product key

[Guest heather_nd]

i have a custom built pc that is about three years old, i'm running win xp

pro service pack 2, i cant find product key, is there anwhere on pc that i

can find product key,

[Guest JS]

Re: product key

 

Here are three utilities which will display your product key:

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

and: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

and RockXP: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4138.html which has additional

features

 

Note: Also check the side of your PC case or bottom of the laptop for the

OEM key code. If there is a sticker with the code it will most likely not

match what is displayed by the utilities mentioned above as OEMs such as

Dell use an internal

key code when they build your PC.

 

The key code on the sticker is for use with your Windows CD that hopefully

came with your PC.

 

JS

 

"heather_nd" <heathernd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5C4437C8-4ED7-4895-95ED-3EFD4D28D642@microsoft.com...

>i have a custom built pc that is about three years old, i'm running win xp

> pro service pack 2, i cant find product key, is there anwhere on pc that i

> can find product key,

>

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: product key

 

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:%23WGBR4aJIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Here are three utilities which will display your product key:

> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

> and: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

> and RockXP: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4138.html which has

> additional features

>

> Note: Also check the side of your PC case or bottom of the laptop for the

> OEM key code. If there is a sticker with the code it will most likely not

> match what is displayed by the utilities mentioned above as OEMs such as

> Dell use an internal

> key code when they build your PC.

>

> The key code on the sticker is for use with your Windows CD that hopefully

> came with your PC.

 

And if you didn't get teh sticker, write the code dislayed by the utility on

the PC, or on paper you then tape securely to the PC!

 

HTH

-pk

 

>

> JS

>

> "heather_nd" <heathernd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:5C4437C8-4ED7-4895-95ED-3EFD4D28D642@microsoft.com...

>>i have a custom built pc that is about three years old, i'm running win xp

>> pro service pack 2, i cant find product key, is there anwhere on pc that

>> i

>> can find product key,

>>

>

>

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: product key

 

heather_nd wrote:

> i have a custom built pc that is about three years old, i'm running win xp

> pro service pack 2, i cant find product key, is there anwhere on pc that i

> can find product key,

>

 

 

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 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.

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

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[choka]

Re: product key

 

If your system still runs you can use special software to recover your Windows key. Most of them support some versions of Windows and some other Microsoft products. Also there is a products like "Recover Keys" ( Recover Lost Product Keys for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Office, SQL, Exchange - CD-Key Retrieve - Overview ) that support all Windows versions and 300+ of other major software packages.