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
    2012-01-31T19:03:26+00:00

    I believe this happens with Volume License Keys. Those don't seem to store anywhere in the registry. Retail keys and OEM keys do however (but as already stated earlier in the thread, on a brand new PC it's very likely the PC manufacturer used one of their generic keys rather than the key actually on your CoA).

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-31T18:23:36+00:00

    You can try contacting the Uni - since you got it through them, they are the ones responsible for administering your license

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-01-31T15:14:33+00:00

    I still have the same old problem. Where do I get the key from. Shall I ask Microsoft directly? Shall I ask Digital River directly? This case seems to be lost. I paid, and no I lost the key ;( Shall I finally get a really fraud one???

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-01-31T15:01:03+00:00

    Thanks. Now things are making sense to me. I suspect it is standard practice with the organization I do odd jobs for. It is not unusual for them to tell me things that are not consistent with common knowledge.  probably stuff they take for granted in their operation.

    ( and they do support a lot of universities worldwide.)

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