Losing your product key is something that happens to the best of us, especially when you’re as accident-prone as I am and misplace the box your Windows CD came in. Many people think about calling Microsoft tech support to resolve this issue, only to realize that they’re hitting a brick wall and wasting time. Instead of ruffling through tons of different CD/DVD cases you’ve kept over the years, you might decide to purchase a new product key or an entirely new license of Windows. Don’t make that mistake and keep that debit card in your wallet! You can use the registry to fetch the product key for your particular Windows license only if you use an older version of Windows, but Vista/7 need another procedure.
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How to Recover Your Windows Product Key
By | February 3, 2012 | 1 Comment
Retrieve And Change Your Windows Product Key With RockXP
By | January 3, 2009 |
What happen if you wanted to reinstall your Windows XP, but found that you have lost your product key? Well, you can either hack into the system registry to check out the product key (that is, if you have the expertise) or go online and search for a pirated key. Alternatively, you can use RockXP to retrieve your lost key.
RockXP is an application that scans your system and retrieves the product key for your Windows and passwords for other Microsoft applications. In the situation above where you have lost the key, but need it for a reinstallation, this is the best application for you.
