Hi Billy, It is entirely possible that you won't need it, but I've been too long in this business to make a positive statement. Best have it to hand anyway. XP would certainly have been pre-installed, otherwise you'd not have been able to get up and running when you powered up. George. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TrueBlue & Proud > Sent: 07 September 2005 08:54 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp home serial please. > > George, these are very good Ideas, thanks. > Someone on list, mentioned i might not have to worry about > the serial number, if i still have the recovery disk. Would > xp and such programs be loaded before i received the system?. > Billy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:34 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp home serial please. > > > Hi Billy, > > Not wanting to teach granddad how to chew backy, but can I > suggest you keep a copy of Belarc's report on a separate > floppy disk? If ever your system dies, gets stolen, meets > its maker, or whatever, it's good to have if you can't get > at the system for any reason. > > Plus, if you are out shopping for bits, take it with you, > and if the guy says, "What have you got at the moment?", you > can give him the disk and tell him to look for himself. > > George. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TrueBlue & > Proud > > Sent: 06 September 2005 12:16 > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp home serial please. > > > > Marie, I've just run the software, and it at first glance, > it > > looks a really helpful piece of software, and is very easy > to > > use, even for me, lol. > > My good buddy George does it again, thanks mate. > > Billy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marie Baisez" <marie.baisez@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 11:39 AM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp home serial please. > > > > > > > and, if you can spare the time, tell the list how easy > or > > otherwise it was > > > to use, sounds a jolly useful utility to me. > > > > > > Marie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <the.loyalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:21 PM > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp home serial please. > > > > > > > > >> George, thanks to you for this. The serial was on the > back of the > > >> computer, but when the system was returned to the > company > > sometime ago > > >> for a repair. The clowns covered up the serial number, > > with one of their > > >> own stickers, and i'm not sure if i could remove their > > sticky label, and > > >> not totally remove the serial label from beneath. > > >> It could only happen to me, but i'll give the software > you > > mentioned a go > > >> first. > > >> Billy > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:59 AM > > >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: xp home serial please. > > >> > > >> > > >> Hi Billy, > > >> > > >> As has been suggested, the actual Windows key is > usually > > >> stuck on the PC case somewhere. (Fat lot of use that > is to > > >> you!) > > >> > > >> However, an excellent program to get is "Belarc > Advisor" > > >> from > > >> http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html > > >> > > >> Among many other things it does when analysing your > system, > > >> is to provide you with a list of all license keys on > your > > >> system. > > >> > > >> You will also find many more bits of valuable > information, > > >> even the CPU Serial Number. > > >> > > >> George. > > >> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TrueBlue > & > > >> Proud > > >>> Sent: 06 September 2005 09:09 > > >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>> Subject: [access-uk] xp home serial please. > > >>> > > >>> hi guys, is it possible to find out what is my xp home > > >> serial > > >>> number. The software was installed on the system when > i > > >> got > > >>> it. There are no instalation disks for the computer > > >> system, > > >>> just a recovery disk ETC. > > >>> Hope someone can help. > > >>> Billy > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > >>> Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - > Release > > >>> Date: 02/09/2005 > > >>> > > >>> ** To leave the list, click on the > immediately-following > > >> link:- > > >>> ** > > >> > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>> ** and in the Subject line type > > >>> ** unsubscribe > > >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, > click on > > >> the > > >>> ** immediately-following link:- > > >>> ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > >>> ** or send a message, to > > >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > faq > > >>> > > >>> > > >> ** To leave the list, click on the > immediately-following link:- > > >> ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> ** and in the Subject line type > > >> ** unsubscribe > > >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click > on the > > >> ** immediately-following link:- > > >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > >> ** or send a message, to > > >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > faq > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > >> Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/90 - 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