i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2
> i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to reformat > my > hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there anywhere on pc i can > locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Use our INNOBATE Product Key Recovery to recover your Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 product key, when you can not find the CD Cover, User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere on the case of computer system.
Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this and more for FREE. Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a little steep.
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/ 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, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.
Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windows Xp, win 2000, windows me, 98, 2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it for you. Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it decodes it and also allows You to change Windows XP, 2003, and .Net Product Keys just press of a button. It is simple and easy to use.Here are some key features of "WinKeyFinder":
· View/change XP Key · View/Change MS office Key · View Win98 Key · view Win2000 Key · View .Net Key · View Win2003 Key · Back up WinXP Activation · Save Your Product Key By Encrypting It · Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode · Now Support MS office 2000 Key Viewing and Key changing but only if MS office Service Pack 2 has been installed. . Backup Activation With Volume Serial number. . Restore Activation with Volume serial number. Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100% FREE, which means it is a freeware product (both for personal and commercial use)
All the best,
SG
"Innobate" <theindian.co...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> Use our INNOBATE Product Key Recovery to recover your Windows XP, > Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 product key, when you can not find the CD > Cover, User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere on > the case of computer system.
XPRock uses open sourced material, that is now used by some Viruses to download window logins, and McAfee virus scanners detect this application as a Malware, so do other virus scanners. XPRock opens your computer system up to the possibility of Root Kit attacks.
INNOBATE Product Key Recovery has been verified by McAfee to be free of Malware; its installation package has been also verified to be virus free. This is something not done by others. INNOBATE Product Key Recovery is an Administrator, Technician Tool, who maintains large corporate networks, and has policies that require them to use or download software from verified sources, which INNOBATE's website and software meet.
INNOBATE also offers INNOBATE Product Key Recovery as a shareware at CNET, which will do what most home users will need it for, as it is not feature limited, but has a 30 day limit. Print the product key code, and store it somewhere safe, or print it to a file and store it on your computer system for later use as well.
Also the price is right, because at the end of the day, Visa, Master Card, AMEX, Discovery and other Debit Card companies need to be paid, plus the people maintaining customer registrations for us, and also our support staff.
As for changing keys, all these tools use a script that does not validate if the key code, should you have a typo, good luck with that when you reboot your system next time round. At least with the method INNOBATE Product Key Code employs, does all this safely.
Support of Microsoft Office 2007 32bit, 64bit, XP, 2000, 2003 Key Code is available with INNOBATE Product Key Code Recovery. Vista 64 bit and 32bit Key Code Recovery supported.
There is so many other little things this tool from INNOBATE takes care of, such as warn you to the possibility that the recovered Windows Product Key Code, maybe a OEM bulk install key, and useless for reinstalling Windows XP. It is well worth the price, you pay, because when faced with a fully re-formatted hard drive, and finding out that Windows XP will not install, because the Windows Product Key Code is not valid, due to it being an OEM bulk install key, can be quite annoying.
Also its not some freely developed tool, that's thrown on to a website, with willy nilly support, just to gain popularity with the freebie internet society, if some user finds a bug with this software, it will be fixed within a week, and automated download patches will be made available to everyone.
Thank you for your well wishes.
On Nov 14, 3:49 pm, "SG" <nom...@sorry.com> wrote:
> Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this and more > for FREE. > Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a little > steep.
> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/ > The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your > ProductKey(cdkey) used to install windows from your registry. It has the > options to copy thekeyto clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it > for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000,XP, Server 2003, > Windows Vista, OfficeXP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.
> Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windowsXp, win 2000, windows me, 98, > 2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it for you. > Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it decodes it and > also allows You to change WindowsXP, 2003, and .Net Product Keys just press > of a button. It is simple and easy to use.Here are somekeyfeatures of > "WinKeyFinder":
> · View/changeXPKey > · View/Change MS officeKey > · View Win98Key > · view Win2000Key > · View .NetKey > · View Win2003Key > · Back up WinXP Activation > · Save Your ProductKeyBy Encrypting It > · Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode > · Now Support MS office 2000KeyViewing andKeychanging but only if MS > office Service Pack 2 has been installed. > . Backup Activation With Volume Serial number. > . Restore Activation with Volume serial number. > Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100% FREE, which > means it is a freeware product (both for personal and commercial use)
> All the best,
> SG
> "Innobate" <theindian.co...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > Use our INNOBATE ProductKeyRecovery to recover your WindowsXP, > > Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 productkey, when you can not find the CD > > Cover, User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere on > > the case of computer system.
heather_nd wrote: > i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to > reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there > anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2 Innobate wrote: > Use our INNOBATE Product Key Recovery to recover your Windows XP, > Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 product key, when you can not find the > CD Cover, User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere > on the case of computer system.
