Finding Serial number while in windows

[nova128]

Hello everybody!

Had a quick question for all of you. I just bought a 300GB hard drive and I want to install a fresh copy of Windows XP on it. The only problem is that I forgot my windows CD at school and im at home. My dad has a CD laying around here though. I was wondering if there was a way to see what serial number (while in windows) I put in when I installed windows 6 months ago on my computer? I want to use his CD and put in my serial number.


Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[PELarson]

Originally posted by: nova128
Hello everybody!

Had a quick question for all of you. I just bought a 300GB hard drive and I want to install a fresh copy of Windows XP on it. The only problem is that I forgot my windows CD at school and im at home. My dad has a CD laying around here though. I was wondering if there was a way to see what serial number (while in windows) I put in when I installed windows 6 months ago on my computer? I want to use his CD and put in my serial number.


Thanks in advance for the help!

OEM or Retail. If it is retail the drive should have a CD with a utility to copy the old drive onto the larger drive. Something like this.

 

[drag]

You can always try the magic jelly bean key finder.
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/kf-faq.shtml


Probably not going to help you much if it decides to have you call to activate it, though.

 

[nova128]

The drive is a retail drive. But I dont want to copy over windows. I want to install a fresh copy. All I really want to know is if there is a way to see what serial number my copy of windows is using.

 

[drag]

Sure there is, what's stopping you?

 

[nova128]

whats stopping me is that I dont know where to look to find the serial number while im in Windows.

 

[drag]

Isn't the serial key the same as the product key or whatnot? or am I just confused.

 

[nova128]

Ok...maybe I'm not being clear. You guys know the number thats on the CD case that you have to type in when you install windows? Well im wondering if there is anywhere on the computer that it is stored? Like can I go to system properties and find the serial number?

 

[drag]

Nope.

In Windows 9x you could do that, but not in W2k or WinXP. You have to use a program to extract the key information.

 

[oog]

i seem to remember that everest home edition showed the key.

 

[Ulfwald]

Just use ghost and ghost your drive ver to the new one

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: drag
You can always try the magic jelly bean key finder.
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/kf-faq.shtml

Your answer was already given earlier. Click the link and download.

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: boomerang

Originally posted by: drag
You can always try the magic jelly bean key finder.
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/kf-faq.shtml

Your answer was already given earlier. Click the link and download.

 

[Navid]

Originally posted by: oog
i seem to remember that everest home edition showed the key.

Yes it does under "Operating System" and "Operating System" and the "Product Key" is shown there.
http://www.lavalys.com/product....php?pid=1&lang=en

 

[the Juice]

you can buy a xp key viewer off ebay for 5$

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: timswim78

Originally posted by: boomerang

Originally posted by: drag
You can always try the magic jelly bean key finder.
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/kf-faq.shtml

Your answer was already given earlier. Click the link and download.

:thumbsup:

 

[runestone]

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/rockxp.html
Rockxp will recover your product key also.