Re: Misplaced Product Key

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Hi

If you've still got XP installed, try this program to find the PK:

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Bishy" <Bishy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43E93BBB-70B5-4CD5-834A-93959295FDC6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I bought a new computer from Radio Rentals just before christmas 2005 for
my
son, i would like to format his computer but we did not received a Win XP
Home Edition disk with the system when we bought it, but we did get a
Product
Key which i registered and activated with Microsoft straight away.

I asked a sales man in Radio Rentals about the disk and he said they dont
give out the CD's anymore just the Product Key.....

The problem i have at the moment is i would like to format my sons
computer
but we have misplaced the Windows Product Key that came with the system.

Is they anyway Microsoft can help me with finding the product key within
my
sons computer, or does Microsoft have it stored somewhere in their data
base?

We have three computers in the household all using Windows XP Home
Edition,
registered and activated through Micosoft.








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