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Windows XP product key

post #1 of 4
1/6/06 at 12:15am
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Okay, so somewhere down the road, my windows xp product key sticker got pulled off. Is there some way that I could find it saved in my computer somewhere??
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Wade
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post #2 of 4
1/6/06 at 1:58am
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
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post #3 of 4
1/6/06 at 1:26pm
Keep in mind that sometimes the key used to install your OS is not necessairly your key for the OS. Manufacturers sometimes use a bulk install key when they do their installs.

ONCE YOU GET YOUR KEY.... make a label with it, and put it somewhere safe on your laptop.. I have two copies of mine... one under the battery, and one under the hard drive caddy......
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post #4 of 4
1/6/06 at 6:59pm
Similar to Neonhomer's suggestion, if you re-install your OS with the factory CD, it may not ask for the cdkey. Like my Dell for example, if I re-install XP Pro using any of the Dell XP Pro CD, it wouldn't ask me for the CDKey.

If you lost your CD key, you have to buy a new one. What you are buying from Microsoft is a key since you can get the media all over the internet, trial, or even thru most of the Microsoft self-study books.
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