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How to Find Your Windows XP Product Key From Windows XP CD?

By on July 11, 2008

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Do you know where is your Windows XP product key hiding inside the Windows XP CD? If you have no idea where is it, let me show it to you. Follow the instructions below to locate the product key.

How to Find Windows XP Product Key

  1. Insert Windows XP CD into your computer.
  2. Right-click open your Windows XP CD.
  3. Open the i386 folder.
  4. Now, look for this text file, UNATTEND.txt.
  5. Open the text file and scroll your way down to the bottom of the file.

And there you go, your Windows XP Product Key.

Steve Yu is a technology blogger with five years blogging experience (since 2007). He is the founder of MyTechQuest.com.

  • http://www.niharsworld.com Nihar
  • http://www.bluecirclet.com/ ameo

    nice tip , i liked it , some times i lost the CD box and with that i lost the key

    thanks

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  • Ajo

    is it possibe for windows vista also

    • http://www.mytechquest.com Steve Yu

      I don’t think so.

  • cahyo

    wahahaha..thanks dude..!!

  • Lyto

    Thanks this info helpfull for me