NEED SOME HELP PLEASE!
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From: Bob I on 29 Apr 2010 11:23 Bernd wrote: > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > >> I have this Dell desktop computer with Windows XP professional on >> there and was just wondering if you can please tell me where I would >> look to find the key code. I always wondered where it would be stored >> on a computer. Would that be stored in the registry and if so how >> would I get to it? Thank you! > > > Use Produkey: > > http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html > > Bernd That will have the same issue as Belarc.
From: 24ggirl on 30 Apr 2010 06:56 OK, lets say for instance that I want to see if what matches on the sticker is the same as whats in my computer, and besides the download here you got me to do, which by the way did show me something different, can you please tell me where I would look in my computer for this key code if I didn't want to download this tool even though I did. Would I look in the registry and if so where? I promise you I'm not trying to be complicated, difficult or anything like that. Just trying to learn something a little bit different here. Knowledge is power. Thank you. "olfart" wrote: > > "24ggirl" <24ggirl(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:41C35D93-4AA9-4CD4-BA57-079B8507E680(a)microsoft.com... > >I have this Dell desktop computer with Windows XP professional on there and > > was just wondering if you can please tell me where I would look to find > > the > > key code. I always wondered where it would be stored on a computer. Would > > that be stored in the registry and if so how would I get to it? Thank you! > > There should be a sticker on the outside of the computer case showing the > key. or > download and install Belarc Advisor from > http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html and run it > > > . >
From: 24ggirl on 30 Apr 2010 06:58 Please bear with me as I wait for olfart to reply to me. Thanks. "Bob I" wrote: > Unless she installed with a generic OEM cd, Belarc will give the wrong key. > > olfart wrote: > > > "24ggirl" <24ggirl(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:41C35D93-4AA9-4CD4-BA57-079B8507E680(a)microsoft.com... > > > >>I have this Dell desktop computer with Windows XP professional on there and > >>was just wondering if you can please tell me where I would look to find > >>the > >>key code. I always wondered where it would be stored on a computer. Would > >>that be stored in the registry and if so how would I get to it? Thank you! > > > > > > There should be a sticker on the outside of the computer case showing the > > key. or > > download and install Belarc Advisor from > > http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html and run it > > > > > > . >
From: 24ggirl on 30 Apr 2010 06:59 Thanks for this. I'll let you know if I need anything else. Appreciate it. "Daave" wrote: > 24ggirl wrote: > > I have this Dell desktop computer with Windows XP professional on > > there and was just wondering if you can please tell me where I would > > look to find the key code. I always wondered where it would be stored > > on a computer. Would that be stored in the registry and if so how > > would I get to it? Thank you! > > Dells come with two product keys: > > -- a unique one that represents your license which can be found on your > Certificate of Authenticity (COA) sticker, which is probably on the side > of your desktop PC > > -- and a generic one that is found on both the Dell-branded XP > installation CD that may have come with your PC *and* on your hard drive > if use a program like Belarc Advisor of Magical Jellybean Finder. > > If you reinstall XP on your Dell *and* use the Dell-branded installation > CD, there is no need to enter a Product Key at all because of the > System-Locked Preinstallation (SLP) method that is used. > > > . >
From: 24ggirl on 30 Apr 2010 07:02
I'm waiting on a reply from this company to tell me which version I need to download and use because I don't know if I have the X64 version or the regular version in my computer. "Bernd" wrote: > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > > I have this Dell desktop computer with Windows XP professional on there and > > was just wondering if you can please tell me where I would look to find the > > key code. I always wondered where it would be stored on a computer. Would > > that be stored in the registry and if so how would I get to it? Thank you! > > Use Produkey: > > http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html > > Bernd > . > |