How to find the windows vista product key code

Posted Date: 24-Jun-2010		Category: Microsoft Windows
Author: Krishna Verma	Member Level: Diamond
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In case you want to reinstall windows vista you will need your Windows Vista product key for this purpose. You can find this product key on a sticker on your computer or located with the Windows Vista product manual. In case you lost it I will tell you how to lacate your windows vista product key code .

How to find the windows vista product key code

1.It you are thinking to find the Windows Vista product key from the registry manually then forget about it as the key is encrypted.
This manual method to locate the product key works on operating systems like Windows 95 and Windows 98 but will not be successful for Windows vista. This method will give you only the product ID number and not the actual product key used for installation in case of vista.However there are a number of free programs available for this purpose.

2.Find a free product key finder program that supports Windows Vista by searching on google which will take less than 2 minutes.
Any product key finder that locates Windows Vista product keys will also work for Ultimate, Home Premium, Home Basic, Business, and Enterprise.

3.Thereafter download and run the key finder program. Adhere to all instructions provided by the software.

4.The numbers and letters which the program displays represent the Windows Vista product key. The product key will be in a format like xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx - five sets of five letters and numbers.

5.You can use this key code for reinstalling Windows Vista.

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