> or purchase it from the following:- > https://license.ntitles.net/purchase.asp?m=48F057E3E9B04784A1B0CE4F6F... SG wrote: > Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this > and more for FREE. > Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a > little steep.
> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/ > 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, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office > XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.
> Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windows Xp, win 2000, windows > me, 98, 2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it > for you. Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it > decodes it and also allows You to change Windows XP, 2003, and .Net > Product Keys just press of a button. It is simple and easy to > use.Here are some key features of "WinKeyFinder":
> · View/change XP Key > · View/Change MS office Key > · View Win98 Key > · view Win2000 Key > · View .Net Key > · View Win2003 Key > · Back up WinXP Activation > · Save Your Product Key By Encrypting It > · Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode > · Now Support MS office 2000 Key Viewing and Key changing but only > if MS office Service Pack 2 has been installed. > . Backup Activation With Volume Serial number. > . Restore Activation with Volume serial number. > Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100% > FREE, which means it is a freeware product (both for personal and > commercial use)
> All the best Innobate wrote: > XPRock uses open sourced material, that is now used by some Viruses > to > download window logins, and McAfee virus scanners detect this > application as a Malware, so do other virus scanners. XPRock opens > your computer system up to the possibility of Root Kit attacks.
> INNOBATE Product Key Recovery has been verified by McAfee to be free > of Malware; its installation package has been also verified to be > virus free. This is something not done by others. INNOBATE Product > Key Recovery is an Administrator, Technician Tool, who maintains > large > corporate networks, and has policies that require them to use or > download software from verified sources, which INNOBATE's website > and > software meet.
> INNOBATE also offers INNOBATE Product Key Recovery as a shareware at > CNET, which will do what most home users will need it for, as it is > not feature limited, but has a 30 day limit. Print the product key > code, and store it somewhere safe, or print it to a file and store > it > on your computer system for later use as well.
> Also the price is right, because at the end of the day, Visa, Master > Card, AMEX, Discovery and other Debit Card companies need to be > paid, > plus the people maintaining customer registrations for us, and also > our support staff.
> As for changing keys, all these tools use a script that does not > validate if the key code, should you have a typo, good luck with > that > when you reboot your system next time round. At least with the > method > INNOBATE Product Key Code employs, does all this safely.
> Support of Microsoft Office 2007 32bit, 64bit, XP, 2000, 2003 Key > Code > is available with INNOBATE Product Key Code Recovery. > Vista 64 bit and 32bit Key Code Recovery supported.
> There is so many other little things this tool from INNOBATE takes > care of, such as warn you to the possibility that the recovered > Windows Product Key Code, maybe a OEM bulk install key, and useless > for reinstalling Windows XP. It is well worth the price, you pay, > because when faced with a fully re-formatted hard drive, and finding > out that Windows XP will not install, because the Windows Product > Key > Code is not valid, due to it being an OEM bulk install key, can be > quite annoying.
> Also its not some freely developed tool, that's thrown on to a > website, with willy nilly support, just to gain popularity with the > freebie internet society, if some user finds a bug with this > software, > it will be fixed within a week, and automated download patches will > be > made available to everyone.
> Thank you for your well wishes.
Wow. Who mentioned the product you decided to compare to?
I would still say that Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder, Belarc Advisor or some of the other freeware tools would be a better choice. Especially in this case.
All the OP needs is the Product Key from the currently installed (functioning) Windows XP installation. Belarc Advisor, Magic Jellybean Keyfinder, etc - have all been around a long time. Belarc also SELLS their product - but their free version will do exactly (and more) what this particular OP needs. Give them the product key currently used on their machine.
And - although the original posting had nothing to do with it - why wouldn't I use the free download from Microsoft to change my product key?
The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a reinstall! http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409
Good reply and I started to reply myself but didn't feel the need to waste my time. In his/her response I feel you will not convince them otherwise and they have the only safe software available. Funny only to my reply did Innobate mention a Shareware version and not to the OP. And BTW Innobate the program is called RockXP NOT XP. And I understand you have people to pay but I say your software is still to much for what little it does.
