SolutionBase: Find a lost Windows product key
- Topics:
- Windows NT - 2000 - 2003,
- Windows XP
- Tags:
- Microsoft Windows,
- Operating Systems,
- Product Key,
- Software,
- TechRepublic Inc.,
- Windows Product Key
- Source:
- TechRepublic
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Overview: Learn the procedures and tools you can use to reveal a lost product key for a currently installed version of Windows.
Problem: In order to install or reinstall Microsoft Windows you must have access to a Product Key for that version of the operating system. The product key can typically be found on a yellow sticker on the CD case of the installation CD, or on a small Microsoft sticker on the outside of the PC's case (if the OS came preinstalled on the machine). If you no longer have access to the product key then you will effectively "lose" a Windows license if you ever have to reinstall the operating system.
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Format: PDF | Size: 45KB | Date: Apr 2006 | Version: 2.0 | System Requirements: Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later | License: copyright | Downloads: 109333
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