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Created: 01 Dec 2000 ::: Last updated: 16 Sep 2007
Applies to:
Win95
Win98
WinMe
Win 2000/NT
WinXP
WinVista
MacOS
Keywords: tech, tip, windows, registry, product, ID, key, Microsoft, install, regedit
By Andy Walker
Lost the product key that comes with your Windows installation disk? Not to worry - it is lurking deep inside Windows.
From your Start menu, choose Run, then type regedit in the box and click OK.
For Windows 95
- navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion and look for an entry in the right pane called ProductId.
In Windows 98 and ME
- navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion and look for an entry called ProductKey.
In Windows 2000 and XP
- there are in fact two entries, both called ProductKey. One's under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion, and the other is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWinNTCurrentVersion.
Your product key is a 25-digit number.
Thanks to Mike Soma for the tip!
