Product key sticker is not readable

Hi my name is marius I lost the cd key stiker for activation of windows, it is very baddly affected and I can't read from it... I have my cd of windows and product s/n, which can do?

Help, please

If the program is still installed, run the program using this product key in a work PC (even if only safe mode with networking), and then use Belarc Advisor to get the product key for the system:http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html (assuming it wasn't an OEM installation).

If it is not installed, then there is no way to recover the product key.  Without it (even with the CD and serial number), you will not be able to activate.  It is possible that the computer manufacturer willl help you if the OS came with the computer - but probably only with a discount or recovery discs (for a fee) because they do not have the product keys to distribute (and if they did, they have probably gone now for Vista since Windows7 has been released and is in most new computers).

Here is the Microsoft policy about lost or missing software: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

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