| ||||||
 |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
09-08-2006, 04:14 AM
| ||||
| ||||
Hi Friends: The issue of lost product keys comes up ocassionally--by those with Vista installed. On another site, I bumped into Product Key 1.06: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html. I am not sure if the program is Vista compatible or if it will get Vista product keys, but it might be worth a try if one is desperate.
__________________       |
| Sponsored Links |
|
#2
09-08-2006, 05:50 AM
| ||||
| ||||
| It might just work, but really the majority of the people who say that they lost their key are just trying to get a key because they never had one in the first place.. |
|
#3
09-08-2006, 08:28 AM
| ||||
| ||||
| To find your key just go to System in the control panel... it's at the bottom. No need for that bit of software now  It also tells you whether it is activated... if it isn't then you might as well just click to activate (won't take 30 seconds)  crabby |
|
#4
09-08-2006, 01:50 PM
| ||||
| ||||
| Right, mojavekroc, I am not offerring help for that case.
__________________ |
|
#5
09-08-2006, 01:53 PM
| ||||
| ||||
Quote:
That is the Product ID (whatever that is), not the product key.  
__________________ Last edited by Znod : 09-08-2006 at 01:56 PM. |
|
#6
09-08-2006, 03:19 PM
| ||||
| ||||
From Microsoft website: “The product key is basically the serial number for the software. Once the software is installed it generates and ID which is sent to Microsoft along with a "hardware hash" (a non-unique number generated from the PC's hardware configuration) during activation.” As I understanding, as long as your PC configuration (CPU, MOB, etc.) stays basically the same, u can continue to activate the software on the same PC using the same product key and the ID should stay the same. |
|
#7
09-08-2006, 03:37 PM
| ||||
| ||||
| Good info felix. Thanks. I don't recall if my Product ID has remained the same, but I'll bet it has.
__________________ |
|
#8
09-08-2006, 05:33 PM
| ||||
| ||||
hey ive been using this for about 4 years and it work with vista it gives u every key on ur system it called belarc advisor.....here the link for download http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
__________________ Dell Inspiron e1705, intel core duo 2 T7400 (2.16GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) , 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife , 4 GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz , 200GB 4200rpm SATA Hard Drive , 512MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1700 HyperMemory , 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability , Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD , Integrated Hi-Speed: Dell Draft N Wireless .. |
|
#10
09-08-2006, 06:53 PM
| ||||
| ||||
| I think the product key is the license for that particualr product; if u get ms office you get the key to identify that particular copy. When that copy is installed, it will produce an ID indicating to microsoft the program was installed on a specific system. If u only have one license and try to install the program on another PC, it will produce a different ID and when trying to activate the program it will show up on Microsoft data base as an illegal installation. The ID identifies two things; the product key and your hardware configuration. If u have a program that has been previously installed on another PC, u can isntall it and call Microsoft to get issue another ID, e.g. if u bought a new PC. |
Linear Mode
