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You recently published an article on how to change CD key Regn in Windows XP. I would like to know how.
Thanking you in anticipation
regards
Nino
by dmiles
One product I stumbled across that will help you find an original product key is ViewKeyXP. However, ViewKeyXP only reveals keys on Windows XP. For more information about ViewKeyXP and product keys in general, see the article ?Find your Windows XP Product Key with ViewKeyXP.?
How Keyfinder works
Like ViewKeyXP, Keyfinder finds the original product key you used when you installed Windows XP on your system. But Keyfinder goes one step further. Where ViewKeyXP can recover only Windows XP keys,Keyfinder finds keys for other Microsoft products as well. Product keys Keyfinder can find include:
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows Me
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Office 97
Office XP
You?ll notice that strangely absent from the list is Office 2000. According to the FAQ on the author?s Web site, he hasn?t yet been able to figure out how Microsoft encrypts the product key for Office 2000. However, as soon as he can figure it out, he plans to update Keyfinder to display those keys as well.
Another key difference from ViewKeyXP is that Keyfinder comes from a single source. You can download the file directly from the Magical Jelly Bean Web site, instead of having to search for the file on the Internet. This greatly reduces the chances that you?ll accidentally pick up a virus from the file.
by dmiles
Two methods of changing Windows XP's product key
You can change a Windows XP installation's product key either by editing the registry or by using one of two Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) scripts. The registry editing method is outlined in Knowledge Base articles 321636 and 328874 and works on Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP Corporate Edition. The script method is outlined in article 328874 and is designed to work on Corporate Edition installations that use a VLK and do not require activation. It may work on a Home or Professional installation, but I have not tested this scenario.
The script method is the practical solution for changing the product keys on a large number of machines. Regardless of the method you choose, make sure to backup important data before changing a product ID, since an unexpected problem could render the machine unbootable and necessitate a complete reinstallation of Windows
by dmiles
Editing the registry
Begin by opening the Registry Editor and navigating to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents
In the right pane, right-click the ODBETimer binary value and select Modify. Change at least one character of this value to either a number from 0 to 9 or to a letter from A to F, then click OK and close the Registry Editor. This renders the current product key invalid and deactivates Windows.
Now, it?s time to reactivate Windows using your new product key. Click Start | Run and enter the command:
%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe /a
where %systemroot% is your Windows directory. In many cases, this command will look like:
C:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
by stroke311
by computerguy
One of the best resources on the Internet is:
They also have an article on changing the CD Key, which can be found here. I've used it before and it worked great.
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