All the best, SG
"Shenan Stanley" <newshel...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> heather_nd wrote: >> i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to >> reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there >> anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2
> Innobate wrote: >> Use our INNOBATE Product Key Recovery to recover your Windows XP, >> Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 product key, when you can not find the >> CD Cover, User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere >> on the case of computer system.
> SG wrote: >> Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this >> and more for FREE. >> Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a >> little steep.
>> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/ >> 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, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office >> XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.
>> Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windows Xp, win 2000, windows >> me, 98, 2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it >> for you. Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it >> decodes it and also allows You to change Windows XP, 2003, and .Net >> Product Keys just press of a button. It is simple and easy to >> use.Here are some key features of "WinKeyFinder":
>> · View/change XP Key >> · View/Change MS office Key >> · View Win98 Key >> · view Win2000 Key >> · View .Net Key >> · View Win2003 Key >> · Back up WinXP Activation >> · Save Your Product Key By Encrypting It >> · Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode >> · Now Support MS office 2000 Key Viewing and Key changing but only >> if MS office Service Pack 2 has been installed. >> . Backup Activation With Volume Serial number. >> . Restore Activation with Volume serial number. >> Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100% >> FREE, which means it is a freeware product (both for personal and >> commercial use)
>> All the best
> Innobate wrote: >> XPRock uses open sourced material, that is now used by some Viruses >> to >> download window logins, and McAfee virus scanners detect this >> application as a Malware, so do other virus scanners. XPRock opens >> your computer system up to the possibility of Root Kit attacks.
>> INNOBATE Product Key Recovery has been verified by McAfee to be free >> of Malware; its installation package has been also verified to be >> virus free. This is something not done by others. INNOBATE Product >> Key Recovery is an Administrator, Technician Tool, who maintains >> large >> corporate networks, and has policies that require them to use or >> download software from verified sources, which INNOBATE's website >> and >> software meet.
>> INNOBATE also offers INNOBATE Product Key Recovery as a shareware at >> CNET, which will do what most home users will need it for, as it is >> not feature limited, but has a 30 day limit. Print the product key >> code, and store it somewhere safe, or print it to a file and store >> it >> on your computer system for later use as well.
>> Also the price is right, because at the end of the day, Visa, Master >> Card, AMEX, Discovery and other Debit Card companies need to be >> paid, >> plus the people maintaining customer registrations for us, and also >> our support staff.
>> As for changing keys, all these tools use a script that does not >> validate if the key code, should you have a typo, good luck with >> that >> when you reboot your system next time round. At least with the >> method >> INNOBATE Product Key Code employs, does all this safely.
>> Support of Microsoft Office 2007 32bit, 64bit, XP, 2000, 2003 Key >> Code >> is available with INNOBATE Product Key Code Recovery. >> Vista 64 bit and 32bit Key Code Recovery supported.
>> There is so many other little things this tool from INNOBATE takes >> care of, such as warn you to the possibility that the recovered >> Windows Product Key Code, maybe a OEM bulk install key, and useless >> for reinstalling Windows XP. It is well worth the price, you pay, >> because when faced with a fully re-formatted hard drive, and finding >> out that Windows XP will not install, because the Windows Product >> Key >> Code is not valid, due to it being an OEM bulk install key, can be >> quite annoying.
>> Also its not some freely developed tool, that's thrown on to a >> website, with willy nilly support, just to gain popularity with the >> freebie internet society, if some user finds a bug with this >> software, >> it will be fixed within a week, and automated download patches will >> be >> made available to everyone.
>> Thank you for your well wishes.
> Wow. Who mentioned the product you decided to compare to?
> I would still say that Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder, Belarc Advisor or some > of the other freeware tools would be a better choice. Especially in this > case.
> All the OP needs is the Product Key from the currently installed > (functioning) Windows XP installation. Belarc Advisor, Magic Jellybean > Keyfinder, etc - have all been around a long time. Belarc also SELLS > their product - but their free version will do exactly (and more) what > this particular OP needs. Give them the product key currently used on > their machine.
> And - although the original posting had nothing to do with it - why > wouldn't I use the free download from Microsoft to change my product key?
> The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for > users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key > to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a > reinstall! > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409
vixenstar wrote: > Is there anyway to recover a lost product key on-line, for free, and > not have to wait for a stupid CD in the mail or anything like that??
If all you have is a lost product key - why do you need a new CD?
