I have a question about How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?:

ok so what if i have a fake product key and i go to register my product by phone will they know i am useing an illegal key ??

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Wrong forum for that advice



Sgt
Back it up Soldier

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Yes. That is the whole point of having Product Keys and Activation.

If you are worried that you have a Pirate Copy of Windows but don't want to call and ask you could try here first.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/default.mspx

There is a tool there that will scan your Windows Installation and tell you if it is fake.

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>ok so what if i have a fake product key and i go to register my product by phone
>will they know i am useing an illegal key ??

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My question: I have a Dell computer. It did not have Windows XP I however toke my friend's comp's Win Xp SP1 OEM disc and install it on my computer. I have the comp boot the cd drive first and when it installs, it never ask for cd key. The really extremely wierd thing is when I go into system properties, the cd key is labeled OEM. When I go to that site and verify my cd key, they say it's a fake one. I also kill the activation using a third party program but I still wonder how is it that they know I toke my friend's OEM disc? I thought since his comp and my comp are both Dells. It just mine's was made before his.

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Amoung different schemes used, one is that the number is imprinted into part(s) of the hardware that are not accessable by the user. That's all I can say.. :-/


On Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 6:16 pm, vkfreelancer wrote:
>My question:
>I have a Dell computer. It did not have Windows XP
>I however toke my friend's comp's Win Xp SP1 OEM disc and install it on my computer.
> I have the comp boot the cd drive first and when it installs, it never ask for cd
>key. The really extremely wierd thing is when I go into system properties, the cd
>key is labeled OEM. When I go to that site and verify my cd key, they say it's a
>fake one. I also kill the activation using a third party program but I still wonder
>how is it that they know I toke my friend's OEM disc?
>
>I thought since his comp and my comp are both Dells. It just mine's was made before
>his.

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get a Legal Disk and you will have no worries.   W.

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If you would get a Legal Copy of XP you wont have to ask these questions and you 
can sleep at night.   W

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If it's on the secret (but not so secret anymore) list of leaked keys, they'll know. 
Any key you'll find on the web will be useless.

If it's a legit key  from a copy that just happens to be installed on another computer, 
you can uninstall the first copy and activate the second copy by phone. Microsoft 
has no way of knowing if you really uninstalled the first copy, but you can't use 
Windows Update or install service packs on the old insallation anymore.

If the key is for an OEM version, you can only install it on the machine that came 
with that copy of XP. However, M$ says on its site that they can't identify the hash 
generated from the hardware contains no information to the hardware itself, so you 
can lie yourself out of that problem as well.

Of course, having two copies installed when the license allows only one violates 
the EULA, but that's your own responsibility.

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I have a legit Windows 2000 Professional disk but I dont know the Product Key because my uncle lost the case for the C.D. so I was wondering if anyone knew where to get un-legit C.D. keys online because I really need some keys. Thanks.

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get a file sharing program like limewire and search in the programs bit for a cd key generator and u can download a program that generates cd keys (some will not work because they are randomly generated but eventually u will get one that hasn't been used)


On Saturday, July 2, 2005 at 9:54 pm, Irate wrote:
>I have a legit Windows 2000 Professional disk but I dont know the Product Key because
>my uncle lost the case for the C.D. so I was wondering if anyone knew where to get
>un-legit C.D. keys online because I really need some keys. Thanks.

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god, enough of the "read the eula", "get a legit copy", you're violating the license by installing it on two computers", responses. Either help answer the question or STFU. If someone asks questions about a radar detector, you don't repsond with "yeah, but remember, its illegal to go over xxx mph". "Just because its legal, doesn't make it right. And, just because its illegal doesn't make it wrong. YOU decide."


On Monday, November 7, 2005 at 5:49 am, not me wrote:
>get a file sharing program like limewire and search in the programs bit for a cd
>key generator and u can download a program that generates cd keys (some will not
>work because they are randomly generated but eventually u will get one that hasn't
>been used)
>
>
>

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The reason for the responses that you object to relate to the terms and conditons of using this forum, which you should read before posting. As someone else posted elsewhere - you'll get no help in using illegal copies of Windows on this forum.


On Sunday, December 11, 2005 at 11:57 pm, rl096 wrote:
>god, enough of the "read the eula", "get a legit copy", you're violating the license
>by installing it on two computers", responses.
>
>Either help answer the question or STFU.
>
>If someone asks questions about a radar detector, you don't repsond with "yeah, but
>remember, its illegal to go over xxx mph".
>
>"Just because its legal, doesn't make it right. And, just because its illegal doesn't
>make it wrong. YOU decide."
>
>
>

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i have windows professional cd orginal service pak2(with pack),but lost cd key.how i can get it online or....? pls help.anybody knows pls send reply me thnks bye ysf

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You should start a new thread for your question, not add to a two year old thread that no one here will pay any attention to, especially with the topic it has. I peaked because I was waiting for something else to happen.

Anyway, download and run Magic JellyBean Keyfinder. It will tell you what your CD Key is.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.html

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Hi Irate!

Got to this link and scroll down to (or click on) Replacement Product Key

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246

Joe Hepperle

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On Saturday, July 2, 2005 at 9:54 pm, Irate wrote:

>I have a legit Windows 2000 Professional disk but I dont know the Product Key because 

>my uncle lost the case for the C.D. so I was wondering if anyone knew where to get 

>un-legit C.D. keys online because I really need some keys. Thanks. 

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Hi rl096 !

I'm with you! If they don't know the answer, they should just move on to the next 
question...

... and the next...
... and the next...

Until they find one that they do know the answer to.

Answer :
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1194030448

Joe Hepperle

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On Sunday, December 11, 2005 at 11:57 pm, rl096 wrote:

>god, enough of the "read the eula", "get a legit copy"
... 

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Hi Yousuf !

Never mind anyone who says to start a new thread. I am reading this now, and so is 
anyone else who could even think to write that you should start a new thread.

These archives are here and kept for a reason -- so we can research back into 'previous' 
answers. 

With that said, the answer to your question is, go to this link and scroll down to 
( or click on ) Replacement Product Key and follow the instructions there.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246

Joe Hepperle

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On Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 11:31 am, yousuf wrote:

>i have  windows professional cd orginal service pak2(with pack),but lost cd key.how 

>i can get it online or....?

>pls help.anybody knows pls send reply me

>thnks

>bye

>ysf 

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Hi Yousuf !

Ignore this arrogant twerp Joe Hepperle - the link he provided is to replace a broken 
CD, not to find a lost product key !

Rich's advice was good - use a keyfinder, and start a new thread because that increases 
the chance of it being read: if readers don't use the option "Promote threads to 
top of list when new responses are added" they will not see recent replies to ancient 
threads.

Good luck.

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Joe,

You should take your own advice and only reply to posts you know the answer to - 
you have provided the wrong link for this 2-year old question.

Move on, buddy (as you would say).

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Please read the Gospel according to St Matthew, Chapter 7, Verses 3 to 5.

That will solve your problem.

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