xp home product key lost

[Guest]

hello,I've lost my win xp home edition product key and I had to format my computer.Now I can't install win xp...How can I do to recover my product key on the cd?

 

[Sander]

Check the side and back of your computer. If it is OEM software, the sticker
should be on the side of your pc. If not, you will have to call MS Support.

hello,I've lost my win xp home edition product key and I had to format my

computer.Now I can't install win xp...How can I do to recover my product key
on the cd?

 

[John Ski]

Subject: xp home product key lost

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Date: 1/6/2004 10:36 AM Eastern Standard Time
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hello,I've lost my win xp home edition product key and I had to format my
computer.Now I can't install win xp...How can I do to recover my product key
on the cd?

It's not on the CD, so if you've reformatted before you asked the question,
you're a little SOL. You may be able to obtain a new key by contacting
Microsoft if your copy is a retail copy. If it's OEM you'll have to contact the
maker of your PC.

Cheers,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***

 

[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 AIDA32
Enterprise from http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php 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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hello,I've lost my win xp home edition product key and I had to

format my computer.Now I can't install win xp...How can I do to
recover my product key on the cd?