Guest nikhil.kavimandan@gmail.com Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Hi All, Just have a quick question. I have a legitimate Windows XP installation CD, but I lost the CD cover and do not have the CD Key noted down. Is there a way I can still use the CD to install Windows XP on a computer? I do not have Windows XP installed on any other computer using the same disc (if I did, I could have obtained the CD key using such applications as "ViewKey"). Can anyone help? Nikhil
Guest David B. Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: Windows XP CD Key Short answer, no. If you do not have the product key from the license you purchased, and have no way to retrieve it from the system it's installed on, you'll need to purchase a new license. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm _________________________________________________________________________________ <nikhil.kavimandan@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188239161.798892.292580@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > Hi All, > > Just have a quick question. I have a legitimate Windows XP > installation CD, but I lost the CD cover and do not have the CD Key > noted down. Is there a way I can still use the CD to install Windows > XP on a computer? I do not have Windows XP installed on any other > computer using the same disc (if I did, I could have obtained the CD > key using such applications as "ViewKey"). > Can anyone help? > > Nikhil >
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: Windows XP CD Key nikhil.kavimandan@gmail.com wrote: > Just have a quick question. I have a legitimate Windows XP >installation CD, but I lost the CD cover and do not have the CD Key >noted down. Not cool. Next time you'll know better. >Is there a way I can still use the CD to install Windows >XP on a computer? I do not have Windows XP installed on any other >computer using the same disc (if I did, I could have obtained the CD >key using such applications as "ViewKey"). > Can anyone help? No.
Guest Brian A. Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Re: Windows XP CD Key <nikhil.kavimandan@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188239161.798892.292580@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > Hi All, > > Just have a quick question. I have a legitimate Windows XP > installation CD, but I lost the CD cover and do not have the CD Key > noted down. Is there a way I can still use the CD to install Windows > XP on a computer? I do not have Windows XP installed on any other > computer using the same disc (if I did, I could have obtained the CD > key using such applications as "ViewKey"). > Can anyone help? If you can use an app to get the PK from an install on a second machine, you can use it on the original machine, hack apps don't care what machine it's on. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Guest Paul Russell Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Re: Windows XP CD Key Contact Microsoft and as long as you registered your XP you should be able to ask for product fullfillment <nikhil.kavimandan@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1188239161.798892.292580@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > Hi All, > > Just have a quick question. I have a legitimate Windows XP > installation CD, but I lost the CD cover and do not have the CD Key > noted down. Is there a way I can still use the CD to install Windows > XP on a computer? I do not have Windows XP installed on any other > computer using the same disc (if I did, I could have obtained the CD > key using such applications as "ViewKey"). > Can anyone help? > > Nikhil >
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