The product key is the *important* bit when it comes to the Windows XP OS. You want to keep that safe. The CD - make a copy of ot and throw the original in a drawer/safe. Put it in your bank vault. Whatever. The Product key - that will work with just about any Windows XP CD of the same type/version (OEM, Retail, Upgrade, MSDN, Volume AND Home, Professional, Tablet PC, Media Center, x64) as the one it was matched with originally.
If you still have Windows XP installed and functioning - you can use software to get the product key it was installed with. If it is an OEM computer (Dell, IBM, etc) there is the possibility the key you get might not match the CD you were given, although I believe that has become less frequently a fact. Belarc Advisor, Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder, etc.
Otherwise - in order to get another key for no cost - you have to have proof of purchase and you likely have to have a pretty good story too. heh
heather_nd wrote: > i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to > reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there > anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Good grief, what a bunch of mostly silly posts. amongst the tools I have, I like BelArc Advisor for such things. It's free, been around quite awhile, and reliable/stable. http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
There are several other free alternatives, too, including one called jelly bean finder or something like that; I no longer have it so can't give you a link readily. I'm glad you nuked the guy trying to spam you for money; that's downright stupid.
BTW: Are you certain there isn't a sticker or label on the bottom or back of the PC with the number on it? Or a Certificate of Authority that came with the XP CD?
> Wow. Who mentioned the product you decided to compare to?
> I would still say that Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder, Belarc Advisor or > some of the other freeware tools would be a better choice. Especially in > this case. > All the OP needs is the Product Key from the currently installed > (functioning) Windows XP installation. Belarc Advisor, Magic > Jellybean Keyfinder, etc - have all been around a long time. Belarc > also SELLS their product - but their free version will do exactly > (and more) what this particular OP needs. Give them the product key > currently used on their machine.
> And - although the original posting had nothing to do with it - why > wouldn't I use the free download from Microsoft to change my product > key? > The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for > users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key > to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a > reinstall! > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409
> -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP
Good reply. I'm all for making sure good authors get paid for their efforts, but ... that person's just pimping for money. When one writes an app for sale, it shouldn't be something the whole world has already written a freebie for.
Mostly I just wanted to add a little concurrence for the OP re BelArc and Jelly Bean. Both good products, IMO and I know many others, too.
"heather_nd" wrote: > i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to reformat my > hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there anywhere on pc i can > locate key using xp pro service pack 2
heather_nd wrote: > i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to > reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there > anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2 edcars6011 wrote:
edcar6011,
Did you wish to add something, ask the same question or did you hit reply and didn't hit cancel?
"heather_nd" wrote: > i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to reformat my > hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there anywhere on pc i can > locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Hi
Most of software to recover your Windows key support only some versions of Windows and some other Microsoft products. But there is a product "Recover Keys" ( http://recover-keys.com/ ) that support all Windows versions and more than 300 other major software packages.
heather_nd wrote: > i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to > reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there > anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2 Iryna B wrote: > Most of software to recover your Windows key support only some > versions of Windows and some other Microsoft products. But there is > a product "Recover Keys" ( http://recover-keys.com/ ) that support > all Windows versions and more than 300 other major software > packages.
Not sure how that is relevant since the original poster gave sufficient information about precisely what they wanted/needed... ;-)
"SG" wrote: > Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this and more > for FREE. > Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a little > steep.
> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/ > 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, 2000, XP, Server 2003, > Windows Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.
> Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windows Xp, win 2000, windows me, 98, > 2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it for you. > Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it decodes it and > also allows You to change Windows XP, 2003, and .Net Product Keys just press > of a button. It is simple and easy to use.Here are some key features of > "WinKeyFinder":
> · View/change XP Key > · View/Change MS office Key > · View Win98 Key > · view Win2000 Key > · View .Net Key > · View Win2003 Key > · Back up WinXP Activation > · Save Your Product Key By Encrypting It > · Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode > · Now Support MS office 2000 Key Viewing and Key changing but only if MS > office Service Pack 2 has been installed. > .. Backup Activation With Volume Serial number. > .. Restore Activation with Volume serial number. > Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100% FREE, which > means it is a freeware product (both for personal and commercial use)
> All the best,
> SG
> "Innobate" <theindian.co...@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1195004683.240383.123890@t8g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > > Use our INNOBATE Product Key Recovery to recover your Windows XP, > > Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 product key, when you can not find the CD > > Cover, User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere on > > the case of computer system.
heather_nd wrote: > i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to > reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there > anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2 Innobate wrote: > Use our INNOBATE Product Key Recovery to recover your Windows XP, > Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 product key, when you can not find the > CD Cover, User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere > on the case of computer system.
