Where's My Product Key for Activation??

JonH · 05-08-2008, 01:47 PM

This is annoying and might expose my (lack of) experience.

This is my first build. I put all the parts together and put juice to it with no smoke, sparks or fires.

I have 64-bit Vista that I put into the DVD-ROM and it went through its "thing" and everything went great until it asks for the product key.

Where the h*** is my product key?

I looked all over the packaging for it and my eyes are failing me. The screen that I'm looking at "strongly suggests" that I enter my key now.

If I ignore that and continue, I get the screen that asks "are you SURE you don't want to enter your key now?"

Is it normal to just activate it on-line, later? AND, if that's the "norm" why do they put these screens in?

Thanks in advance,
Jon in American Fork

tlarkin · 05-08-2008, 02:00 PM

It is on your legally purchased copy of Windows. it is the 25 character alpha-numeric code that you input during activation to activate your copy of windows.

JonH · 05-08-2008, 02:10 PM

I TOLD you I'm blind!!

I found it. Jeez, it's small.

Thanks again,
Jon inAmerican Fork

camel lips · 05-08-2008, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonH

I TOLD you I'm blind!!

I found it. Jeez, it's small.

Thanks again,
Jon inAmerican Fork

Yeah,,I have to get a big ole magnifying glass out to read mine.Warning the 8 and B look a lot alike.

05-08-2008, 01:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
JonH New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 14	Where's My Product Key for Activation?? This is annoying and might expose my (lack of) experience. This is my first build. I put all the parts together and put juice to it with no smoke, sparks or fires. I have 64-bit Vista that I put into the DVD-ROM and it went through its "thing" and everything went great until it asks for the product key. Where the h*** is my product key? I looked all over the packaging for it and my eyes are failing me. The screen that I'm looking at "strongly suggests" that I enter my key now. If I ignore that and continue, I get the screen that asks "are you SURE you don't want to enter your key now?" Is it normal to just activate it on-line, later? AND, if that's the "norm" why do they put these screens in? Thanks in advance, Jon in American Fork

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05-08-2008, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,179	It is on your legally purchased copy of Windows. it is the 25 character alpha-numeric code that you input during activation to activate your copy of windows.

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JonH New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 14	I TOLD you I'm blind!! I found it. Jeez, it's small. Thanks again, Jon inAmerican Fork