XP Serial number

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Sam,

There is no program (afaik) which can retrieve the COA from the XP CD-ROM. See:

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;326246

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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Is there a program that will tell you the serial number of a proper windows
XP CD. I have a proper Disk but don`t have the serial number. Thanks in
advance



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Why do you tell people to get a replacement for their
software when all they need is a new product key? You can
call for a key if that is all you need...
 
Gina said:
Why do you tell people to get a replacement for their
software when all they need is a new product key? You can
call for a key if that is all you need...
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And that option is on the page recommended. Did you not read that?
 
From that site:

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To replace a CD or Product Key, you must contact PSS. 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
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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
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Why do you tell people to get a replacement for their
software when all they need is a new product key? You can
call for a key if that is all you need...
 
Sam said:
Is there a program that will tell you the serial number of a proper windows
XP CD. I have a proper Disk but don`t have the serial number. Thanks in
advance
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I don't know about the serial number, but there is a program I just
saw that is supposed to recover your registration key. Here's the
explanation & link to get it:

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http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/freefile/story/0,24330,3676249,00.html

Free File: RockXP
Recover your WinXP product code and passwords and save your product
activation to a file.

Wanna turn your brand-new copy of Windows XP into a $200 coaster? Lose
the product key. Without it you won't be able to reinstall the OS. Of
course there are places you can go online to find serials and cracks,
but that involves rummaging around on the seedier side of the Net.
Lucky for you, we dug up a simple solution for law-abiding,
non-warez-searching computer users, and we'll demonstrate it on
today's "Call for Help." It's called RockXP, and it'll let you recover
your product key, as well as system passwords stored in Windows
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Big Mac
 
Ramesh said:
There is no program (afaik) which can retrieve the COA from the XP CD-ROM.
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See:

The COA is not on the CD-ROM. Every single CD from the same run is
identical. The codes all match a certain sequence that makes them valid.
 
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