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Name: monkeman42
Date: December 28, 2003 at 09:54:36 Pacific
Subject: XP cd key
OS: XP home
CPU/Ram: n/a
Comment:

I wish to install XP on my pc but no longer have the case and therefore the CD key, is there a way to scan it off the CD?


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Response Number 1
Name: bluzeboy
Date: December 28, 2003 at 10:03:29 Pacific
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http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml


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Response Number 2
Name: Tufenuf
Date: December 28, 2003 at 10:26:11 Pacific
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monkeman42, There is no way to scan the Product Key off of the CD. bluzeboy's link would help if the Windows XP Program is on the hard drive. If you have a legal copy of Windows XP the only alternative would be to contact Microsoft and explain what happened and maybe they'll give you a new Product Key but they probably have heard the same problem many times.

Tufenuf


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Response Number 3
Name: bluzeboy
Date: December 28, 2003 at 12:16:38 Pacific
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magicaljellybean retrives the XP key from the registry.


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Response Number 4
Name: teri
Date: December 28, 2003 at 14:56:39 Pacific
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AIDA32. Do a search, download and install. It will tell you the CD key used to install XP on that machine.


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