How to recovery the Windows 7 product key

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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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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.

http://www.pagestart.com

Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world available to help.

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Anonymous

2012-01-30T23:18:09+00:00

Dear, Microsoft Team,

I have the same problem as the one before. I just can't find my product key anymore. It was delivered within a mail as I purchased Windows 7 Pro online but now, it seems that it has disappeared.

I only have this information from the MGADiag tool. It says that:

Please help me to find my Key. I tried to find the key with its last 5 digits but without success. I am quite desperate.

Thank you very much,

KS

Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):

Windows Validation Data-->

Validation Code: 0

Cached Online Validation Code: 0x0

Windows Product Key: *****-*****-*****-*****-2YRTT

Windows Product Key Hash: s4tFIaHYrA+p5DNQubDmcvd447Q=

Windows Product ID: 55041-089-0031046-86919

Windows Product ID Type: 6

Windows License Type: Volume MAK

Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.048

ID: {9CF2A755-C1CF-416B-AD1A-613A68BE2121}(1)

Is Admin: Yes

TestCab: 0x0

LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

Product Name: Windows 7 Professional

Architecture: 0x00000009

Build lab: 7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506

TTS Error:

Validation Diagnostic:

Resolution Status: N/A

Vista WgaER Data-->

ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002

Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

Windows XP Notifications Data-->

Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

File Exists: No

Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

OGA Notifications Data-->

Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

OGA Data-->

Office Status: 109 N/A

OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002

Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

Office Diagnostics: B4D0AA8B-604-645_025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3

Browser Data-->

Proxy settings: N/A

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32)

Default Browser: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt

Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled

Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed

Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled

Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled

Active scripting: Allowed

Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed

File Scan Data-->

Other data-->

Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{9CF2A755-C1CF-416B-AD1A-613A68BE2121}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.048</OS><Architecture>x64</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-BBBBB</PKey><PID>55041-089-0031046-86919</PID><PIDType>6</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-1163443978-1168374231-2195438032</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>Sony Corporation</Manufacturer><Model>VPCS11C5E</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>INSYDE</Manufacturer><Version>R0310Q3</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="6"/><Date>20100930000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>E0C73507018400FC</HWID><UserLCID>0809</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>GMT Standard Time(GMT+00:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM><OEMID>Sony</OEMID><OEMTableID>VAIO</OEMTableID></OEM><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults>

Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002

Licensing Data-->

Software licensing service version: 6.1.7601.17514

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: 55041-00172-089-003104-03-1031-7600.0000-0632010

Installation ID: 017451275310781736072505664220238046171196598200377795

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: 2YRTT

License Status: Licensed

Remaining Windows rearm count: 4

Trusted time: 30/01/2012 23:12:39

Windows Activation Technologies-->

HrOffline: 0x00000000

HrOnline: 0x00000000

HealthStatus: 0x0000000000000000

Event Time Stamp: 12:23:2011 11:33

ActiveX: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395

Admin Service: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395

HealthStatus Bitmask Output:

HWID Data-->

HWID Hash Current: PAAAAAIAAgABAAIAAgACAAAABAABAAEAln02a9sHOgz04ozdyjYkQ2BL+y539vwZmM6W+8z49HMmnFxd

OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->

N/A

OEM Activation 2.0 Data-->

BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes

Windows marker version: 0x20001

OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: yes

BIOS Information:

ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value

APIC Sony VAIO

FACP Sony VAIO

HPET Sony VAIO

BOOT Sony VAIO

MCFG Sony VAIO

ASF! Sony VAIO

SLIC Sony VAIO

SSDT Sony VAIO

SSDT Sony VAIO

SSDT Sony VAIO

"Tassaduq" wrote in message news:612ab45c-28e9-4294-b9e5-a404faf03100...

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 :(

This is a known problem with some keys - it's not known what it signifies, but there's a possibility that the key is still present and genuine.

Please do me a favour - run the MGADiag tool on the system and post the report - it'll at least give you the last three groups of characters anyhow (I have no idea how or if you'll be ale to get the first two, if ALL the utilities JWS pointed you at are unable to show them)

To properly analyse and solve problems with Activation and Validation, we need to see a full copy of the report produced by the MGADiag tool (download and save to desktop -http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 )

Once saved, run the tool.

Click on the Continue button, which will produce the report.

To copy the report to your response, click on the Copy button in the tool (ignore any error messages at this point), and then paste (using either r-click/Paste, or Ctrl+V ) into your response.

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Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
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Anonymous

2012-01-30T23:52:02+00:00

Your current Product Key is for a Volme License - you did NOT purchase it legally by email or from MS - because it's a license that is not for sale to the general public.It is for sale only to organisations for use only on their own machines.

If you did indeed purchase this online, then you were sold a counterfeit, and should attempt to claim a refund from the vendor.

The ONLY vendors authorised to sell Keys without accompanying software are MS and Digital River.
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Anonymous

2012-01-31T00:21:05+00:00

Hello again and thank you for your quick response but I have to admit that I am quite sure, that I have bought this license pretty legally. It was either a Student Offer like my legally purchased Office Pro Version or it was done through the MSDNAA programme of my former University, the HAfenCity University in Hamburg, Germany. As I have already gained my bachelors there, I have not access anymore to my emails to "konstantin.seufert@hcu-hamburg. I am also sorry about the fact, that I have deleted my generated pdf with the whole key on it. And now I am pretty stuck with my new pc and my Windows Copy waiting for activation! The question which I rise now is, if there is another possibility to get my key back as I originally paid for that. I am currently a student and every penny counts! Thank you very much.

Konstantin
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Anonymous

2012-01-31T00:38:08+00:00

Ah - now you tell us :)

OK - it's possibly an MSDNAA license.

You can use Belarc Advisor to read the Keys for Windows and Office (and some other programs) - www.belarc.com
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