", "system performance and maintenance",
| > "system".
| >
| > The number under "registered to" doesn't work.
| >
| > There was a sticker on the plastic rape for the windows xp cd. That
| > number
| > doesn't work either.
| >
|
|

 

[Marvin7]

Do a search for ViewKeyXP.exe on Google that'll give you your key number.
HTH

 

[Guest]

Yeah it's a OEM. So how can I reinstall it?

Bring it to the manufacturer. That's the only way?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I can't find my product key for windows xp home edition

I went in "control panel", "system performance and maintenance", "system".

The number under "registered to" doesn't work.

There was a sticker on the plastic rape for the windows xp cd. That number
doesn't work either.

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.

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Bruce Chambers

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