Lost key

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Lee P

I'm a registered end-user with Win2000. I had my hard
drive crash and can't recover it at all. Unfortunately I
cannot find my CD key. How do I go about getting it from
Microsoft? I can't seem to find a phone number or email
address to request it.

Thanks.
 
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
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Yes, I know. But it was not stuck to the CD case, it was
on a piece of shrink-wrap, and was stored in a CD album
with my CD. It apparently slipped out at some time.

To recover a lost Product Key:

If your system still runs, you should be able to use AIDA32
Enterprise from http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php or
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ViewKeyXP from

Nope, as I said, the drive has crashed and I cannot get it
to work at all (thank you IBM) in that computer or my
other one. The OS is not recognized.


I guess I'm shafted.
 
It should never have been on the shrink-wrap. Are you sure that was the
license key and not some other product code sticker?

If the product was OEM, the OEM should have stuck a label on the case of
your machine.

Is this a retail or OEM product?

Oli
 
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