Hard drive has been replaced and get the activation message

My hard drive crashed (again) and the GeekSquad replaced the hard drive and reloaded the OS from a disk they had in the store.  I get a message from windows activiate.   I have the restore CD but did not have them when the car crashed.   How can I find my activation code?

For activation look side on the box office or a cell phone, the bottom of the laptop.

How to activate Windows 7 or Vista manually (activate by phone)
1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
(2) press the ENTER"" key.
(3) select your "country" in the list.
(4) choose the option "activate phone".
5) stay on the phone (do not select/press options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.

Also:
How to resolve common activation problems
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/CNS! E8E5CC039D51E3DB! 67219.entry? a = 584475978

How to activate Windows Vista by phone
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/940315
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/10/13/how-to-activate-Windows-Vista-by-phone-activation/

Microsoft Activation centers worldwide telephone numbers:
http://www.Microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx
(This site is for activating Volume License, but if you call, they will help you)

The phone number is not working:
Microsoft Wordwide contacts: http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.aspx

JS
http://www.PAGESTART.com

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