Need to rebuild your computer? Have all your keys?


Encryption KeysI was chatting with a friend this morning when he mentioned to me that he spent part of his weekend rebuilding one of his home computers. He indicated that he was reluctant doing some of the cleanup work because he wasn’t sure where he had packed all his legally purchased software keys; he moved to a new home a couple weeks ago and he has boxes scattered all over the place. I immediately brought up a little tool I have used in the past that has more than once get me out of such a bind. Take a look at the Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder. Make sure you pickup the Beta version, since the stable version is a little outdated and will not detect keys for Office 2003.

  1. #1 by DanDan on January 16, 2006 - 11:31 am

    Eric,

    Great article. I really wish I had known this information prior to reinstalling all the software on my home pc.

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