There is a program that will show you the Windows and MS Office cd key that was used to install the program on your computer. This really helps if you lose it and need to reinstall the program at a later date... Great for backup. It is called the Magical Jellybean, and is available from
magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
according to the magical jelly bean software page it works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office 97, Office XP, and Office 2003
is there ANY utility out there to find the install key the installation cd will require?? i already have used jellybean finder and belarc adivsor, but these are 'after the fact' utilities...thank you.
no man...there's no 'record' on an installation CD of what key it needs. there's algorithms that are used by some programs to check if the inputted key is a valid one. others make you verify online. it sounds like you're looking for a key-gen, which is different and pretty much only for pirating stuff. that's all i'm gonna say about that on here.
It is possible to find keygens to find out keys that will work... the keygens are made by people who are reverse engineers and figure that kind of stuff out... easy to find that kind of stuff on bit torrent sites... but that's all i'm going to say here too...
and i have used the utility before and it works perfectly fine... detects the key that you entered in previously perfectly... awesome utlity by an awesome company!