WGA works but lost CD !

Hi everyone. I wanted to download some windows upgrades and other things from
microsoft website, but my problem is that I believe I have lost my original
CD of windows. Now this Genuine Windows etc works and it has recognized my
copy as original, but I don't have anymore the KEY numbers. how can I do to
downloaded staff ? is this genuine etc also checking other things in my
compuetr ?
Thanks

How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software or hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246/en-us

Windows Genuine Advantage FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/dow...displaylang=en

The genuine validation process will collect information about your system
to determine if Windows is genuine. This process does not collect or send
any information that can be used to identify you or contact you. The only
information collected in the validation process is:

* Windows product key
* PC manufacturer
* Operating System version
* PID/SID
* BIOS information (make, version, date)
* BIOS MD5 Checksum
* User locale (language setting for displaying Windows)
* System locale (language version of the operating system)

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"SPY SHERIFF DAMAGES !!!!" wrote:

| Hi everyone. I wanted to download some windows upgrades and other things from
| microsoft website, but my problem is that I believe I have lost my original
| CD of windows. Now this Genuine Windows etc works and it has recognized my
| copy as original, but I don't have anymore the KEY numbers. how can I do to
| downloaded staff ? is this genuine etc also checking other things in my
| compuetr ?
| Thanks

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:04:01 -0700, SPY SHERIFF DAMAGES !!!!
<> wrote:

>Hi everyone. I wanted to download some windows upgrades and other things from
>microsoft website, but my problem is that I believe I have lost my original
>CD of windows. Now this Genuine Windows etc works and it has recognized my
>copy as original, but I don't have anymore the KEY numbers. how can I do to
>downloaded staff ? is this genuine etc also checking other things in my
>compuetr ?
>Thanks

Go here

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

Download and run the keyfinder

Write down your CD Key which it will dig out of the registry and
de-code for you - and don't lose it.

FFS don't save it in a file on your PC - hard copy it elsewhere.

8-)

Jonah