No, it's not what you think, I'm not looking for a leaked corporate key or anything.
I installed an OEM copy of Windows XP on my machine a while back, and I realized a little while ago that I don't know where my certificate of authenticity got to.
It's not causing any problems now, but I'm just worried in the future that I may have to reinstall Windows XP and if that happens, I won't have a CD Key to install it with.
Yes, I know I shouldn't have lost the key in the first place, and should have written it down somewhere else, but I didn't, for the following reason. I know in Windows 95 and 98, the CD Key that you entered was displayed on the system information dialog box, so I thought that if I needed it later, it would be right there for me. However, I realized that on Windows XP, that number is not actually the CD Key anymore.
My question is, do any of you know of any way to find a CD key on the computer? In the registry? Anywhere? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I installed an OEM copy of Windows XP on my machine a while back, and I realized a little while ago that I don't know where my certificate of authenticity got to.
It's not causing any problems now, but I'm just worried in the future that I may have to reinstall Windows XP and if that happens, I won't have a CD Key to install it with.
Yes, I know I shouldn't have lost the key in the first place, and should have written it down somewhere else, but I didn't, for the following reason. I know in Windows 95 and 98, the CD Key that you entered was displayed on the system information dialog box, so I thought that if I needed it later, it would be right there for me. However, I realized that on Windows XP, that number is not actually the CD Key anymore.
My question is, do any of you know of any way to find a CD key on the computer? In the registry? Anywhere? Any help would be greatly appreciated.