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
    2011-01-10T15:37:09+00:00

    the utility reported the key bbbbb-bbbb-bbbbb-bbbb which it is getting from the registry and it is BBBB-BBBBB not like qw4hd-dqcrg-hm64m-6gjrk-8k83t

    It is not getting my old key :(

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-01-10T15:23:13+00:00

    I'm confused, if you purchased a retail upgrade to Windows 7 Pro, installed it (Clean Install) and used your product key (which you lost) to activate Windows, what make you believe the product key the ultility reported is incorrect?

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-01-10T15:14:24+00:00

    yes that is the problem i have lost that key even the dvd i only have this istalled activated windows on my pc.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-01-10T15:05:11+00:00

    The product key that came with you retail version of the Windows 7 upgrade is on a paper card inside the plastic box.

    JS

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