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i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to reformat my
hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there anywhere on pc i can
locate key using xp pro service pack 2
 
Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this and more
for FREE.
Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a little
steep.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/
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, 2000, XP, Server 2003,
Windows Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.

http://www.winkeyfinder.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=32&func=fileinfo&id=1

Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windows Xp, win 2000, windows me, 98,
2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it for you.
Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it decodes it and
also allows You to change Windows XP, 2003, and .Net Product Keys just press
of a button. It is simple and easy to use.Here are some key features of
"WinKeyFinder":

· View/change XP Key
· View/Change MS office Key
· View Win98 Key
· view Win2000 Key
· View .Net Key
· View Win2003 Key
· Back up WinXP Activation
· Save Your Product Key By Encrypting It
· Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode
· Now Support MS office 2000 Key Viewing and Key changing but only if MS
office Service Pack 2 has been installed.
.. Backup Activation With Volume Serial number.
.. Restore Activation with Volume serial number.
Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100% FREE, which
means it is a freeware product (both for personal and commercial use)

All the best,

SG
 
XPRock uses open sourced material, that is now used by some Viruses to
download window logins, and McAfee virus scanners detect this
application as a Malware, so do other virus scanners. XPRock opens
your computer system up to the possibility of Root Kit attacks.

INNOBATE Product Key Recovery has been verified by McAfee to be free
of Malware; its installation package has been also verified to be
virus free. This is something not done by others. INNOBATE Product
Key Recovery is an Administrator, Technician Tool, who maintains large
corporate networks, and has policies that require them to use or
download software from verified sources, which INNOBATE's website and
software meet.

INNOBATE also offers INNOBATE Product Key Recovery as a shareware at
CNET, which will do what most home users will need it for, as it is
not feature limited, but has a 30 day limit. Print the product key
code, and store it somewhere safe, or print it to a file and store it
on your computer system for later use as well.

Also the price is right, because at the end of the day, Visa, Master
Card, AMEX, Discovery and other Debit Card companies need to be paid,
plus the people maintaining customer registrations for us, and also
our support staff.

As for changing keys, all these tools use a script that does not
validate if the key code, should you have a typo, good luck with that
when you reboot your system next time round. At least with the method
INNOBATE Product Key Code employs, does all this safely.

Support of Microsoft Office 2007 32bit, 64bit, XP, 2000, 2003 Key Code
is available with INNOBATE Product Key Code Recovery.
Vista 64 bit and 32bit Key Code Recovery supported.

There is so many other little things this tool from INNOBATE takes
care of, such as warn you to the possibility that the recovered
Windows Product Key Code, maybe a OEM bulk install key, and useless
for reinstalling Windows XP. It is well worth the price, you pay,
because when faced with a fully re-formatted hard drive, and finding
out that Windows XP will not install, because the Windows Product Key
Code is not valid, due to it being an OEM bulk install key, can be
quite annoying.

Also its not some freely developed tool, that's thrown on to a
website, with willy nilly support, just to gain popularity with the
freebie internet society, if some user finds a bug with this software,
it will be fixed within a week, and automated download patches will be
made available to everyone.

Thank you for your well wishes.
 
entire thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr..._manage/browse_thread/thread/50b2996425fe4a46

Reply at bottom...



heather_nd said:
i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to
reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there
anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Click to expand...
Use our INNOBATE Product Key Recovery to recover your Windows XP,
Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 product key, when you can not find the
CD Cover, User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere
on the case of computer system.

http://www.innobate.com/Products/InnobateProductKey/Index.HTM

or purchase it from the following:-
https://license.ntitles.net/purchas...4F6F96C987&u=7294FEC97A9048279D0C5AF7FED0B111
Click to expand...
Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this
and more for FREE.
Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a
little steep.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/
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, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office
XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.

http://www.winkeyfinder.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=32&func=fileinfo&id=1

Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windows Xp, win 2000, windows
me, 98, 2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it
for you. Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it
decodes it and also allows You to change Windows XP, 2003, and .Net
Product Keys just press of a button. It is simple and easy to
use.Here are some key features of "WinKeyFinder":

· View/change XP Key
· View/Change MS office Key
· View Win98 Key
· view Win2000 Key
· View .Net Key
· View Win2003 Key
· Back up WinXP Activation
· Save Your Product Key By Encrypting It
· Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode
· Now Support MS office 2000 Key Viewing and Key changing but only
if MS office Service Pack 2 has been installed.
. Backup Activation With Volume Serial number.
. Restore Activation with Volume serial number.
Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100%
FREE, which means it is a freeware product (both for personal and
commercial use)

All the best
Click to expand...
XPRock uses open sourced material, that is now used by some Viruses
to
download window logins, and McAfee virus scanners detect this
application as a Malware, so do other virus scanners. XPRock opens
your computer system up to the possibility of Root Kit attacks.

