Recover Product Key

I upgraded from Win8.1 to Win 8.1 pro - all went well.

Unfortunately the Laptop crashed and was reset to factory default after the camera on the unit failed, thereby reinstalling Windows etc. I now can't find the Windows 8 pro key (the ID used to upgrade to Win 8.1 pro). It was probably sent as an email but I have lost that as well, all I have is the invoice with a part number and ID (which is not the product key)

How can I recover the product key so I can get Win 8.1 pro again and therefore join the work domain.

Thanks

November 23rd, 2014 10:27pm

you can try this method

http://www.isunshare.com/product-key-finder/find-product-key-for-windows-8-or-8.1.html

you can also try using 3rd party software to retrieve your product key from BIOS

http://www.intowindows.com/windows-8-product-key-viewer/

or if doesn't work, you can contact your laptop manufactured, maybe they can trace by your invoice


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November 24th, 2014 2:39am

you can try this method

http://www.isunshare.com/product-key-finder/find-product-key-for-windows-8-or-8.1.html

you can also try using 3rd party software to retrieve your product key from BIOS

http://www.intowindows.com/windows-8-product-key-viewer/

or if doesn't work, you can contact your laptop manufactured, maybe they can trace by your invoice


  • Edited by britishdhez Monday, November 24, 2014 7:33 AM
November 24th, 2014 10:31am

If you want to recover the key from a bootable system you can use this application at http://www.top-password.com/ called Keyfinder Plus.

If the system has crashed and is not bootable - you can also use this same application to recover the genuine install key.

The unbootable hard drive just has to be 'slaved' on a pc that has this application installed on it. All you need for a SATA hard drive is a SATA cable and a spare power connector on the power supply.

You can also temporarily use the cables connected to the DVD-Rom that has a SATA connection.

If you know how to make a bootable Flash Drive with this application on it, you can also interrogate the crashed systems hard drive to get the key.

IDE connected hard drives can also temporarily be connected in place of the CD / DVD Rom Drive, making sure that the jumpers are set the same. ie Master / Slave / Cable Select.

Unfortunately it is not free - but well worth the money I spent to recover any keys on my systems - or just to check what key has been used on each installation.

http://www.top-password.com/




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November 25th, 2014 10:45am

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