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.

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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
    2014-09-15T21:33:13+00:00

    I doubt it very much -

    Can you not read the COA sticker at all?

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-15T17:18:21+00:00

    Hi.. I had saved my key in my telephone notes... I think any of my kids have edited it... As of now, in the Product Key, out of the  5 sets of  5 strings each I am left with set no 2, 3 & 4 completely and 4 strings in the 5th set... The 1st set and last string of the 5th set is missing... Could the key retrieved with this much info

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-17T20:03:24+00:00

    #1.. Insulting will get you NOWHERE

    #2.. There ARE two key codes. One is the running code in what is essentially a Volume License OEM installation, and the second key code on the COA is a generic key code which will work for a Windows 7 DVD created from an ISO of the same edition. I never stated that there were two COA stickers.

    #3.. contact them again for an address which works..

    #4.. you did NOT buy anything from Microsoft. The OEM installation on your E Machines is entirely the responsibility of E Machines.

    #5 COA stickers are not the hardiest of things, and placement is not the best either but had the machine always been used on a rigid hard flat surface, the label would still be readable..

    Insulting a person or the country in which they live is NOT a good way to garner help. Please refrain from it in future..

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