INNOBATE Product Key Recovery has been verified by McAfee to be free
of Malware; its installation package has been also verified to be
virus free. This is something not done by others. INNOBATE Product
Key Recovery is an Administrator, Technician Tool, who maintains
large
corporate networks, and has policies that require them to use or
download software from verified sources, which INNOBATE's website
and
software meet.

INNOBATE also offers INNOBATE Product Key Recovery as a shareware at
CNET, which will do what most home users will need it for, as it is
not feature limited, but has a 30 day limit. Print the product key
code, and store it somewhere safe, or print it to a file and store
it
on your computer system for later use as well.

Also the price is right, because at the end of the day, Visa, Master
Card, AMEX, Discovery and other Debit Card companies need to be
paid,
plus the people maintaining customer registrations for us, and also
our support staff.

As for changing keys, all these tools use a script that does not
validate if the key code, should you have a typo, good luck with
that
when you reboot your system next time round. At least with the
method
INNOBATE Product Key Code employs, does all this safely.

Support of Microsoft Office 2007 32bit, 64bit, XP, 2000, 2003 Key
Code
is available with INNOBATE Product Key Code Recovery.
Vista 64 bit and 32bit Key Code Recovery supported.

There is so many other little things this tool from INNOBATE takes
care of, such as warn you to the possibility that the recovered
Windows Product Key Code, maybe a OEM bulk install key, and useless
for reinstalling Windows XP. It is well worth the price, you pay,
because when faced with a fully re-formatted hard drive, and finding
out that Windows XP will not install, because the Windows Product
Key
Code is not valid, due to it being an OEM bulk install key, can be
quite annoying.

Also its not some freely developed tool, that's thrown on to a
website, with willy nilly support, just to gain popularity with the
freebie internet society, if some user finds a bug with this
software,
it will be fixed within a week, and automated download patches will
be
made available to everyone.

Thank you for your well wishes.
Click to expand...

Wow. Who mentioned the product you decided to compare to?

I would still say that Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder, Belarc Advisor or some of
the other freeware tools would be a better choice. Especially in this case.

All the OP needs is the Product Key from the currently installed
(functioning) Windows XP installation. Belarc Advisor, Magic Jellybean
Keyfinder, etc - have all been around a long time. Belarc also SELLS their
product - but their free version will do exactly (and more) what this
particular OP needs. Give them the product key currently used on their
machine.

http://www.belarc.com/

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

And - although the original posting had nothing to do with it - why wouldn't
I use the free download from Microsoft to change my product key?

The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for
users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key
to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a
reinstall!
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409
 
Shenan,

Good reply and I started to reply myself but didn't feel the need to waste
my time. In his/her response I feel you will not convince them otherwise and
they have the only safe software available. Funny only to my reply did
Innobate mention a Shareware version and not to the OP. And BTW Innobate the
program is called RockXP NOT XP. And I understand you have people to
pay but I say your software is still to much for what little it does.

All the best,
SG
 
heather_nd said:
i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to
reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there
anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Click to expand...

Good grief, what a bunch of mostly silly posts. amongst the tools I have, I
like BelArc Advisor for such things. It's free, been around quite awhile,
and reliable/stable.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

There are several other free alternatives, too, including one called jelly
bean finder or something like that; I no longer have it so can't give you a
link readily. I'm glad you nuked the guy trying to spam you for money;
that's downright stupid.

BTW: Are you certain there isn't a sticker or label on the bottom or back
of the PC with the number on it? Or a Certificate of Authority that came
with the XP CD?

HTH

Pop`
 
Shenan said:
entire thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr..._manage/browse_thread/thread/50b2996425fe4a46

Reply at bottom...
Click to expand...
Wow. Who mentioned the product you decided to compare to?

