Product key rubbed off

fauzool
fauzool Member Posts: 2 New User

My product key rubbed off and I have no way of finding out what it is. I bought this laptop in 2012 and the HDD has compltely failed I tried recovery data and couldnt not. Im not sure what to do or how I can get my Product Key for windows 7. There is only a few letters I cannot read on the product key label.

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,276 Trailblazer

    If the hard drive were still readable there are tools that will pull your product key off. If you have any backup (not just a recent one) you could restore and then pull the key. Failing that you are liable to have to bite the bullet and purchase an old stock copy of the OS (or a new computer) to get a valid key.

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  • fauzool
    fauzool Member Posts: 2 New User

    What tools?

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,276 Trailblazer

    One popular one I've seen is called produkey. Give i a try and see if it'll do it.

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