XP Home asks for Product Key

From: Parlo (andy[dot]ross[at]baesystems[dot]com)
Date: 10/11/04 

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:35:16 +0100

This is probably not the right NG but here goes, a colleague at work has
just bought a new PC pre loaded with XP Home, he says it keeps asking
him for his product key and he only has a few days left of his 30, how
does he find his product key, as the MS website doesnt give any clues,
he says he has the official disc with the official licence key sticker
on the side, any ideas what he should do ? what is this 2nd product key
for ?

TIA
Parlo

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