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gopikrish

join:2002-11-27
India
Win XP Pro CD key lost

I have a Win Xp pro CD. But I forgot the CD key. Any way I can find it please? I need it urgently. Thanks.


jazzman916
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»The Broadband Reports Windows XP FAQ »How can I check my Product Key within XP?


drake
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»The Broadband Reports Windows XP FAQ »How can I check my Product Key within XP?

edit: bah - jazzman916 See Profile beat me to it.


Kilroy
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reply to gopikrish
If it is installed on a machine you can use a tool like Magical Jellybean or Rock XP.
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gopikrish

join:2002-11-27
India
reply to gopikrish
No but I want to find the CD key since I cant boot into the system. And also that is a new CD from the one Win XP is installed in my system. So how to please?


FunnyBones
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reply to gopikrish
If you cant boot the system use a dos reg progam to get your key »paullee.ru/regstry

But if your asking for a cd keycode you will have to call microsoft and ask for a new key.

gopikrish

join:2002-11-27
India

reply to gopikrish
I tried to boot from that CD but its not booting.I mean its straight booting from my hard disk rather than CD drive even though I have set up first boot device as CD drive !
Only if I have the Win XP cd that is installed in my system, will the system boot from that CD?


TheGiant
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join:2001-03-28
Augusta, GA
reply to gopikrish
No sticker on the side of the computer?

gopikrish

join:2002-11-27
India
reply to gopikrish
what do you me mean by sticker? No Sticker in the CD.


paranoidxe
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Ogden, UT

reply to gopikrish
Some computers actually have the key stuck onto the computer, usually on the back or the side of the computer.

If you cannot use the programs provided, or cannot find your CDKEY your only option would be to call Microsoft (YAY!).
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spooler0
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reply to gopikrish
said by gopikrish See Profile:

"I tried to boot from that CD but its not booting.I mean its straight booting from my hard disk rather than CD drive even though I have set up first boot device as CD drive!"
Well, maybe that new CD is not good if it won't boot. Is it a legitimate CD? If so, maybe the CD reader is bad. Try booting from the CD in another machine set to boot first from its CD drive. If the "XP" cd you have won't boot in any machine, its bad!

"Only if I have the Win XP cd that is installed in my system, will the system boot from that CD?'
The answer to the last question is "NO, you should be able to boot from the CD with a valid windows XP CD even if XP is not presently installed on the computer, provided that the computer is set to boot first from the CD drive."


Kilroy
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said by gopikrish See Profile:

I tried to boot from that CD but its not booting.
Watch as it boots. There should be a press any key to boot from CD message. It may not be up there very long and you're missing it.
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TAPEUUP
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join:2003-03-04
Birmingham, AL
reply to gopikrish
WAREZ ALERT!


bokamba
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Ditto on that.

gopikrish

join:2002-11-27
India
reply to gopikrish
Thank god I was able to manually copy i386 folder and only setup i wasnt able to copy but setup i copied from another CD and that i burned to a new CD and its working with that key.


Martinus
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said by gopikrish See Profile:

Thank god I was able to manually copy i386 folder and only setup i wasnt able to copy but setup i copied from another CD and that i burned to a new CD and its working with that key.
I'm not sure I understand the meaning of this sentence.
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denb45

join:2001-02-04
Albuquerque, NM
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said by Martinus See Profile:

said by gopikrish See Profile:

Thank god I was able to manually copy i386 folder and only setup i wasnt able to copy but setup i copied from another CD and that i burned to a new CD and its working with that key.
I'm not sure I understand the meaning of this sentence.
Ditto on that?
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TAPEUUP
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Birmingham, AL

reply to gopikrish
said by gopikrish See Profile:

Thank god I was able to manually copy i386 folder and only setup i wasnt able to copy but setup i copied from another CD and that i burned to a new CD and its working with that key.
sorry pirate, that would not have worked!
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