How to recovery the Windows 7 product key

Anonymous
2011-01-10T14:38:21+00:00

original title: Hi i have an activated win7 pro version. It is running slow now days and i was thinking to reinstall it but the big problem is that I have lost the serial Key.

Hi i have an activated win7 pro version. It is running slow now days and i was thinking to reinstall it but the big problem is that I have lost the serial Key. any one know how i get it back from my pc? I am really stuck! Any help will be great.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Licensing and activation

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Anonymous
2011-01-10T14:44:48+00:00

Here are some utilities, all of which will display your product keys:

Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

(It does a good job of providing a wealth of information.)

Also: http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

and: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

Note: Also check the side of your PC case or bottom of the laptop for the

OEM key code. If there is a sticker with the code it will most likely not

match what is displayed by the utilities mentioned above as OEMs such as

Dell use an internal key code when they build your PC.

The key code on the sticker is for use with your Windows CD

(that hopefully came with your PC)

if you ever need to reinstall Windows.

JS

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-01-12T16:43:01+00:00

    "Tassaduq" wrote in message news:c4274041-66d6-494b-bfd9-28ac71bf9314...

    Sorry for delay here is the report :) At least i got the last portion of the key what next?

    Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):


    Windows Validation Data-->

     

    Validation Code: 0

    Cached Online Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012

    Windows Product Key: *****-*****-*****-*****-CG68D

    Windows Product Key Hash: T0d8FS1INNOZMSfeUM06QZ/8bPY=

    Windows Product ID: 55041-089-1265455-86310

    Windows Product ID Type: 6

    Windows License Type: Volume MAK

    Windows OS version: 6.1.7600.2.00010100.0.0.048

     

    OGA Data-->

    Office Status: 100 Genuine

    Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 - 100 Genuine

    Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 - 100 Genuine

    Microsoft Expression Web 2 - 121

    Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007 - 100 Genuine

    OGA Version: Registered, 2.0.48.0

    Signed By: Microsoft

    Office Diagnostics: 77F760FE-153-80070002_7E90FEE8-175-80070002_7E90FEE8-198-80004005_025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3_E2AD56EA-765-d003_E2AD56EA-766-0_E2AD56EA-134-80004005

    Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{916E5E01-502C-453D-A66C-34EB7D9C2B4C}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>6.1.7600.2.00010100.0.0.048</OS><Architecture>x32</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-BBBBB</PKey><PID>55041-089-1265455-86310</PID><PIDType>6</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-255235886-754439777-3441913326</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>Sony Corporation</Manufacturer><Model>VGN-N38E_W</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>Phoenix Technologies LTD</Manufacturer><Version>R0100J4</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="4"/><Date>20070208000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><

     

    Name: Windows(R) 7, Professional edition

    Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, VOLUME_MAK channel

    Activation ID: 9abf5984-9c16-46f2-ad1e-7fe15931a8dd

    Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f

    Extended PID: 55041-00172-089-126545-03-1033-7600.0000-3022010

    Installation ID: 012785665072071986571973200735338025888672360483947944

    Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338

    Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339

    Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341

    Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340

    Partial Product Key: CG68D

    License Status: Licensed

    Remaining Windows rearm count: 3

    Trusted time: 1/12/2011 2:16:20 PM

     

     

    Your Key is an MAK key - which means that it's a Volume License key - your System Admin should know it (it is, after all, their responsibility)

    Your system could not have shipped with Win 7 - it was built in 2007 at the latest, so the Key on the sticker is either for Win XP, or for Vista, and would not work on Win 7 anyhow.

    There really is nothing we can do for you, except to advise you that if you bought this key through retail channels, then you were sold a counterfeit.

    That being the case, then you could ask Sony to provise you with a set of the original recovery disks for your machine, then upgrade that to Win 7 using a legal pack bought from a reputable dealer.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-01-12T16:10:43+00:00

    waiting.......

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-01-12T09:21:09+00:00

    NO the like the noel posted that key finder don't work i had tried it.

    You guys are helping a lot. I hope i get the serial before the win7 crashes :).

    I dont know why microsoft is not accepting my product ID for getting online help. Microsoft help is a trash :(

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-01-11T13:49:20+00:00

    Good find Noel !

    In that case Tass, try Belarc Advisor.

    JS

    http://www.pagestart.com


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