To help decrypting the cd keys, then one can use the following utilities:
- Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder (Can also change the cd-key for Win9x,WinXP and Win2k3)
- ProduKey (Can also retrieve the product key from another computer)
- Windows Product Key Viewer
- RockXP (Win2k/XP only, can change the XP key)
- Bob's XP-Keyview (XP only)
- ViewKeyXP (XP only, doesn't support SP2)
Do you know of any program whcih works in DOS to find the WinXP key? I have a damaged registry and cannot open WinXP, but need the key, as the owner has lost her WinXP Product Code
Don't know how to extract the CD-Key without running the cd-key utility on the computer.
Have you tried to boot in safemode ?
Have you tried to use Last Known Good Configuration ?
Have you treid to use Recovery Console to restore the initial registry ?
i wus Wondering what happens Once my Activation expires..?? 30 days Over..?
I believe that after the 30 day grace period WinXP will stop booting normally.
After this point you will have to boot into safemode(press F8 at startup). In safemode you should still be able to activate your WinXP.
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/activation_faq.mspx