Re: serial number

From: Dan Seur (click_at_casta.net)
Date: 05/04/04 

Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 11:51:05 -0400

Bruce - thanx for the tip about v6.1. A great Advisor improvement.

Bruce Chambers wrote:

> Greetings --
>
> The Windows 25-character Product Key (required to perform the
> installation) is stored on the CD packaging on a bright orange sticker
> that says "Do not lose this number." If it was an OEM (factory
> installed) license, it's stored on a label that the PC manufacturer
> affixed to the exterior of the PC case, or on the bottom of a laptop.
>
> To recover a lost Product Key:
>
> If your system still runs, you should be able to use Belarc
> Advisor from http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html to find the
> Product Key. (If you have a factory-installed OEM license, and
> haven't since reinstalled the OS, the revealed Product Key is probably
> of the drive image used at the factory and not _your_ specific Product
> Key; therefore, it probably cannot be -- and definitely should not
> be -- used for a re-installation.)
>
> If it was a retail license and you have proof of purchase:
>
> How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;326246
>
> If it was an OEM license, you should contact whomever sold you the
> OS; although very few manufacturers/vendors keep records of the
> Product Keys they've sold, it's worth a try before you have to buy a
> new license.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
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> "mehrdad" <iroperators@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:777501c43122$e88a3fc0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>
>>i want serial number of windows 2000 professional edition
>>(with 3 service packs-2003 version)
>
>
>

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