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jack
my disk may be stolen or lost. can not locate. what do i
do
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Harry Ohrn
Purchase another? If you still have the Product Key and this was not an OEM
version of XP then you may be able to get a replacement at a reduced cost
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326246
version of XP then you may be able to get a replacement at a reduced cost
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326246
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Mike Mulligan
Buy a new one.
Mike Mulligan
Mike Mulligan
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John Ski
my disk may be stolen or lost. can not locate. what do i
If you have a legal copy you can use any WinXP disc. Find a friend with a CD-RW
and copy his. You can get your Product Key with KeyFinder. It's free from
www.magicaljellybean.com. If your XP is up and running it KF will display your
Key for you.
HTH,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***
If you have a legal copy you can use any WinXP disc. Find a friend with a CD-RW
and copy his. You can get your Product Key with KeyFinder. It's free from
www.magicaljellybean.com. If your XP is up and running it KF will display your
Key for you.
HTH,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***
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Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
If it was indeed stolen, contact your local law enforcement
agencies and your insurance company.
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 or ViewKeyXP from
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm 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
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
If it was indeed stolen, contact your local law enforcement
agencies and your insurance company.
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 or ViewKeyXP from
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm 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
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH