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Retrieve Windows Product Key

  • 20-11-2005 6:29pm
    #1
    h0stn0tf0und
    Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭


    Is it possible to retrieve your windows product key (Any windows version) from a machine that wont boot? Can something like ubcd4win be used and the locate the files on the hd and retrieve the key?

    This is for a machine that wont boot in any mode.


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  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    bootdisk (NT offline perhaps, or standard Windows boot) + some scripting (batch or shell) - the location of the stored product key is different for each OS version.. so you may have to create different or at least cater for each ver...
    Start at http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc2/v15/vic15.htm


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,599 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    For win 95
    copy the c:\windows\system.dat - open in text editor and search for "Product ID"


  • #4
    Asok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,628 ✭✭✭Asok


    If you have ubcd win then the app winaudit should pull it out for you.


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