I would still say that Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder, Belarc Advisor or
some of the other freeware tools would be a better choice. Especially in
this case.
All the OP needs is the Product Key from the currently installed
(functioning) Windows XP installation. Belarc Advisor, Magic
Jellybean Keyfinder, etc - have all been around a long time. Belarc
also SELLS their product - but their free version will do exactly
(and more) what this particular OP needs. Give them the product key
currently used on their machine.

http://www.belarc.com/

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

And - although the original posting had nothing to do with it - why
wouldn't I use the free download from Microsoft to change my product
key?
The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for
users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key
to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a
reinstall!
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409
Click to expand...

Good reply. I'm all for making sure good authors get paid for their
efforts, but ... that person's just pimping for money. When one writes an
app for sale, it shouldn't be something the whole world has already written
a freebie for.

Mostly I just wanted to add a little concurrence for the OP re BelArc and
Jelly Bean. Both good products, IMO and I know many others, too.

Pop`
 
heather_nd said:
i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to reformat my
hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there anywhere on pc i can
locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Click to expand...
 
heather_nd said:
i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to
reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there
anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Click to expand...

edcar6011,

Did you wish to add something, ask the same question or did you hit reply
and didn't hit cancel?
 
heather_nd said:
i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to reformat my
hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there anywhere on pc i can
locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Click to expand...


Hi

Most of software to recover your Windows key support only some versions of
Windows and some other Microsoft products. But there is a product "Recover
Keys" ( http://recover-keys.com/ ) that support all Windows versions and more
than 300 other major software packages.

Regards
 
heather_nd said:
i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to
reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there
anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Click to expand...

Iryna said:
Most of software to recover your Windows key support only some
versions of Windows and some other Microsoft products. But there is
a product "Recover Keys" ( http://recover-keys.com/ ) that support
all Windows versions and more than 300 other major software
packages.
Click to expand...

Not sure how that is relevant since the original poster gave sufficient
information about precisely what they wanted/needed...
;-)

http://www.belarc.com/
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
 
where can i get my product key for free?

SG said:
Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this and more
for FREE.
Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a little
steep.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/
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, 2000, XP, Server 2003,
Windows Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.

http://www.winkeyfinder.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=32&func=fileinfo&id=1

Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windows Xp, win 2000, windows me, 98,
2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it for you.
Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it decodes it and
also allows You to change Windows XP, 2003, and .Net Product Keys just press
of a button. It is simple and easy to use.Here are some key features of
"WinKeyFinder":

· View/change XP Key
· View/Change MS office Key
· View Win98 Key
· view Win2000 Key
· View .Net Key
· View Win2003 Key
· Back up WinXP Activation
· Save Your Product Key By Encrypting It
· Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode
· Now Support MS office 2000 Key Viewing and Key changing but only if MS
office Service Pack 2 has been installed.
.. Backup Activation With Volume Serial number.
.. Restore Activation with Volume serial number.
Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100% FREE, which
means it is a freeware product (both for personal and commercial use)

All the best,

SG
Click to expand...
 
heather_nd said:
i'm using a custom built pc about 3 years old and i may have to
reformat my hard drive and cant find product key , help, is there
anywhere on pc i can locate key using xp pro service pack 2
Click to expand...
Use our INNOBATE Product Key Recovery to recover your Windows XP,
Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 product key, when you can not find the
CD Cover, User Manual, License Agreement Documentation or somewhere
on the case of computer system.

http://www.innobate.com/Products/InnobateProductKey/Index.HTM

or purchase it from the following:-
https://license.ntitles.net/purchas...4F6F96C987&u=7294FEC97A9048279D0C5AF7FED0B111
Click to expand...
Purchase it for $29.95? when there are plenty of apps will do this
and more for FREE.
Nothing wrong with getting paid for your work but that price is a
little steep.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/beta/
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, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office
XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.

http://www.winkeyfinder.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=32&func=fileinfo&id=1

Win keyfinder helps you retrieve your windows Xp, win 2000, windows
me, 98, 2003 and .NET Product keys from the registry and display it
for you. Usually the keys are encoded and stored in the registry it
decodes it and also allows You to change Windows XP, 2003, and .Net
Product Keys just press of a button. It is simple and easy to
use.Here are some key features of "WinKeyFinder":

· View/change XP Key
· View/Change MS office Key
· View Win98 Key
· view Win2000 Key
· View .Net Key
· View Win2003 Key
· Back up WinXP Activation
· Save Your Product Key By Encrypting It
· Generate Unique Passwords By Entering your Combination of KeyCode
· Now Support MS office 2000 Key Viewing and Key changing but only
if MS office Service Pack 2 has been installed.
. Backup Activation With Volume Serial number.
. Restore Activation with Volume serial number.
Softpedia guarantees that Win KeyFinder 1.72 Final 0.167 is 100%
FREE, which means it is a freeware product (both for personal and
commercial use)

All the best
Click to expand...

where can i get my product key for free?
Click to expand...

