Hi,
I was wondering if someone could clear up some confusion regarding MS keys.
I work for a company who develop their own software based on SQL. The systems on which the software is run must be clean therefore machines are regulary formatted. XP Pro, Office Pro and SQL are then reinstalled.
I joined the company a year ago and before that point no individual delt with the IT therefore no attempt had been made to record serials etc. I would like to recover keys from machines for which I do not have the keys incase of future problems.
I have recently recovered the key from XP Pro and Office using Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder as I could not find the original media or key. The machine is an Advent and has an XP home sticker but had XP Pro installed.
When I attempted to reinstall the OS the recovered key did not work. I tried the install using a number of disks no of which worked?
I decided to recover the key from my machine which has the COA attached and the key recoved does not match the key on the COA?
Many thanks,
Chris