Win XP CD Key

[Kamlesh]

I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that. license
key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license key/product
key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest how to
find product key in this case.

 

[Gordon]

"Kamlesh" <Kamlesh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that. license
> key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license
> key/product
> key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
> Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest how
> to
> find product key in this case.


Google is YOUR FRIEND.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Find+Windows+Key&meta=

 

[M.I.5¾]

"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Kamlesh" <Kamlesh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsEB70A87-67C0-4F5D-887F-35901A5FFAA5@microsoft.com...
>>I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that.
>>license
>> key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license
>> key/product
>> key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
>> Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest how
>> to
>> find product key in this case.
>
>
> Google is YOUR FRIEND.
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Find+Windows+Key&meta=

www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

is widely regarded as the dog's whatsits of key finders.

'tis blocked from here though.

 

[Gordon]

"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:euIub6%23OIHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> "Kamlesh" <Kamlesh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> newsEB70A87-67C0-4F5D-887F-35901A5FFAA5@microsoft.com...
>>>I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that.
>>>license
>>> key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license
>>> key/product
>>> key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
>>> Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest
>>> how to
>>> find product key in this case.
>>
>>
>> Google is YOUR FRIEND.
>>
>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Find+Windows+Key&meta=
>
> www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
>
> is widely regarded as the dog's whatsits of key finders.
>
> 'tis blocked from here though.
>


Why are you telling ME this?

 

[David B.]

Your pretty much SOL, the product keys you recover using the methods
mentioned will not help, they will give you the volume key that IBM used on
it's disk image, and you cannot use these to reinstall XP.

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"Kamlesh" <Kamlesh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that. license
> key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license
> key/product
> key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
> Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest how
> to
> find product key in this case.

 

[David B.]

And in the future if you must post to more than one group, please do it
properly, see the link in my sig on cross posting.

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"Kamlesh" <Kamlesh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that. license
> key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license
> key/product
> key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
> Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest how
> to
> find product key in this case.

 

[demosxe]

i have a problem with my activation.my product key expires.i formated my pc
many times.i know that they will gave me a new code.where do i have to aske
for the new one.?

"Kamlesh" wrote:

> I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that. license
> key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license key/product
> key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
> Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest how to
> find product key in this case.

 

[Charlie]

Download the following free program and it will display all license keys on
your machine including Windows XP.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

"Kamlesh" <Kamlesh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsEB70A87-67C0-4F5D-887F-35901A5FFAA5@microsoft.com...
>I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that. license
> key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license
> key/product
> key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
> Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest how
> to
> find product key in this case.

 

[Richard in AZ]

demosxe: Please don't hijack another post for your problem. Especially when it has nothing to do
with the original post.
Start a new post with your problem.

But in answer to your problem, if the activation over the internet fails, you will be given a phone
number to call.

"demosxe" <demosxe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>i have a problem with my activation.my product key expires.i formated my pc
> many times.i know that they will gave me a new code.where do i have to aske
> for the new one.?
>
> "Kamlesh" wrote:
>
>> I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that. license
>> key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license key/product
>> key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
>> Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest how to
>> find product key in this case.

 

[David B.]

As I stated this will not help him.

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"Charlie" <Charlie@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Download the following free program and it will display all license keys
> on your machine including Windows XP.

 

[VanguardLH]

"David B." <brooks.dj@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> As I stated this will not help him.


I'm not sure the OP has a volume license that is installed on each of
his hosts. He mentions having multiple hosts but not that a volume
license was used on all or any or them. In fact, if it were a volume
license then doesn't then come without any requirement to enter a
product key? That is, the product key that he yanks out will be the
same one that got used (but the installer never had to actually enter)
for each of the licenses that he peeled out of the volume package?

The assumption is that he would still need to know that product key
for the volume license when and if he has to call in to get those
licenses activated however, I thought volume licenses never needed
activation. From a volume license package, you install and go. No
product key is entered, no activation required.

I haven't personally had to install multiple licenses from a volume
package(well, once a long, LONG time ago in the alpha lab and don't
remember having to bother with a product key or with activation).

 

[M.I.5¾]

"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:euIub6%23OIHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> "Kamlesh" <Kamlesh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> newsEB70A87-67C0-4F5D-887F-35901A5FFAA5@microsoft.com...
>>>>I have ibm 8326 branded pc with licensed Win xp sp2 loaded on that.
>>>>license
>>>> key is pasted on all the pcs. In two of my pcs label of license
>>>> key/product
>>>> key is missing. In both pcs OS is running fine. I want to collect/find
>>>> Product key to keep it safe for future purpose activation. Pl suggest
>>>> how to
>>>> find product key in this case.
>>>
>>>
>>> Google is YOUR FRIEND.
>>>
>>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Find+Windows+Key&meta=
>>
>> www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
>>
>> is widely regarded as the dog's whatsits of key finders.
>>
>> 'tis blocked from here though.
>>
>
>
> Why are you telling ME this?

Because I thought I was on a company internal newsgroup. I had just been
woken up from my afternoon nap by some idiot wanting some work done.

 

[David B.]

I'm not talking about a standard VLM. The OS on the IBM was installed using
an image with a volume key by IBM, not using the key on the COA, so they
will not match, same with Dell, HP, and most every other large OEM.

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"VanguardLH" <VanguardLH@mail.invalid> wrote in message
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> "David B." <brooks.dj@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:Oy9J$cCPIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> As I stated this will not help him.
>
>
> I'm not sure the OP has a volume license that is installed on each of his
> hosts. He mentions having multiple hosts but not that a volume license
> was used on all or any or them. In fact, if it were a volume license then
> doesn't then come without any requirement to enter a product key? That
> is, the product key that he yanks out will be the same one that got used
> (but the installer never had to actually enter) for each of the licenses
> that he peeled out of the volume package?
>
> The assumption is that he would still need to know that product key for
> the volume license when and if he has to call in to get those licenses
> activated however, I thought volume licenses never needed activation.
> From a volume license package, you install and go. No product key is
> entered, no activation required.
>
> I haven't personally had to install multiple licenses from a volume
> package(well, once a long, LONG time ago in the alpha lab and don't
> remember having to bother with a product key or with activation).

 

[choka]

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.