Original disc, but no activation code

I bought Windows XP about 5 years ago. The shop where I bought it used their own disk for install and upgrade the certificate with my code outside of my PC.

I then bought a new PC built custom (from the same shop) and they again used their own drive to install XP. I now need to re - install XP, but as I threw my old PC and they used their own disk, I did not have my product key.

If I go to the store, I'm fairly certain that they will charge me. Is that what I can do to find my product key please?

Obviously I now fail in my hard drive, because I re - install myself, he asked me a product key and now not going to any new and complete installation.

They do not have charge me extra, as I've provided my own drive.

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