XP Key - How to locate

J

Joe

My XP home Product key is missing - I sent the machine in to be fixed it was
not there when it came back - I got it back but the drive does not boot -it
seems to work - I can access it in another PC as a slave E: drive but I
need the key to reinstall onto it or a new drive? can I get the key off the
old drive???
PS Microsucks would not give a new key for an OEM Compaq, HP or Dell, - HP
wanted to charge me $45 to generate a new one. (I'll buy a beat up machine
for it's key first)

Thanks
Joe
 
M

Michael W. Ryder

Joe said:
My XP home Product key is missing - I sent the machine in to be fixed it was
not there when it came back - I got it back but the drive does not boot -it
seems to work - I can access it in another PC as a slave E: drive but I
need the key to reinstall onto it or a new drive? can I get the key off the
old drive???
PS Microsucks would not give a new key for an OEM Compaq, HP or Dell, - HP
wanted to charge me $45 to generate a new one. (I'll buy a beat up machine
for it's key first)

Thanks
Joe
Have you tried using a program like Everest to display the product key?
 
C

cliff

Joe said:
My XP home Product key is missing - I sent the machine in to be fixed
it was not there when it came back - I got it back but the drive does
not boot -it seems to work - I can access it in another PC as a
slave E: drive but I need the key to reinstall onto it or a new
drive? can I get the key off the old drive???
PS Microsucks would not give a new key for an OEM Compaq, HP or Dell,
- HP wanted to charge me $45 to generate a new one. (I'll buy a beat
up machine for it's key first)

Thanks
Joe

Take it back!
 

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