Re: How to extract Serial Number from an installed system.

From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/02/04 

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 09:10:25 +0100

You're welcome. 

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"Gilgamesh" <gilgamesh@spam.me.not.com> wrote in message 
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> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message 
> news:O3Iyy%23EqEHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> If XP is still installed, try here:
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>> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
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> Thank you.  It worked perfectly
>
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>> -- 
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>> Will Denny
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
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>>
>> "Gilgamesh" <gilgamesh@spam.me.not.com> wrote in message 
>> news:OwNrq6EqEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello,
>>> Now that I have SP2 I want to do a clean fresh install of my system to 
>>> remove all the accumulated rubbish.  Unfortunately my better half went 
>>> into a cleaning frenzy (something akin to a sharks feeding frenzy where 
>>> anything not bolted down is thrown out) and so we no longer have the 
>>> serial number to enter.
>>>
>>> I don't think I need to go through the exercise of getting a new serial 
>>> number if I can extract the exiting one from my system prior to blowing 
>>> it away for the fresh install.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions on how to achieve this would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
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