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Flubflow · 30-07-2005, 00:36

Some brand name computer have a hard disk partition set aside especially for the recovery of the operating system. On such OEM preinstalls there may or may not be a Certificate of Authenticity sticker with the serial number on it stuck on the computer somewhere.
There are various freeware ultilities out there going by names such as "viewkeyXP" etc that claim to unencrypt and display what your original serial number is (edit: beware of viruses, download only from a reputable source).

30-07-2005, 00:36	#3
Flubflow Inactive Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Teesside Posts: 1,566	Re: reinstall windows on computer - confusion. Some brand name computer have a hard disk partition set aside especially for the recovery of the operating system. On such OEM preinstalls there may or may not be a Certificate of Authenticity sticker with the serial number on it stuck on the computer somewhere. There are various freeware ultilities out there going by names such as "viewkeyXP" etc that claim to unencrypt and display what your original serial number is (edit: beware of viruses, download only from a reputable source).