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From: 24ggirl on 29 Apr 2010 06:50
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!
From: olfart on 29 Apr 2010 07:59

"24ggirl" <24ggirl(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>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!

There should be a sticker on the outside of the computer case showing the
key. or
download and install Belarc Advisor from
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html and run it


From: Bob I on 29 Apr 2010 08:41
Unless she installed with a generic OEM cd, Belarc will give the wrong key.

olfart wrote:

> "24ggirl" <24ggirl(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:41C35D93-4AA9-4CD4-BA57-079B8507E680(a)microsoft.com...
>
>>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!
>
>
> There should be a sticker on the outside of the computer case showing the
> key. or
> download and install Belarc Advisor from
> http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html and run it
>
>

From: Daave on 29 Apr 2010 10:36
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: Bernd on 29 Apr 2010 10:46


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> 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!

Use Produkey:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

Bernd
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