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To: MarkL

Run Belarc Advisor (feerware) to see what apps and possible product IDs are on your machine. You may be able to use cd-keyreader to extract the MS OS product key.


34 posted on 02/19/2012 10:46:51 PM PST by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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To: SgtHooper
Run Belarc Advisor (feerware) to see what apps and possible product IDs are on your machine. You may be able to use cd-keyreader to extract the MS OS product key.

Yes, I'm aware of Belarc, and that works well with XP - Vista, I don't know. But Windows 7 licensing is REALLY complex, compared to earlier versions. And you can't mix an OEM key with non-OEM installation media. And it gets even more complicated when you add additional computers. Once you get to a certain point, you can get volume licensing, but you need at least a minimum number of 2008 servers and/or Windows 7 workstations. Either way, they "check in with home" on a regular basis.

35 posted on 02/19/2012 11:06:18 PM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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