When You Install-Over Does it Know the Installation Key?

[jim evans]

About a year ago I made a SP2 installation disk from my original XP
disk. I must have thrown the original XP disk away so I would not get
confused and try to use it, but I had written the installation key on
it and no longer can find the key.

Will the SP2 disk recognize the key from the current installation when
I try to refresh the installation by doing what I call install-over?

jim

 

[Patrick Keenan]

"jim evans" <jimsTAKEOUTnews2@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
news:est793dpvcqrp6vjt6ia72b4m2ncccfsjb@4ax.com...
> About a year ago I made a SP2 installation disk from my original XP
> disk. I must have thrown the original XP disk away so I would not get
> confused and try to use it, but I had written the installation key on
> it and no longer can find the key.
>
> Will the SP2 disk recognize the key from the current installation when
> I try to refresh the installation by doing what I call install-over?
>
> jim

No. Except in the case of some OEM versions where the key is embedded,
you will *always* be asked for the key in any install type, including repair
installs.

Get the key while the system is still running, with Belarc Advisor or the
Magical Jellybean key finder.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

Write the key down on the PC itself.

HTH
-pk

 

[Rich Barry]

Jim, go here and get this Utility.
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml Once you retrieve your
key write it
down and put it in a safe place. You will need it if you reinstall XP.
"jim evans" <jimsTAKEOUTnews2@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
news:est793dpvcqrp6vjt6ia72b4m2ncccfsjb@4ax.com...
> About a year ago I made a SP2 installation disk from my original XP
> disk. I must have thrown the original XP disk away so I would not get
> confused and try to use it, but I had written the installation key on
> it and no longer can find the key.
>
> Will the SP2 disk recognize the key from the current installation when
> I try to refresh the installation by doing what I call install-over?
>
> jim

 

[jim evans]

Jellybean worked perfect

Thanks.

jim

 

[Lil' Dave]

Odd, Trend Antispyware 3.5 considers keyfinder.exe a security threat.
(EXPL_JBean)
Dave

"Rich Barry" <rbarry@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:4693fd20$0$30601$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Jim, go here and get this Utility.
> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml Once you retrieve your
> key write it
> down and put it in a safe place. You will need it if you reinstall XP.
> "jim evans" <jimsTAKEOUTnews2@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:est793dpvcqrp6vjt6ia72b4m2ncccfsjb@4ax.com...
>> About a year ago I made a SP2 installation disk from my original XP
>> disk. I must have thrown the original XP disk away so I would not get
>> confused and try to use it, but I had written the installation key on
>> it and no longer can find the key.
>>
>> Will the SP2 disk recognize the key from the current installation when
>> I try to refresh the installation by doing what I call install-over?
>>
>> jim
>
>

 

[Patrick Keenan]

"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
news:ejiIc92wHHA.4628@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Odd, Trend Antispyware 3.5 considers keyfinder.exe a security threat.
> (EXPL_JBean)
> Dave

It's not really odd, as the JB code does extract some key system
information. It's in the same class as email password readers.

HTH
-pk

>
> "Rich Barry" <rbarry@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4693fd20$0$30601$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> Jim, go here and get this Utility.
>> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml Once you retrieve your
>> key write it
>> down and put it in a safe place. You will need it if you reinstall XP.
>> "jim evans" <jimsTAKEOUTnews2@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:est793dpvcqrp6vjt6ia72b4m2ncccfsjb@4ax.com...
>>> About a year ago I made a SP2 installation disk from my original XP
>>> disk. I must have thrown the original XP disk away so I would not get
>>> confused and try to use it, but I had written the installation key on
>>> it and no longer can find the key.
>>>
>>> Will the SP2 disk recognize the key from the current installation when
>>> I try to refresh the installation by doing what I call install-over?
>>>
>>> jim
>>
>>
>
>