How to find your XP Key your using without ViewkeyXP!

[kairon]

Go to /WINDOWS/System32 then open $winnt$.inf and in the file at the bottom is

[userData]

ProductKey=xxxx

And thats your key

[CloudEngineer]

i don't see no product key in mine :ermm: only the following:

[setupparams]

skipmissingfiles=0

[data]

unattendedinstall=no

floppylessbootpath=no

producttype=winnt

standardserverupgrade=no

winntupgrade=no

win9xupgrade=no

win31upgrade=no

sourcepath=devicecdrom1

floppyless=0

msdosinitiated=0

dospath=F:

[kairon]

That's odd, on a clean install of XP from yesterday on a legit Windows XP Dell OEM Home thats what I got, maybe its a dell oem thing?

[werejag]

its not a dell thing!!!! got the same thing here

[Prasanth]

i have winxp corp

i dont have the cdkey in that file.

[stone_Gaijin]

My product key is there, on the last line.

[stone_Gaijin]

Here is my $winnt$.inf

[Data]

floppylessbootpath=no

producttype=winnt

standardserverupgrade=no

winntupgrade=no

win9xupgrade=no

win31upgrade=no

sourcepath=devicecdrom0

MSDosInitiated=0

UnattendedInstall=no

dospath=D:

[userData]

ProductKey=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

[werejag]

here mine

  Quote

[setupparams]

skipmissingfiles=0

[data]

unattendedinstall=no

floppylessbootpath=no

producttype=winnt

standardserverupgrade=no

winntupgrade=no

win9xupgrade=no

win31upgrade=no

sourcepath=devicecdrom0

floppyless=0

msdosinitiated=0

dospath=F:

did you notice a lack of cd key????

its not there and the viewkey prog works prefectly

[kairon]

Hmm, maybe someone could fill us in on why certain people have that line and some don't, strange, but this is useful for those who have that line and don't need to get viewkeyxp.

[Keldyn]

Thread Moved to NT4/2000/XP/.NET

[libtec]

  Quote

Originally posted by prasanth

i have winxp corp

i dont have the cdkey in that file.

Same here... no key.

Where might one find this ViewkeyXP? Searching came up with nada.

[Rivak]

[setupparams]

skipmissingfiles=0

[data]

unattendedinstall=no

floppylessbootpath=no

producttype=winnt

standardserverupgrade=no

winntupgrade=no

win9xupgrade=no

win31upgrade=no

sourcepath=devicecdrom0

floppyless=0

msdosinitiated=0

dospath=F:

ViewKeyXP still works for me, so I don't think it looks at this file.

[manroweb]

I have an OEM copy on my laptop, and i do not have the Product key, in my $winnt$.inf file

I will try my system at home, that is a retail version of XP Pro.

I think it might be to do with OEM copies not having the key in that file...??

[hobsgrg]

I'm using Xp Pro (not corp or oem) and it doesn't have my product key in that file, strange.

/edit in windows .net i have this entry in the file

[userdata]

productid=

productkey=

its just left blank, strange indeed

/edit that entry also appears near the top in windows XP Pro as well, strange

[ahodes1]

I think its leftovers from an unattended installation.

[gaingrean]

This Is a stupid fourm.

[ahodes1]

  Quote

Originally posted by gaingrean

This Is a stupid fourm.

Troll... :right:

Oh and its forum not fourm... :right:

[DWZ]

This is mine:

<pre>

[setupparams]

skipmissingfiles=0



[data]

unattendedinstall=no

floppylessbootpath=no

producttype=winnt

standardserverupgrade=no

winntupgrade=no

win9xupgrade=no

win31upgrade=no

sourcepath=devicecdrom0

floppyless=0

msdosinitiated=0

dospath=D:</pre>

Using windows xp pro corp

[kaffra]

got winxp pro and it doesnt have info on product key either.

[Keldyn]

  Quote

Originally posted by gaingrean

This Is a stupid fourm.

Then please make yourself scarce and head towards the nearest exit. Can you find it ok? Or shall i just boot you out the door?:right:

[CdCViRus]

I checked this file on my Win 2k Server (converted from Win2k Pro using NTSwitch), and it does not have this line in it. Btw, it's was an OEM 2000 Pro CD

[Rubber Ducky]

where can i get this viewkey program?

I can't see my key in the c:winntsystem32$winnt$.inf file

can someone provide a link to this viewkey program for me please.

RD

[manroweb]

  Quote

where can i get this viewkey program?

Visit this thread, more info on the ViewXPKey app. The links are there.

  Quote

This Is a stupid fourm.

Right and your point is.......

  Quote

Then please make yourself scarce and head towards the nearest exit. Can you find it ok? Or shall i just boot you out the door?

Show him the door me thinks! ;)

[Jish]

Here is a thought. Could it be that if the keyview prog does not work, then your key will be in the file? That is the way it is for me.

[werejag]

all the people with the key in the $winnt$.inf file need to verify this info please.