{"id":14,"date":"2008-02-03T03:20:48","date_gmt":"2008-02-03T03:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/free2consult.com\/casebook\/?p=14"},"modified":"2022-07-29T10:29:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T10:29:55","slug":"missing-windows-product-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/webemprise.com\/casebook\/2008\/02\/03\/missing-windows-product-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Windows Product Key"},"content":{"rendered":"

Find it in the ms-dos mode, if you should be so unlucky as to have to reinstall because you can’t get into Windows. If you’re using a boot disk enter<\/span><\/p>\n

C:\\windows\\command\\find \/n “ProductKey” C:\\windows\\system.dat<\/p>\n

if the C:\\Windows\\> prompt comes up just enter<\/p>\n

find \/n “ProductKey” system.dat<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tOn win98se the product key is located here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion {ProductKey}<\/span><\/p>\n

To locate it goto Start > Run and type in REGEDIT. Click on the + and navigate to Windows then click on the folder of Current Version to reveal your Product Key.<\/p>\n

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A workaround to XP installs when the product key is missing<\/h1>\n

by John Sheesley<\/a> | May 19, 2003 7:00:00 AM<\/p>\n

Tags:<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft Corp.<\/a>, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Sheesley<\/a>, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tproduct key<\/a>, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tViewKeyXP<\/a>, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft Windows XP<\/a>, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft Windows<\/a>, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tworkstation<\/a><\/p>\n

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