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need a new product key for dell computer

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by urguy71

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i lost product key and need a new number please

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by pshende74

I believe if you call Dell, they can give you a new product key as long as you can provide them with the Service Number of the machine.

by nentech

if you lost the disks that came with the computer
The key for your DELL computer is on a sticker attached to the case
Sorry to tell you this key will not work

You need the key because you did not use the disks that came with the DELL computer

Use the right disks or get some new disks from Dell

Col

by johnathonpd

Okay, I have seen MANY threads on the Dell Forums that state, if you use a Dell Restore CD and boot from CD on a Dell PC, then no product key is needed.

All Dell PC's have a product key (of sorts) in the Dell BIOS. So, as long as it's a Dell PC and Dell Restore, then you're okay.

Dell Restore CD's are generic and NOT machine specific. I have two Dell Restore CD"s and on simply says, "Dell XP Professsional Restore CD" and the other says, "Dell XP Home Edition Restore CD."

The resource disc IS model specific, since it contains the drivers needed for audio, video, networking, etc. THOSE are machine specific, but the OS is generic.

There maybe some limitations to this generic and universal use of Dell Restore CD's/Discs, such as when upgrading or changing from Home Edition to Pro Edition.

I am still researching this issue, but if your Dell PC no longer has the product key sticker on it, no problem. So long as the original guts (chipset, hard drive, etc.) of the PC are intact AND it's a Dell, then no product key is needed to format the hard drive (boot from restore CD) and reinstall Windows OS.

ANYONE know different?

Thanks,
JP

by jaqui

call the vendor that made the product.

No one here will break the law and give you one.

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