product key

[Amanda]

I lost my product key for XP how can i get a new one

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Amanda;
If Windows XP is retail contact Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246

If Windows XP is OEM contact the seller, Microsoft may not be able to
help.

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"Amanda" > wrote in message
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> I lost my product key for XP how can i get a new one

[Ben Jorna]

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" > schreef in bericht
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> Amanda;
> If Windows XP is retail contact Microsoft:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246
>
> If Windows XP is OEM contact the seller, Microsoft may not be able to
> help.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "Amanda" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I lost my product key for XP how can i get a new one
>
Amanda,

Download and run Aida32, or jellybean keyfinder if you still have XP
installed. The product ID is stored in the registry. These programs will
find it for you.

Ben

[Hery]

did you ever consider calling MS...and then get a big felt pen...write it on
the disk and on the PC chassis.....


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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The Product Key is not on the installation CD at all. That would
be rather like storing one's house key in the front door's lock.

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
PC; 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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"Amanda" > wrote in message
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