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From: Michael on 1 May 2010 11:04 You need to repeat this a few more times to match how many times she's already posted this. -- "Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." "HeyBub" <heybub(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:#1cg0HT6KHA.5476(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > 24ggirl wrote: >> My virus program is preventing me from using this tool. >> > > So, DISABLE the virus program! > > Geeze, why do I have to think of everything... >
From: Daave on 1 May 2010 11:44 It doesn't seem like you read all of my post! Dells have two types of Product Keys. The generic Product Key (shared by thousands of other Dells) is the one that is on your hard drive. If you intend to reinstall Windows and choose to use a non-Dell XP installation CD, then that product key is of no use to you. You would have to use the key that is on the COA sticker. That key will *not* be on your hard drive currently. However, if you were to reinstall Windows using a non-Dell XP installation CD, then the key on your sticker will ultimately match the one on the hard drive. You cannot view the product key on the hard drive unless you use a program like Belarc Advisor or Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder. Links: http://www.belarc.com/ http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/ If you do not have malware on your PC and if your anti-malware program is warning you that these programs contain malware, that would be a false positive and you can ignore it. If you are unable to install either program, then surely there is something wrong with your system. This leads us to the next question: What specifically is wrong with your system? If you choose to reinstall Windows using a Dell-branded XP installation CD (Hopefully you have one! Do you?), then you don't even NEED to enter a Product Key. Hopefully, this explanation has cleared this up for you. 24ggirl wrote: > Do you happen to know where I can look in my computer for the key code > manually besides the sticker that's on there. Is it in the registry > and if so how do I get to it and look at it myself? > > "24ggirl" wrote: > >> Thanks for this. I'll let you know if I need anything else. >> Appreciate it. >> >> "Daave" wrote: >> >>> 24ggirl wrote: >>>> I have this Dell desktop computer with Windows XP professional on >>>> there and was just wondering if you can please tell me where I >>>> would look to find the key code. I always wondered where it would >>>> be stored on a computer. Would that be stored in the registry and >>>> if so how would I get to it? Thank you! >>> >>> Dells come with two product keys: >>> >>> -- a unique one that represents your license which can be found on >>> your Certificate of Authenticity (COA) sticker, which is probably >>> on the side of your desktop PC >>> >>> -- and a generic one that is found on both the Dell-branded XP >>> installation CD that may have come with your PC *and* on your hard >>> drive if use a program like Belarc Advisor of Magical Jellybean >>> Finder. >>> >>> If you reinstall XP on your Dell *and* use the Dell-branded >>> installation CD, there is no need to enter a Product Key at all >>> because of the System-Locked Preinstallation (SLP) method that is >>> used. >>> >>> >>> .
From: Bruce Chambers on 1 May 2010 11:50 24ggirl wrote: > I'll ask you again, can you please tell me where I would look for the key > code manually in my computer? > It is not stored anywhere on the hard drive in a plain text format, unless you've deliberately typed it into a text file or Word document and saved it. It's stored in the registry, in an encrypted format. You cannot simply read it; you need a tools such as Magic Jelly Finder of Belarc Advisor to decrypt it for you. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
From: Bruce Chambers on 1 May 2010 11:51 24ggirl wrote: > My virus program is preventing me from using this tool. > Then you need to get a better anti-virus program, one less prone to false positives. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
From: LD5SZRA on 1 May 2010 18:16
HeyBub wrote: > > Geeze, why do I have to think of everything... Because what else will you do if you don't take responsibility for your self and for others? You have to be kept busy at all times to protect young b0y5 and g1rl5 from predators like you. hth -- THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. LD5SZRA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LD5SZRA OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD5SZRA OR ITS ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright LD5SZRA 2010. |