product key

H

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,
 
J

JS

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,
>
 
P

Patrick Keenan

"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,
>>

>
>
 
B

Bruce Chambers

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=KBen-us326246

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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