Windows XP Product key for SP2 & SP3 100% working. Windows Xp is the most basic and simple to use windows version released by Microsoft in 2000. Just after it’s release, it became a huge turnover for computers world and changed the way of computers in many aspects.
I threw out a Windows XP machine a while ago (the motherboard failed). I kept the hard drive and the XP installation media.
Problem is the license key was on a sticker on the machine - doh! The original manufacturer has gone bust (Evesham) and I suspect that Microsoft will be of little help.
Is there any easy way to get the license key off the hard disk? Can I just find the file with the registry data in it and get the key using a hex editor?
Windows 7 Home Premium Product Key is a personal computer system developed by Microsoft. It is part of Windows NT family of operating systems. It was released at the start of the year 2009 and became available in October 2009. Before Windows 7 Microsoft has Windows XP that was very simple to use. When this happens and you cannot advance past the activation prompt, you can manually register your copy of Windows XP without entering your license key. PC users can activate Windows XP manually in the Registry Editor.
I really need a spare XP key for use in a Windows VM.
Jeff Atwood
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If the old machine had a sticker, it was most likely an OEM license.
OEM licenses cannot legally be moved from one computer to another one. They die when the computer dies.
But, in answer to your question...
Load the old registry hive on your new computer and then find the XP key. -- EDIT make sure that you open the SOFTWARE hive instead of SYSTEM mentioned in the first guide, then open this just-opened-offline hive in the second guide.
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Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007 family of products.
and while you're at it, backup your XP activation files, AFAIK the latest WinKeyFinder features this option, if not, here'a a tutorial.
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Apparently Nirsoft's ProduKey can do this:
produkey.exe /windir [Windows Directory]
Load product key information from another operating system on the same computer. The [Windows Directory] specifies the base folder of Windows installation, for example: c:windows, c:winnt This feature is only supported on Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/7.
If that doesn't work, you'll have to dig it out of the registry file manually by searching for the registry key
using a hex editor I think.
Bytes 52-66 (0x34 - 0x42) of this key hold a 15 byte number.
In Hex, it's a 30 digit number:A2 23 51 D0 2A 38 5D 22 C4 41 6B 87 43 C1 00
In Binary, a 120 digit number:10100010 00100011 ... 11000001 00000000
Converted to base 24:751AA001EHCCLAB3JH8KDIGAG
Mapped to Microsoft's custom base24 alphabet 'BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789' and a hyphen every 5 chars:
I did it this way about 4 years ago, so I'm really hoping ProduKey works.
hyperslughyperslugThis article might be useful: Find the Windows XP Product Key Code.
There is also this another link on a ViewKeyXP tool: Retrieve your XP Product Key.
(that second link has some other tool references too).
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