View and Retrieve or Change Windows (XP, Vista, 2003, 2000 and more) and Office (XP, 2003, 92) Product Key or CD Key

he Windows computer may come preinstalled with Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Office productivity suite, and the user may not even see or access to the product key or CD key that needed to install Windows OS and Office System, and to make sure that the products are genuine. You may simply want to write down and safekeep the Windows and/or Office product CD key or serial number for future usage or for documentation purpose, as the key is as good as license to use Windows and Office. Or you want to get back the CD key that has been forgotten before reinstalling Windows or Office. There are a few tools and utilities that allows you to easily and quickly retrieve the Windows product key and Office CD key or serial number. Some of them has the ability to change the serial key too, in case you need to modify the product key in Windows due to case like 326904 error “The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid” or incorrect product license key.

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware and free download that let users view and retrieve the product Key or CD key used to install Windows and Office from the registry. Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder currently able to support and reveal product CD key from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista. For Office, it supports retrieval of product key or CD key or serial number for Office 97, Office XP and Office 2003.

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder can be downloaded here or directly download the current version 1.51 of Keyfinder.

Best of all, Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder also supports changing the Windows Product Key without reinstall Windows to another product key or CD key or COA in Windows 95, 98, ME, and XP.

CD Key Reader

CD Key Reader is a small utility that can be downloaded and run immediately without installation. CD Key Reader can only retrieve product cd keys for modern Microsoft applications such as Windows or Office.