The Key you found was probably the OEMSLP Key – you need the Key from the COA sticker (which edition and version of Windows is it for?) to have any chance of activating an install from the MSDN disk (and it’s unlikely to ‘take’ even then, as MSDN disks are Retail, rather than OEM). According to the license agreement, the product keys for retail edition of XP can only be used on one PC, but the ones for VOL edition can be supplied for more PCs to use. Second, there is another important difference, the retail edition of XP needs to activate, yet VOLs don’t have this concept totally. Answer (1 of 5): The Windows XP Home Edition product key is normally included in the Windows XP Home Edition manual, or on a sticker on your computer. If you no longer have either of these things, then there are two options: Buy a replacement product key from MicrosoftTry to recover your lost product key using a product key finder.
The Windows XP Home Edition product key is normally included in the Windows XP Home Edition manual, or on a sticker on your computer. If you no longer have either of these things, then there are two options:
- Buy a replacement product key from Microsoft
- Try to recover your lost product key using a product key finder.
Windows Xp Home Product Key
Recovering Your Lost Windows XP Product KeyAssuming you don’t want to pay for a new key right away, you can follow the steps below to try to recover it:
1. Find a product key finder program. A variety of key finder programs are located at pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/tp/topkeyfinder
2. Follow the step by step product key finder installation instructions, which will run automatically once you have begun to download the key finder program. Once installed, run the product key finder program.
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3. If it’s working, the key finder program will display numbers and letters that represent your Windows XP Home Edition product key. The product key should be formatted with five sets of numbers and letters.
4. This combination of numbers and letters is what must be typed in whilst reinstalling Windows XP. Note that even getting one character wrong will make the product key installation fail.
Product Key Of Windows Xp
If the product key finder does not work, you will have to request a replacement Windows XP Home Edition product key from support.microsoft.com/