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Product Key for current XP install on remote PC (getting)I have a PC running XP Pro in a workgroup but no working user accounts
(passwords no longer accepted) and I want to re-install it, but the PID sticker has been damaged (unreadable). I know there are tools that can get the PID Key from a running system you are logged on to, but have not seen one that can run from a remote PC. Can I use WMI or another means to obtain the 25 character (Windows XP) installation key remotely? As in: -boot PC1 to logon screen -from PC2 run a script to obtain the PID from PC1 (I presume it's in either in the WMI tree or in the registry 'somewhere' and hope I can extract it remotely) Any other idea's?
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"Steven" <sdi***@247networks.ca> wrote in message I'm not sure you will be able to WMI into a remote machine, or connect tonews:12qve97k626t297@corp.supernews.com... > I have a PC running XP Pro in a workgroup but no working user accounts > (passwords no longer accepted) and I want to re-install it, but the PID > sticker has been damaged (unreadable). > I know there are tools that can get the PID Key from a running system you > are logged on to, but have not seen one that can run from a remote PC. > > Can I use WMI or another means to obtain the 25 character (Windows XP) > installation key remotely? > > As in: > -boot PC1 to logon screen > -from PC2 run a script to obtain the PID from PC1 > > (I presume it's in either in the WMI tree or in the registry 'somewhere' and > hope I can extract it remotely) > > Any other idea's? its registry, unless the account you are using is in its administrator's group ;-( /Al Hmmm...good point.
I think I'll try using "ntadmin" to reset the passwords and hope for the best. Show quoteHide quote "Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]" <alan-no-drub-spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OEB0qSGPHHA.3212@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "Steven" <sdi***@247networks.ca> wrote in message > news:12qve97k626t297@corp.supernews.com... >> I have a PC running XP Pro in a workgroup but no working user accounts >> (passwords no longer accepted) and I want to re-install it, but the PID >> sticker has been damaged (unreadable). >> I know there are tools that can get the PID Key from a running system you >> are logged on to, but have not seen one that can run from a remote PC. >> >> Can I use WMI or another means to obtain the 25 character (Windows XP) >> installation key remotely? >> >> As in: >> -boot PC1 to logon screen >> -from PC2 run a script to obtain the PID from PC1 >> >> (I presume it's in either in the WMI tree or in the registry 'somewhere' > and >> hope I can extract it remotely) >> >> Any other idea's? > > I'm not sure you will be able to WMI into a remote machine, or connect to > its registry, unless the account you are using is in its administrator's > group ;-( > > /Al > > search for a product called KeyFinder - it can retrieve you WinXP, Office,
and some other MS keys remotely -- Show quoteHide quoteMike Matheny "Steven" <sdi***@247networks.ca> wrote in message news:12qve97k626t297@corp.supernews.com... >I have a PC running XP Pro in a workgroup but no working user accounts >(passwords no longer accepted) and I want to re-install it, but the PID >sticker has been damaged (unreadable). > I know there are tools that can get the PID Key from a running system you > are logged on to, but have not seen one that can run from a remote PC. > > Can I use WMI or another means to obtain the 25 character (Windows XP) > installation key remotely? > > As in: > -boot PC1 to logon screen > -from PC2 run a script to obtain the PID from PC1 > > (I presume it's in either in the WMI tree or in the registry 'somewhere' > and hope I can extract it remotely) > > Any other idea's? > |
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