atw Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Hi guys,I am in the process of repairing someone's PC (it BSODs before Windows gets properly started).It has arrived without the license sticker (though I can see an outline of where it used to be on the case).I need to run a repair install of the OS.Is there a way to determine which version of XP (Pro/Home OEM/Retail) is installed by looking at files on the hard drive?Many thanks,<Edit />As soon as I posted I realised that I can get the edition (Pro/Home) via the boot.ini file.It is an XP Home PC.How do I get the (OEM/Pro) and serial number (Installation Key) back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uid0 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 IcemanND has written something that will find your serial for you:http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/55041-decoding-microsoft-keys/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atw Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 IcemanND has written something that will find your serial for you:http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/55041-decoding-microsoft-keys/Brilliant, but I am accessing the system via Hiren's Boot CD.How can I retrieve the necessary info?Many, many, many thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urie Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 IcemanND has written something that will find your serial for you:http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/55041-decoding-microsoft-keys/Brilliant, but I am accessing the system via Hiren's Boot CD.How can I retrieve the necessary info?Many, many, many thanks...You could make up bootable XP floppy and use Simple KeyFinder A Simple C++ Program written to work in Windows Command Prompt just copy it to bootable floppy disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Brilliant, but I am accessing the system via Hiren's Boot CD.I suggest you will probably find discussion around IcemanND's post, and not Hiren's - most of the software on a Hiren's boot CD are free, but it does contain some very obvious non-free software you need to own if you are going to use it legally - so even if you're using one of the (very good) freeware tools, you've still got a lot of non-legal stuff there. We generally frown on discussion of anything containing such software (even if not in use), and Hiren's is a pretty big target. Since you're new here, I don't expect you to be up on what goes on here, but I have to warn you about rule 1.a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 You may want to consider http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ instead as they include only freeware applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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