Re: lost cd key



Try one of these key fiders.

Magical Jellybean Key Finder
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

[[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, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003,
Office 97, and Office XP.]]

RockXP 2.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4138.html

RockXP 2.0 allows you to:
- To retrieve and change your XP Key
- To save your XP activation file
- To retrieve your lost XP system passwords
- To retrieve your lost RAS (Remote Access Settings) passwords
- And to generate new passwords

Belarc Advisor will also list the Windows key

Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit (version 6.1f)
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

[[ProduKey is a small utility that displays the ProductID and the CD-Key of
MS-Office, Windows, and SQL Server installed on your computer.]]
Nirsoft's ProduKey
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:EC6F9FCA-09DF-4F14-AAB8-43EAA251924E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
bewildered <bewildered@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
ive lost my sticker with my cd key the windows is still installed but
needs repairing is there anyway i can find my key in my pc?

.



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