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  • 28-12-2008 6:01pm
    #1
    Ricky91t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,281 ✭✭✭


    Hello all,well i need to do some work for school and totally forgot the solid works program i use was on my vista HD(old backup drive now)I have an iso of the cd but lost the sheet with the cd key on it,that my school gave me,
    How do i find the serial key in the old install of the solidworks on my vista hard disk?I can't access vista anymore and when i try to open the app it says an important file is missing and closes
    Can anyone help?
    Thanks all


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  • #2
    Sean^DCT4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 527 ✭✭✭Sean^DCT4


    Try and search the registry for the name of your application. i.e. "solid works"
    Chances are you will find your key.


  • #3
    Ricky91t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,281 ✭✭✭Ricky91t


    Sean^DCT4 wrote: »
    Try and search the registry for the name of your application. i.e. "solid works"
    Chances are you will find your key.

    How would i find that on another hard disk? C:/registry?


  • #4
    andrewison
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭andrewison


    basically .. you are fooked. No real way back that avenue, however do a google search for something "name of application" + serial , that ur best avenue at this moment... you might be lucky


  • #5
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    just go back to school and request your serial again. you really should keep those in your gmail or something.


  • #6
    M.T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭M.T


    Ricky91t wrote: »
    How would i find that on another hard disk? C:/registry?

    http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

    Download and run that on the PC with the serial. It will show you all your serial keys etc. I use it pre formatting any pc I have to get me all the Office etc serial keys.

    It will produce a local web page with all the results but you can save it to somehwere for future reference.


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  • #7
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭tech


    it wont work on a Slave disk, the Vista disk it is install on wont boot into as OS to install this....


  • #8
    M.T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭M.T


    tech wrote: »
    it wont work on a Slave disk, the Vista disk it is install on wont boot into as OS to install this....

    I just re read and noticed it is now a seperate drive. I thought he had it back in the PC.

    Sorry OP! Belarc only works off a working c drive.

    Maybe try http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/faq.shtml

    It seems looking at the FAQ you can search a slave drive.

    Q: Can I retrieve the product key from a non-booting Windows installation?
    As long as both Windows versions are 2000, XP, 2003, or Vista, you can use the Load Hive function. You will have to slave the drive and point the Keyfinder to the non-booting Windows directory.


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