product key retrieval

[michaelcorvin]

I recently bought a new computer and I want to re-install my Office XP (2002)
on it. However, I can't find my 25-digit product key. IS there any way to
find it on my old computer so I can write it down?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

The Office XP product key should be on the back of your Office XP
CD case. If Office XP is currently installed on your old
computer, then the product key used to install the software is
stored in the Windows registry in that computer, and you should
be able to retrieve the product key using one of these utilities:

Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Magical Jellybean Finder
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Did Office come preinstalled on your old computer?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

By the way, if your copy of Office XP came preinstalled on your
old computer, then you have an OEM version of Office XP, which
means you cannot transfer the software to another computer. The
software license is tied to the computer on which the software
was originally installed.