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251043 2004-07-09 09:13:00 Try This (www.magicaljellybean.com), the quote below is direct from the author's website:

The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Office 97, and Office XP. This version is a quick update to make it work with Windows Server 2003.

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :)

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Billy T (70)
251044 2004-07-09 10:27:00 Puzzle - it did not produce the correct key for my 98SE, which I am looking at. Is it a keygen only ?? TonyF (246)
251045 2004-07-09 10:35:00 no its not an illegal keygen. it simply shows what key is stored in the registry. aida/everest and a few others also do this.

mayby your key has been changed ?????
tweak'e (174)
251046 2004-07-09 10:36:00 Aida does it, and does it well... I bought a PC from trademe, and it had the "lost XP key" as a quote... I thought I'd get the key using Aida and do a reinstall using the same key... no surprises then when it said the key began with "FCKGW" ...

Lo.
Lohsing (219)
251047 2004-07-09 10:44:00 > mayby your key has been changed ?????
Indeed yes - maybe when I ran a 98SE supplementary disk. Checked it out with Aida32 and had a poke in the Registry as well.
Cheers all T
TonyF (246)
251048 2004-07-09 10:45:00 You may also be confusing the Product Key with the Product ID, they are different. Both can be found in the Registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion.

The key program worked ok for me in XP and Win98SE.
Terry Porritt (14)
251049 2004-07-09 10:55:00 > Try
> [url=http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml]

On this site is a DL site Sixtyseven Studio & Gallery etc, with a lovely floating clock. Where can one get a copy ??

Cheers T
TonyF (246)
251050 2004-07-09 11:08:00 Is that the one that follows your cursor around Tony? If so I may be able to find a copy on my computer. I'll wait a while though in case somebody can point you to a download first as I'd have to email mine (if I can find it).

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
251051 2004-07-09 11:27:00 Yes it is. I had a prowl round the Internet looking atclocks without finding it. Pse send sometime. Thanks.
T
TonyF (246)
251052 2004-07-09 11:28:00 > You may also be confusing the Product Key with the
> Product ID, they are different.
Indeed I was. Redmond strikes again .,..
Cheers again T
TonyF (246)
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