This is a very simple GUI tool that displays your current Windows product key.
It was created so that I can easily view the key before doing a system reinstall and prevent me from having to store the key in a file somewhere, only to get lost over time.
I also did not like the idea of downloading a random key finder tool from the web without knowing what it did.
Finally it gave me a chance to work with the Windows registry and learn some new code.
I plan to ultimately make this work with as many Windows editions as I can, but this requires access to those machines.
So far, the following Windows editions have been tested and are supported:
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Windows 7
- Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 bit
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WindowsXP
- Professional Service Pack 3 32 bit
If you use the code and find it works on other versions of Windows, please contact me and let me know.
Any questions, comments or issues, feel free to drop me a mail at mail@andrewbeaton.net