> or purchase it from the following:- > https://license.ntitles.net/purchase.asp?m=48F057E3E9B04784A1B0CE4F6F... SG wrote: > Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this > and more for FREE. > Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a > little steep.
> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/ > 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, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office > XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.
> Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windows Xp, win 2000, windows > me, 98, 2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it > for you. Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it > decodes it and also allows You to change Windows XP, 2003, and .Net > Product Keys just press of a button. It is simple and easy to > use.Here are some key features of "WinKeyFinder":
> · View/change XP Key > · View/Change MS office Key > · View Win98 Key > · view Win2000 Key > · View .Net Key > · View Win2003 Key > · Back up WinXP Activation > · Save Your Product Key By Encrypting It > · Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode > · Now Support MS office 2000 Key Viewing and Key changing but only > if MS office Service Pack 2 has been installed. > . Backup Activation With Volume Serial number. > . Restore Activation with Volume serial number. > Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100% > FREE, which means it is a freeware product (both for personal and > commercial use)
You were given - even to the part you left quoted - a free product alternative to "Innobate's" for-pay choice.
In the entire thread (from the link given in my answer here) you will see that there were other choices. I even responded back on November 16, 2007 with this:
Shenan Stanley wrote: > I would still say that Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder, Belarc Advisor > or some of the other freeware tools would be a better choice. > Especially in this case.
> All the OP needs is the Product Key from the currently installed > (functioning) Windows XP installation. Belarc Advisor, Magic > Jellybean Keyfinder, etc - have all been around a long time. > Belarc also SELLS their product - but their free version will do > exactly (and more) what this particular OP needs. Give them the > product key currently used on their machine.
> And - although the original posting had nothing to do with it - why > wouldn't I use the free download from Microsoft to change my > product key?
> The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for > users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key > to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a > reinstall! > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409
So - for the future my suggestion to you is, before becoming so "very pissed" - take a deep breath and read carefully what it is you are responding to. ;-)
I have a problem, and I don't know where to turn to. Ultimately this is the place I have found to be the last resort.
I am one of those people who happened to have a copy of Windows which was not legitimate and "endeavoured" as MS likes to say for such people to obtain a legitimate copy of XP. I got the Genuine Advantage malarky and updated my system a long while ago. Recently my hard drive died and I was unable to recover my software key via the registry and I do not have a copy of the key in my email at all. I do however have the DVD Box entitled "Windows Genuine Advantage Kit for Windows XP Professional" which I paid a sweet fortune to legally own - With no CD key accompanied ofcourse, Thanks MS.
Now I am really in the jar; and have no idea what to do. I have looked over and over the MS website and all I want to do is obtain the key that I should legally own or at least be issued with a replacement - somehow. Is there a way to do this? I have asked plenty about this problem on a 3rd party forum and one of the replies was basically suggesting that I am 'stuffed'. I don't think I should be. I think someone like me should be able to be saved, but how? What number do I call ? I know it's not Ghostbusters.
Many Many thanks for a thorough and helpful reply.
To replace a CD or Product Key, you must contact Product Service Support. To locate the appropriate phone number for your product, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
"Jonathan" <Jonat...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BB88CDC4-FE67-413A-8488-A394575AB8E7@microsoft.com... : Hi guys. : : I have a problem, and I don't know where to turn to. Ultimately this is the : place I have found to be the last resort. : : I am one of those people who happened to have a copy of Windows which was : not legitimate and "endeavoured" as MS likes to say for such people to obtain : a legitimate copy of XP. I got the Genuine Advantage malarky and updated my : system a long while ago. Recently my hard drive died and I was unable to : recover my software key via the registry and I do not have a copy of the key : in my email at all. I do however have the DVD Box entitled "Windows Genuine : Advantage Kit for Windows XP Professional" which I paid a sweet fortune to : legally own - With no CD key accompanied ofcourse, Thanks MS. : : Now I am really in the jar; and have no idea what to do. I have looked over : and over the MS website and all I want to do is obtain the key that I should : legally own or at least be issued with a replacement - somehow. Is there a : way to do this? I have asked plenty about this problem on a 3rd party forum : and one of the replies was basically suggesting that I am 'stuffed'. I don't : think I should be. I think someone like me should be able to be saved, but : how? What number do I call ? I know it's not Ghostbusters. : : Many Many thanks for a thorough and helpful reply.
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