Need a product key for a win2k pro cd

>A friend purchased a copy of Windows 2000 pro
So, I gotta ask, WHERE did your friend get this copy, and WHY did it not come with a CD Key?
Sounds like your friend already has not gone the fully legal route in the first place!
As you can imagine, we can't help with getting a key illegally on this site. Also, you really shouldn't admit that you went to a "serialz" site!
>Can I hack the disk to get the product key
Again, don't ask questions like that here at TR.

Why don't you go to the LIcensing site of Microsoft. There, you can find out info on buying a valid Key from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/

This is direct from Microsoft's web site.

Replacement of CD or Product Keys. To replace a CD or Product Key, you must contact PSS. To Locate the appropriate phone number for your product, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Just a side note:

You cannot 'hack' the product key from the CD.

The product key is not stored on the CD.

The Windows install program uses a complex algorithm to verify that the product key is correct for the specific run of CDs.

For each version of Windows, there are a minimum of 3 sets of product key strings:

Retail
Upgrade
OEM (then there is a string for EACH major OEM supplier)

Does your CD have OEM on it anywhere?
It should appear on the label side of the CD within the hologram.

If so, you may need to locate and contact the original system manufacture or re-seller that your friend bought the CD from to get a product key.

Chas