Hel
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Re: [Vista] Recover key from product ID?
said by ChiTang  :If it is name brand, may call manufacturer for a set of restore CD at minimal cost. Sadly, no, it was built by a local computer store. The computer store says they keep no records of license keys, which seems reasonable. Their suggestion was to buy a new Vista disc, but this is Vista Ult, and a new disc is awfully expensive!
said by Its a Secret :Sorry, I skimmed your post too quickly, I'm a dork...  No worries! I was kinda hoping you were suggesting it cos there was some new feature of it that'd give a license key from a product ID. *smile*
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ChiTang
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| The potential problem that I see is that the so call "product ID" written on the disc. Is it really the product ID or just a bunch of alphanumeric characters.
Did they make a mistake in copying the number?
Did they actually copy it from the right number?
Even if you can find a way to decipher the product ID, you may not have a genuine product ID to begin with. You can wait for a better solution or buy another copy. It is your money, hence it is your call.
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Hel
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| said by ChiTang :Did they make a mistake in copying the number? Did they actually copy it from the right number? You can wait for a better solution or buy another copy. It is your money, hence it is your call. I'm pretty sure they did copy the right number, and it's in the correct vista product ID format. I am definitely not buying another copy. If I can't recover the license, the hardware will get linux put on it and used for I don't know what, since I've already got a linux file server, firewall, and desktop. But this is a small enough and powerful enough computer to use as a media center, and since the Vista is Ultimate, I figured I'd do just that.
If I can only recover this darn license!
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ChiTang
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| IMO, Linux is not a bad choice. I swear that I saw a thread in DSLR about a website in England that you email the producy ID, they will email you back the key. $30.00 for immediate delivey, free if you wait for 3 days. I just can't find it anymore.
If the poster of that thread see this, will you be kind enough to jump in and post the link of that website?
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Hel
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| said by ChiTang : I swear that I saw a thread in DSLR about a website in England that you email the producy ID, they will email you back the key. $30.00 for immediate delivey, free if you wait for 3 days. I just can't find it anymore I know there's a site that will decode a windows password for those prices and time frames, after you run a file burnt to CD or copied to a floppy. I've googled for a similar license recovery site, but am not finding it. Thanks tho, I'll keep looking for it!
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