Windows XP product Key

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My 6 yr old computer with Win Xp home edition crahed recently, I have
restored it by running Repair from the disk that I have, and believe that
came from the store I bought the computer from ?, now the computer boots up
and the screen come up and is asking for a key numbers, where do I get the
keys numbers from, I am not even sure that I have the receipt for this
machine to go back to the store with.
Is there a key that microsoft can send me in order to continue my work on
this machine, I really do not want to loose all I have. Please help
 
claude said:
My 6 yr old computer with Win Xp home edition crahed recently, I have
restored it by running Repair from the disk that I have, and believe that
came from the store I bought the computer from ?, now the computer boots up
and the screen come up and is asking for a key numbers, where do I get the
keys numbers from, I am not even sure that I have the receipt for this
machine to go back to the store with.
Is there a key that microsoft can send me in order to continue my work on
this machine, I really do not want to loose all I have. Please help

The Product Key should be with the CD you used to do the repair. If not,
you're out of luck and will have to buy a new license.

Alias
 
What kind of disk did you use for the repair? Was it a real XP disk from
Microsoft or a restore disk?
If the OS was installed when to got the computer, there will be a sticker on
the computer with the XP key.
 
claude said:
My 6 yr old computer with Win Xp home edition crahed recently, I have
restored it by running Repair from the disk that I have, and believe that
came from the store I bought the computer from ?, now the computer boots up
and the screen come up and is asking for a key numbers, where do I get the
keys numbers from, I am not even sure that I have the receipt for this
machine to go back to the store with.
Is there a key that microsoft can send me in order to continue my work on
this machine, I really do not want to loose all I have. Please help

Hi Claude,
You will fine th Key on the Machine Case on the COA Sticker, see the links
below which show an example for the Sticker:
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/piracy/images/coa/coa.jpg
http://www.microsoft.com/philippines/smallbusiness/howto_a.aspx
HTH
nass
 
Did you look on the case for a sticker with the Microsoft Windows XP label.
I should have the Product key on it. If it is not there, then it should have been on the package
the Disk came in.
If you did not keep these, you may be SOL.

| My 6 yr old computer with Win Xp home edition crahed recently, I have
| restored it by running Repair from the disk that I have, and believe that
| came from the store I bought the computer from ?, now the computer boots up
| and the screen come up and is asking for a key numbers, where do I get the
| keys numbers from, I am not even sure that I have the receipt for this
| machine to go back to the store with.
| Is there a key that microsoft can send me in order to continue my work on
| this machine, I really do not want to loose all I have. Please help
 
claude said:
The Product Key should be with the CD you used to do the repair. If
not, you're out of luck and will have to buy a new license.

Alias

Or, it might be on the back of the computer if it's a desktop, on the
bottom if it's a laptop. It's not always on the envelope.

Try SIW or BelArc Advisor, etc.: They will read and report the key code
to you. SIW is about the best you will find, IMO. It's much more
inclusive than any of the others.
http://www.gtopala.com/
it's free of course, as are most all of them.
 
claude said:
My 6 yr old computer with Win Xp home edition crahed recently, I have
restored it by running Repair from the disk that I have, and believe that
came from the store I bought the computer from ?, now the computer boots up
and the screen come up and is asking for a key numbers, where do I get the
keys numbers from, I am not even sure that I have the receipt for this
machine to go back to the store with.
Is there a key that microsoft can send me in order to continue my work on
this machine, I really do not want to loose all I have. Please help
 

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