From: Mike '/m' 

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 19:21:54 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:

>
>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>news:g00oe156nho2qkttkcldrp34fbktft1j09{at}4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:16:12 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"

>> wrote:
>>
>>>On many laptops ( mine
>>>included ) the Product key is on the bottom and is starting to be a bit
>>>worn.
>>
>> Wow, good thing you mentioned that.   Mine is quite worn as well.  I
>> just copied the key while I can still [barely] read it.
>>
>> /m
>
>There are a few programs out there for retrieving the product key (
>VeiwKeyXP.exe ). Sometimes the key returned isn't the PCs key ( the one on
>the supposedly readable sticker ) but  the OEM's bulk install key. This is
>going to be a real F**king mess . Yet another well thought out plan from the
>clowns in Redmond

Normally, I jsut read past typos in online messages, but I presume
VeiwKeyXP.exe is a typo?

With these hacking programs, ya never know.  :-)

 /m

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