From: chrisv@nospam.invalid   
      
   Vidar Olavesen wrote:   
   >> Here are the top 3 free key finders.   
   >>   
   >> http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Decrypting-Decoding/WinKeyFinder.shtml   
   >> http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/   
   >> http://pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/gr/rockxp.htm   
   >   
   > Thank you ... any recommendations of which to use?   
      
   None of them. Ted missed your sentence: "PC is not up and running, only have   
   files copied to new drive and most tools I've seen, seem to be expecting the   
   OS up and running."   
      
   Your code is encoded in the Registry. Unless you can boot the OS, you won't   
   read it from there. Did you look for a Silver sticker on the case somewhere?   
   The OEM Key in on that; a Retail Key is on an orange sticker on the CD   
   Package.   
      
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