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Partial XP home product key
I have replaced my HDD after it was damaged, my product key on the bottom of
my laptop is unreadable on 3 of the characters, i have all the other characters, is there anyway of getting the missing bits from Microsoft cheers John |
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Partial XP home product key
No. Not from Microsoft. You would need to try the computer manufacturer for that if
you have the complete full documentation. Sticker on the bottom of the laptop or desktop signifies an OEM manufacture -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "J Olly" J wrote in message ... I have replaced my HDD after it was damaged, my product key on the bottom of my laptop is unreadable on 3 of the characters, i have all the other characters, is there anyway of getting the missing bits from Microsoft cheers John |
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Partial XP home product key
"Richard" wrote in message ... "J Olly" J wrote in message ... I have replaced my HDD after it was damaged, my product key on the bottom of my laptop is unreadable on 3 of the characters, i have all the other characters, is there anyway of getting the missing bits from Microsoft cheers John You would need to contact the computer manufacturer, and/or the retail company where you purchased the computer. Didn't you write down the product key on your sales receipt for future reference? If you can figure out a way to hook the old drive back up and access it, you may be able to use Belarc Advisor to find the product key encoded in the registry. Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html FWIW. --Richard The only problem with obtaining the license key from an OEM installed operating system using Belarc or keyfinder is that it finds the master key that is issued by Microsoft for cloning all the hard drives for that make and model of computer. It will not normally reinstall the operating system from the XP install disk that may have been provided by the manufacturer. To use that disk the OP needs the key from the label on the computer (that has in this case been damaged.) The OP will need to contact the manufacturer for a replacement key. Of course they will say the computer is out of warranty and so sorry! Of course if the OP had a set of recovery disks they do not normally need a key to reinstall the OS to factory delivered specs. |
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Partial XP home product key
"LVTravel" wrote in message ... "Richard" wrote in message ... "J Olly" J wrote in message ... I have replaced my HDD after it was damaged, my product key on the bottom of my laptop is unreadable on 3 of the characters, i have all the other characters, is there anyway of getting the missing bits from Microsoft cheers John You would need to contact the computer manufacturer, and/or the retail company where you purchased the computer. Didn't you write down the product key on your sales receipt for future reference? If you can figure out a way to hook the old drive back up and access it, you may be able to use Belarc Advisor to find the product key encoded in the registry. Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html FWIW. --Richard The only problem with obtaining the license key from an OEM installed operating system using Belarc or keyfinder is that it finds the master key that is issued by Microsoft for cloning all the hard drives for that make and model of computer. It will not normally reinstall the operating system from the XP install disk that may have been provided by the manufacturer. To use that disk the OP needs the key from the label on the computer (that has in this case been damaged.) The OP will need to contact the manufacturer for a replacement key. Of course they will say the computer is out of warranty and so sorry! Of course if the OP had a set of recovery disks they do not normally need a key to reinstall the OS to factory delivered specs. Hi "LVTravel", The key indicated by Belarc, and the key on the side of my Dell are the same. Mine came with an XP with SP3 Compact Disc. There is no key on the Compact Disc itself. Hopefully, the OP has found a solution by now. HTH. (Hope This Helps. --Richard - - - Special Veteran's Day Remembrance http://www.avbtab.org/rc/veterans.htm |
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