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[george]

is there any way to get my product number without having
the original copy of my windows xp?

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

george wrote:
> is there any way to get my product number without having
> the original copy of my windows xp?

No. And what has that question to do with the subject of your post?

[Jim Macklin]

AIDA32 can get a lot of info, but if you have an OEM image
installed OS the number returned may not be valid for a
reinstall using the media supplied with the computer.


"george" > wrote in
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| is there any way to get my product number without having
| the original copy of my windows xp?

[Pat Garard]

G'Day George,
I think you might need 'keyfinder' - go to
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/old/
and download version 1.4b4 (most recent stable version)!
This will give you the CD-Key for Win Xp OR Off Xp.
IF you really meant PID -
Search for 'PID' in 'Help and Support' AND
View a list of Microsoft software installed on this computer
Ok?
--
Regards,

Pat Garard.
apgarardATbigpondDOTnetDOTau
_______________________________________________

"One look is worth a thousand rumours."
Wen Hou, Warring States Period.
"Look twice!"
Pat Garard, 2003.

"george" > wrote in message
...
> is there any way to get my product number without having
> the original copy of my windows xp?

[Pat Garard]

There, there, Old Boy.
MUST watch the BP
--
Regards,

Pat Garard.
apgarardATbigpondDOTnetDOTau
_______________________________________________

"One look is worth a thousand rumours."
Wen Hou, Warring States Period.
"Look twice!"
Pat Garard, 2003.

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Pat Garard wrote:
> There, there, Old Boy.
> MUST watch the BP

What a plonker.
plonk.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi George,

This utility works for retail versions:
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/ViewKeyXP.exe

For OEM versions, download and install Aida32 from:
http://www.aida32.hu/aida-download.php?bit=32

You want the Personal Operating System version. The key is under OS
information.

Or, try this one which just gives you the key:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"george" > wrote in message
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> is there any way to get my product number without having
> the original copy of my windows xp?

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The Windows 25-character Product Key (required to perform the
installation) 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 AIDA32
Enterprise from http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php 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

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"george" > wrote in message
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> is there any way to get my product number without having
> the original copy of my windows xp?