lost key code

What are my options if I've lost the packaging that
my "original" disk came in?

"John" wrote:

What are my options if I've lost the packaging that
my "original" disk came in?

If your installed XP is still usable you can determine the product key
that was used to install it by running XP Product Key Finder:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

....and in ME....
..... you can use Regedit to find the Key, - open regedit, and do a Find for
'ProductKey' - the result should be the ME product Key.



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

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"Ron Martell" wrote in message
...
"John" wrote:

What are my options if I've lost the packaging that
my "original" disk came in?

If your installed XP is still usable you can determine the product key
that was used to install it by running XP Product Key Finder:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

Thanks for the help.
John
-----Original Message-----
....and in ME....
..... you can use Regedit to find the Key, - open
regedit, and do a Find for
'ProductKey' - the result should be the ME product Key.



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

"Ron Martell" wrote in message
.. .
"John" wrote:

What are my options if I've lost the packaging that
my "original" disk came in?

If your installed XP is still usable you can determine
the product key
that was used to install it by running XP Product Key
Finder:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
don't eat much."


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-----Original Message-----
What are my options if I've lost the packaging that
my "original" disk came in?
.
i have the same problem did you have any suggestions?

Yes. May I suggest you read them.

In addition:
If you can boot to Win Me then you can recover your personal Win Me
Product Key from the registry using a program such as Belarc Adviser or
AIDA32 (http://www.aumha.org/downloads/aida32.zip) or by using Regedit and
noting the data for the value ProductKey found at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion

If you can't boot into Win Me but your hard disk hasn't been formatted
then
you can try recovering the Product Key as follows:
a) Boot to DOS using a WinMe Startup Floppy and select 4) Minimal Boot
b) At the A:\ prompt, type the following with a return after each line.
The spaces are important.

c:
cd windows
attrib -s -h system.dat
edit system.dat

Use Search | Find to find 'ProductKey'
The key used to install Win Me should be to the immediate right of the
string
ProductKey and of the form XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



brianh wrote:

-----Original Message-----
What are my options if I've lost the packaging that
my "original" disk came in?
.
i have the same problem did you have any suggestions?