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| Thread ID: 72998 | 2006-10-04 00:23:00 | Lost Product Key! What do i do. | techiekid (7219) | Press F1 |
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| 489010 | 2006-10-04 00:23:00 | Upon hunting down my Xp install disc today after a terrible bout of spyware i found that the product key was missing. I have tryed looking on the sides of mu pc ect but to no avail. So i was wondering how can you reclaim a product key legally? Can you ring MS and get a new one or do you have to buy a new copy of xp? TK EDIT: Oops sorry wrong forum (mod plz move). |
techiekid (7219) | ||
| 489011 | 2006-10-04 00:32:00 | just ring ms during the install procedure, that will walk you through it. Done it myself |
plod (107) | ||
| 489012 | 2006-10-04 01:49:00 | You can also extract the key if you haven't wiped your HDD yet. Google for it. | george12 (7) | ||
| 489013 | 2006-10-04 02:13:00 | I done this yesterday all you do is opt for telephone activation and call them and tell them the first 6 numbers of the ID given and they give you a code to activate. | trinsic (6945) | ||
| 489014 | 2006-10-04 03:03:00 | This is a good spot to re-remind everyone to run Belarc Adviser (www.belarc.com) at least once when their system is up and running early on! | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 489015 | 2006-10-04 03:26:00 | The XP product key is often on a sticker attached to the computer. Check there before you ring MS and have to repeat a really long series of digits then enter another really long series of digits that they repeat to you. | TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 489016 | 2006-10-04 04:02:00 | The XP product key is often on a sticker attached to the computer. Check there before you ring MS and have to repeat a really long series of digits then enter another really long series of digits that they repeat to you. Umm he has tried that. Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 489017 | 2006-10-04 09:08:00 | In Windows XP, the product key stored in DigitalProductID Registry key. But, it is no longer available as clear text in registry. You need a software to view the key: www.webtree.ca |
Pancake (6359) | ||
| 489018 | 2006-10-04 10:35:00 | Ok just relised he doesn't even HAVE the product key at all. Say goodbye to XP or get a student one for $150? |
trinsic (6945) | ||
| 489019 | 2006-10-04 15:29:00 | This is a good spot to re-remind everyone to run Belarc Adviser (www.belarc.com) at least once when their system is up and running early on! Agree with SJ on this. I run Belarc maybe every month or 2 and then email a copy to gmail for safe keeping. |
sam m (517) | ||
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