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Comment from Cynthia on 2010-08-01

2010-08-01T19:28:03Z

This is really good, Leo! I for one, often lose my product keys. Good thing there are softwares that help you recover them nowadays. KeysRecover ( http://www.keysrecover.com ) is one of them. Works like a charm for me! :)

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Comment from Bharat Bhardwaj on 2010-05-02

2010-05-02T15:04:23Z

i wish, you would have also pointed to some clean programmes to do this. though in the course of years of using Windows, i have come across some of these programmes to retrieve the keys from the windows & other products, however, quite a few of them, are marked as illegitimate by the antivirus apps.

for example, while using Produkey, Mcafee wouldn't even wait for me to run the executable. Merely, unzipping the utility would invite its wrath

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Comment from Margaret Louk on 2010-04-27

2010-04-27T23:15:14Z

Boy did I learn the hard way about losing keys, I had my OS reinstalled and when I went to pull up some files it asked for the key. I ended up having to get an Open Office to open my data files, letters and such. I keep a file box with all the keys to the different games I have purchased. Believe me it came in handy when I bought a new computer.

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Comment from Steve on 2010-04-27

2010-04-27T19:13:17Z

I recognized in the very beginning that keys were the "key." OK, pun intended. I use Robokey-to-go on a USB key. Robokey has what they call a "Safe Notes" section that is encrypted as well as the passwords. I put all the information about a software program there along with the key. It is a very handy place to keep important information when awway from home.

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Comment from Cathal Donnelly on 2007-05-08

2007-05-08T09:44:52Z

I use Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder and copy the results into Word, print it out and store it. After the amount of times reloading my system, this is invaluable. It finds both Windows and Microsoft Office product Keys.

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Comment from STEVE PREGOSIN, FLA on 2007-05-05

2007-05-05T14:42:11Z

Running BELARC ADVISOR. Belarc Advisor is a free program that builds a detailed profile of all your installed software (LOOK IN SOFTWARE LICENSES SECTION) and hardware, Microsoft hotfixes, and antivirus status. It also provides you with detailed Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks. The results are then displayed in a nicely formatted HTML report. From your Web browser, you can easily sift through the report information and access Web sites for additional information. However, all of your computer profile information is stored on your system and is not sent to any Web server. PRINT A COPY

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Comment from dunstergirl on 2007-05-04

2007-05-05T06:30:03Z

I usually write the product key right on the software CD using a permanent marker, just in case my kid (who is notorious for discarding CD cases) or one of the pets (or myself in some absent-minded mode) manages to lose/destroy/eat the CD case (while miraculously preserving the actual CD :-). And also because I occasionally pass on outdated equipment and associated software/drivers and the recipient should be able to activate them if needed.

The idea of a file with all the activation codes in it (including for downloaded programs, which I currently have scribbled on pieces of fragile, easily misplaced paper stuck in the CD holder or with my software manuals, and if I lose/can't find those, require searching through sometimes years of email archives...hmmm...how many years ago did I buy that??) seems like a no-brainer (why didn't I think of that earlier?), so I've added that task to my "to do" list...

Thanks Leo for another great tip.

Cheers,
Lelani

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Comment from Ken on 2007-04-30

2007-04-30T15:17:42Z

Shouldn't that be "lose"?

I used to store the CDs in one of those rubber-coated plastic boxes that they don't make any more. The rubber cover could be removed from the plastic shell, and I wrote the keys on a diskette label I stuck to the shell inder the cover. Even a crashed HD couldn't stop me from reading the list, and it was certainly easier to find than the original disk sleeve.

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