Did you even read what you responded to?

Here is the entire conversation that you decided to become a part of:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...96425fe4a46/1c8bcfd2986894c0#1c8bcfd2986894c0
(over 18 months after the conversation - at least the part you replied to -
became stagnant.)

You were given - even to the part you left quoted - a free product
alternative to "Innobate's" for-pay choice.

In the entire thread (from the link given in my answer here) you will see
that there were other choices. I even responded back on November 16, 2007
with this:

Shenan said:
I would still say that Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder, Belarc Advisor
or some of the other freeware tools would be a better choice.
Especially in this case.

All the OP needs is the Product Key from the currently installed
(functioning) Windows XP installation. Belarc Advisor, Magic
Jellybean Keyfinder, etc - have all been around a long time.
Belarc also SELLS their product - but their free version will do
exactly (and more) what this particular OP needs. Give them the
product key currently used on their machine.

http://www.belarc.com/

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

And - although the original posting had nothing to do with it - why
wouldn't I use the free download from Microsoft to change my
product key?

The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for
users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key
to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a
reinstall!
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409
Click to expand...

So - for the future my suggestion to you is, before becoming so "very
pissed" - take a deep breath and read carefully what it is you are
responding to. ;-)
 
Hi guys.

I have a problem, and I don't know where to turn to. Ultimately this is the
place I have found to be the last resort.

I am one of those people who happened to have a copy of Windows which was
not legitimate and "endeavoured" as MS likes to say for such people to obtain
a legitimate copy of XP. I got the Genuine Advantage malarky and updated my
system a long while ago. Recently my hard drive died and I was unable to
recover my software key via the registry and I do not have a copy of the key
in my email at all. I do however have the DVD Box entitled "Windows Genuine
Advantage Kit for Windows XP Professional" which I paid a sweet fortune to
legally own - With no CD key accompanied ofcourse, Thanks MS.

Now I am really in the jar; and have no idea what to do. I have looked over
and over the MS website and all I want to do is obtain the key that I should
legally own or at least be issued with a replacement - somehow. Is there a
way to do this? I have asked plenty about this problem on a 3rd party forum
and one of the replies was basically suggesting that I am 'stuffed'. I don't
think I should be. I think someone like me should be able to be saved, but
how? What number do I call ? I know it's not Ghostbusters.

Many Many thanks for a thorough and helpful reply.
 
Replacement of CD or Product Keys

To replace a CD or Product Key, you must contact Product Service Support. To
locate the appropriate phone number for your product, visit the following
Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

: Hi guys.
:
: I have a problem, and I don't know where to turn to. Ultimately this is
the
: place I have found to be the last resort.
:
: I am one of those people who happened to have a copy of Windows which was
: not legitimate and "endeavoured" as MS likes to say for such people to
obtain
: a legitimate copy of XP. I got the Genuine Advantage malarky and updated
my
: system a long while ago. Recently my hard drive died and I was unable to
: recover my software key via the registry and I do not have a copy of the
key
: in my email at all. I do however have the DVD Box entitled "Windows
Genuine
: Advantage Kit for Windows XP Professional" which I paid a sweet fortune to
: legally own - With no CD key accompanied ofcourse, Thanks MS.
:
: Now I am really in the jar; and have no idea what to do. I have looked
over
: and over the MS website and all I want to do is obtain the key that I
should
: legally own or at least be issued with a replacement - somehow. Is there a
: way to do this? I have asked plenty about this problem on a 3rd party
forum
: and one of the replies was basically suggesting that I am 'stuffed'. I
don't
: think I should be. I think someone like me should be able to be saved, but
: how? What number do I call ? I know it's not Ghostbusters.
:
: Many Many thanks for a thorough and helpful reply.
 
Any number of things could be wrong, your entering it incorrectly, your
trying to use it on a different version than what it's for,, etc.
 
You are probably misreading a letter or number. Try using the KeyFinder
utility, available free.

Yours, Tim Meddick, Peckham.
 
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