Re: MS Office problem

["Fred" <bluser@xxxxxxxxx>]

elaich wrote:
> I bought this computer from a kid across the way. Well, since he had
> completely bollixed up XP, I had to use the system recovery option to
> reinstall XP and get it working again.
>
> When I go to MS Office, it wants the Product Key. Office was
> installed on the thing from the factory - I thought using the system
> recovery kept all registered programs in working order?
>
> Of course, I don't have it, and have no way of getting it. Is it
> possibly still stored in the registry? If so, how would I find it?
>
> BTW, it's a Compaq.

Perhaps you should have run the keyfinder before doing the recovery :-(

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