Windows CD key retrieval

DrDonnyBrago · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Karma :

Afternoon,

I'm looking to reinstall windows on a Dell laptop from about 2009, running vista. My wife has had it for a while and when I used it the other day it was running very slow.

The windows registry key sticker has gone walkies so whilst I have the install disc I no longer have the registry key. I've googled and found various registry key finding programs, do any of them actually work? Any recommendations?

It's been a while since I've needed to do this: is the point where you enter the registry key beyond the point of no return, i.e. windows is uninstalled? Just trying to judge how sure I'll need to be that I have found the correct registry key.

Cheers Karma

sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

I generally use Belarc for this.

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Get a copy of Windows 7, it is FAR superior. Vista is out of support and shit.
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DrDonnyBrago · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Karma :

Belarc gave me the products keys on my work computer, should do the trick when I get home Thumbs Up

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daemonoid · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Karma :

Ring up MS customer support. They'll normally send you one in no time.
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DrDonnyBrago · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Karma :

Looking into it some more, seems the product key I'll detect is the generic Dell key, that wont be the same as the one that was on the sticker.

Did say that I wont need a key if I use the Dell disc, but I'm 90% sure I was asked for a key last time I did this (several years ago).

Balls.

Will try contacting MS/Dell.

Quornholio · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jun 2011 Karma :

Seeing as you already had a legit copy of it, but now have no key, why not just get a clean copy of Fista, and get a prog that generates a key for it?

Not like you haven't already paid for it, is it?
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CaNsA · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Karma :

https://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/