Product key tool xp

Product Key Scanner v1. You can scan the Registry of your current running system, as well as you can scan the Registry from external hard drive plugged to your computer.

When scanning the product keys of your current running system, you can also search product key stored in BIOS, and search product keys by using WMI. Both bit and bit systems are supported. Known Limitations If you purchased a computer from a large company, the product key displayed by this tool might be different from the product key you see on the sticker. It happens because the company uses the same duplicated disk with the same product key on all computers of the same model.

You might see the same product key multiple times, simply because it's stored in multiple locations or because the key was found with multiple scan methods Registry, BIOS, WMI. Method 2. Open the Winkey Finder website. Winkey Finder is a free, no-install program that can locate and retrieve your Windows XP product key. Click on the latest version of Winkey Finder. As of January , this is version 2. Since this version is currently in beta, you can also download the final version of 1.

Click Download Winkey Finder. You should see this button at the bottom of the Winkey version page. Right-click the Winkey folder. It should be wherever you chose to save it when you clicked Download e. Click Extract All. Doing so will extract the locked file's contents onto your desktop.

Double-click the Winkey Finder folder. This is the one you just extracted. Double-click the Win Keyfinder program. It should be the only executable ".

View your product key. Running the Winkey Finder program should immediately display your Windows XP product key, allowing you to apply the key to the Windows XP activation wizard the next time Windows asks you to update. To be safe, be sure to write down the product key when you see it. Method 3. Restart your computer. You can choose this option from the Start menu, or you can simply hold down your computer's power button until it turns itself off and then press the button again.

Tap F8 as soon as your computer logo appears. You'll need to do this during the first time the logo appears after rebooting. Keep tapping F8 until you see the advanced options menu pop up.

Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Starting up your computer in this mode will bypass the Windows activation loop long enough for you to reset the timer for your XP trial.

You'll need to wait a minute or so for Safe Mode to load. Type " explorer. You should see a dialogue window pop up after doing so. You may need to wait for a minute or so before the window comes up. Click Yes. This may also say OK.

After doing so, you should notice that your desktop interface is now accessible. This will bring up the Run tool from which you can complete the fix. Type " rundll This command resets the Windows XP trial clock to 30 days.

When your welcome screen finishes loading, you should be able to log in like usual rather than being stuck in the activation loop. You have a certain period of time to activate Windows.

After this period, Windows will be stuck on the login screen in an activation loop. Not Helpful 16 Helpful Can I do this more than once? I have already done the 30 days one, a. Step 3. Nothing I do is working this time around. You can only rearm the timer up to four times while in the grace period, or two times in safe mode. Not Helpful 2 Helpful Not Helpful 6 Helpful If you are in safe mode, boot into safe mode with command prompt and type in: explorer.

Technically the operating system is still loaded; its just limited great if you can't load xp. Not Helpful 10 Helpful Microsoft stopped support for Windows XP on April 8, , and it is no longer being updated. If there is a bug, then it will never be fixed. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Not Helpful 3 Helpful It was going fine until I came to activation, which it would not allow in safe mode. So I restarted, and it said, "Do you want to activate Windows now? Press 'OK' to exit". I pressed OK and it kicked me back to the login screen.

Any ideas? You might be able to get out of this loop using the following steps. Not sure if this is a permanent fix or only for 30 days. Start in plain safe mode. Login using an administrator user account.

Run CMD as admin. Type these commands and press Enter. Because of security concerns about piracy, Microsoft does not provide a tool that allows you to view the Product Key or CD Key that was used to install the operating system. However, Windows XP Service Pack 1 ships with a list of the two product IDs that are created by the pirated product volume license product keys.

The comparison and the list reside locally on the users PC and no information is sent to Microsoft as part of this process. The following message will be displayed if installation fails for this reason:.

Service Pack 1 Setup Error. The product key used to install Windows is invalid. Please contact your system administrator or retailer immediately to obtain a valid product key. Please be assured that any personal information you send to the Microsoft Anti-Piracy team will be kept in strict confidence.

Please Note: The CD Key Generator allows you to create a unique key that uses your machines hardware and system profiles in the algorithm that generates the key. Because of this, the generated key is for the machine that generated it only, and rarely works on other machines.