where do i locate a product key for a windows xp installation disk withut buying it?

Question

i have a burnt vrsion of windows xp im trying to reinstall i dont want to buy a new key

Answer 1

Get your cheap-skate **** some money and go buy a legit version!

Answer 2

Simple Answer: Find the key of the copy that you have installed on your computer.

If you've lost your product key, it's located in the registry but is encrypted and not readable, making finding it difficult. The key was not encrypted in previous versions of Windows like Windows 98. Follow these steps below to locate your Windows XP product key code. Should take you about 15 minutes or so.

1. Manually locating the Windows XP product key from the registry is nearly impossible due to the fact that it's encrypted. The techniques used to locate the product key for operating systems like Windows 95 and Windows 98 only locate the product ID number, not the actually product key used for installation. Luckily, a number of free programs exist to help find product keys.

2. Choose a free product key finder program that supports Windows XP.

3. Download and run the key finder program. Follow any instructions provided by the software.

4. The numbers and letters displayed by the program represent the Windows XP product key. The product key should be formatted like xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx - five sets of five letters and numbers.

5. Write this key code down exactly as the program displays it to you for use when reinstalling Windows XP.

Note: If even one character is written down incorrectly, the installation of Windows XP that you attempt with this product key will fail. Be sure to transcribe the key exactly.

Really really simple:
You can also just use System Information for Windows and it should give you your Windows Key.
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Legal Answer:
Read the Yahoo Answers Terms of Service. Your question is illegal on yahoo answers. As a specific answer for getting a key that you don't own already would be breaking the law. Plus people that do that make windows more expensive than it should be. They should always their own copy. Plus if you don't windows now has ways of checking the validity of the copy you have and will make your version not work correctly if it is determined that yours in not.

Do it yourself Answer:
Do a search for Windows Key (and Torrents if you want more ways) on Yahoo or Google. You can download a Key from many websites online. But again this is illegal.

Answer 3

you should objective Microsoft's a million-800, yet i think of you're SOL. meaning you will possibly ought to purchase yet another. I even have got here upon old used towers with criminal key stickers nevertheless on the ingredient or backside that artwork. possibly you have a chum that has at the instant bought a clean laptop with Window 7 that only placed their old XP tower interior the basement to collect dirt. Ask them in case you've their key.

Answer 4

This is a fantastic opportunity to get, Linux Ubuntu 7.10

Download link is :

http://www.ubuntu.com/

It is user friendly and free, soon you will forget all about windows, just as I did.

Answer 5

Use the key that is in the computer already.
SIW will show you the key of the XP that is already on the computer.

Answer 6

Get the key from the person who did the burn. But even then it may not work as the OS will be registered to somebody else at Microsoft.

Answer 7

Wow. You're courageous. I can't believe you had the {je ne sais quoi} to ask this question on Yahoo! Are you aware that this is criminal?

You could do what all the other criminals do: Google "KeyGen XP" sans quotation marks.

Answer 8

thats illegal, use ubuntu instead!
http://www.ubuntu.com

If you really want to do it the illegal way then go to some hacker chatrooms and ask around.