Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

[Guest Kong Chee Kuan]

i forgot my Window XP Professional cd-key and i cannot install the window in

my computer.So i need some help or advice on what can i do to regain my

cd-key.Please help me because i really need the window installed on my

computer. Reply as soon as posible

[Guest Bill Sharpe]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

Kong Chee Kuan wrote:

> i forgot my Window XP Professional cd-key and i cannot install the window in

> my computer.So i need some help or advice on what can i do to regain my

> cd-key.Please help me because i really need the window installed on my

> computer. Reply as soon as posible

Forgot? No one remembers these lengthy numbers and letters.

It should be on the sleeve of your CD, pasted somewhere on your

computer, or on a sheet of paper with your documentation.

 

Bill

[Guest Kong Chee Kuan]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

but it was missing

 

"Bill Sharpe" wrote:

> Kong Chee Kuan wrote:

> > i forgot my Window XP Professional cd-key and i cannot install the window in

> > my computer.So i need some help or advice on what can i do to regain my

> > cd-key.Please help me because i really need the window installed on my

> > computer. Reply as soon as posible

> Forgot? No one remembers these lengthy numbers and letters.

> It should be on the sleeve of your CD, pasted somewhere on your

> computer, or on a sheet of paper with your documentation.

>

> Bill

>

[Guest Malke]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

Kong Chee Kuan wrote:

> i forgot my Window XP Professional cd-key and i cannot install the window in

> my computer.So i need some help or advice on what can i do to regain my

> cd-key.Please help me because i really need the window installed on my

> computer. Reply as soon as posible

 

If Windows is still installed, then you can retrieve the key with one of

these free key finders:

 

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml - Key Finder

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html - Nirsoft Key Finder

 

IMPORTANT: If you have an OEM machine (Dell, HP, Sony, etc.) the Product

Key you retrieve with a key finder is not the correct one for

reinstallation. The key you find will be the one used by the OEM when

imaging the machines. You need to use the key on the sticker on your

computer.

 

If Windows is not still installed and you don't have an OEM machine with

a sticker, then you are SOL. Look around your house more carefully. You

also might try calling Microsoft Licensing Fulfillment Center Toll Free

Number (800) 248-0655 Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

Pacific time.

 

 

Malke

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[Guest LVTravel]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

What do you mean by "but it was missing?" Did you look on the back or

bottom of your computer for store bought PC, on the CD case that the

Original Windows XP Pro CD was shipped in or on the paper for the Enterprise

version of the program. If not included on any of these locations, I

suspect that you have purchased a pirated copy of the operating system.

 

 

"Kong Chee Kuan" <KongCheeKuan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:400DA240-A5E7-4F40-B1FD-E3636E061946@microsoft.com...

> but it was missing

>

> "Bill Sharpe" wrote:

>

>> Kong Chee Kuan wrote:

>> > i forgot my Window XP Professional cd-key and i cannot install the

>> > window in

>> > my computer.So i need some help or advice on what can i do to regain my

>> > cd-key.Please help me because i really need the window installed on my

>> > computer. Reply as soon as posible

>> Forgot? No one remembers these lengthy numbers and letters.

>> It should be on the sleeve of your CD, pasted somewhere on your

>> computer, or on a sheet of paper with your documentation.

>>

>> Bill

>>

[Guest Maincat]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

> Forgot? No one remembers these lengthy numbers and letters.

 

I bet someone has (not me I hasten to add).

Can you imagine the mnemonic?

[Guest Daave]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

"Kong Chee Kuan" <Kong Chee Kuan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:0FBFBFA4-4CDC-450E-9468-D80EDBFFEB32@microsoft.com...

>i forgot my Window XP Professional cd-key and i cannot install the

>window in

> my computer.So i need some help or advice on what can i do to regain

> my

> cd-key.Please help me because i really need the window installed on my

> computer. Reply as soon as posible

 

What is the make and model number of your PC? Is your version of XP

Professional OEM or retail? Full or upgrade?

 

Does your PC currently have Windows XP Professional installed on it?

 

Do you have an installation disk? Or is perhaps a recovery or restore

disk?

 

Do you have a Certificate of Authenticity? This would be either on a

sticker somewhere on your PC or on the envelope of your disk.

 

What is it you are trying to do? A clean install or a repair install?

And why? What specific problems are you experiencing?

[Guest Bill Sharpe]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

Kong Chee Kuan wrote:

> but it was missing

>

> "Bill Sharpe" wrote:

>

>> Kong Chee Kuan wrote:

>>> i forgot my Window XP Professional cd-key and i cannot install the window in

>>> my computer.So i need some help or advice on what can i do to regain my

>>> cd-key.Please help me because i really need the window installed on my

>>> computer. Reply as soon as posible

>> Forgot? No one remembers these lengthy numbers and letters.

>> It should be on the sleeve of your CD, pasted somewhere on your

>> computer, or on a sheet of paper with your documentation.

>>

>> Bill

>>

 

If it was missing then you didn't forget it. If it's missing you need to

contact the seller.

 

Bill

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

Kong Chee Kuan wrote:

> i forgot my Window XP Professional cd-key and i cannot install the window in

> my computer.So i need some help or advice on what can i do to regain my

> cd-key.Please help me because i really need the window installed on my

> computer. Reply as soon as posible

 

 

The Windows 25-character Product Key (required to perform the

installation) is not on the installation CD in any way, shape, or form.

It 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 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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[Guest Innobate]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

On Jul 31, 1:32 am, Kong Chee Kuan <Kong Chee

K...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> i forgot my Window XP Professional cd-keyand i cannot install the window in

> my computer.So i need some help or advice on what can i do to regain my

> cd-key.Please help me because i really need the window installed on my

> computer. Reply as soon as posible

 

 

Use INNOBATE Product Key Recovery to recover your Windows XP, Windows

2000 or Windows 2003 product key, when you can not find the CD Cover,

User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere on the case

of computer system.

 

 

http://www.innobate.com/Products/InnobateProductKey/Index.HTM

[Guest Bob I]

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[choka]

Re: Forgotten my Window XP Professional cd-key

 

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