My moms computer died and I just built her a new one. I went to install her copy of Windows XP Pro and we can't find her product key She doesn't want an illegal copy. Is her only option to spend $300 and buy a new copy or is there some way to find out her old product key?

Keep in mind the other computer is nonfunctional. If I called microsoft in the morning would they be able to look up her old product key?

 

Can you not access the hard drive? If you can, boot off of it and open Word then click About and it will say the code.

 

We need the Product Code for Windows XP Pro...not Word/Office.

 

you might be sol.

used a cracked key and wga patch until you find the legit one.

 

:thinking: Wow... How did I get office.. Sorry.

If it is an OEM machine the code should be somewhere on the box.
And if you can boot it, the code is in System Properties.
Other than that, I don't know. M$ might be able to help you. Doubt it, but they might.

 

thats the product ID

 

a likely story

 

:chuckles:

 

See if the porsche dealership will give you a windows key since you just bought a car from them

 

Yea I figure thats what they'll think.