I missed the part about the company going under.

I suppose you can purchase another OEM copy from any supplier - along with a
hardware purchase as mentioned below, unless MS can help, I don't know.

In Australia, OEM Windows is usually only supplied with New PC's - in the US
or elsewhere this might be different.

"Andrew Murray" wrote in message
...
That's a good one: "My Dog ate my Product Key".

I suggest you contact the computer supplier you purchased from - since
they supply the OEM Windows disk/product key; you will need your
receipt/proof of purchase handy.

Perhaps you can get another OEM copy (with new key) - for a nominal charge
fee I would assume and not perhaps without a hardware purchase because OEM
Windows should only be supplier with a new computer (usually) or other
significant hardware purchase (motherboard / processor, hard drive etc).





"Jonathan Crawford" wrote in message
...
Hi

I have a Vista machine I bought from Evesham a couple ago years ago.
They have since gone bust. My Jack Russell, when he was a puppy used to
sit on the top of the pc and one day chewed off the activation code.

I had to reinstall vista from the disk supplied by evesham last month
and it is now asking for the activation code. I was wondering if there
is anyway i can get hold of this.

Kind regards

jc

Precisely why I posted it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"LVTravel" wrote in message
...

"DL" wrote in message
...
The link posted will not help as its an oem version, MS does not support
oem versions.
You are basically screwed, you should have used a key finder before you
reinstalled

"Jonathan Crawford" wrote in message
.. .
Hi

I have a Vista machine I bought from Evesham a couple ago years ago.
They have since gone bust. My Jack Russell, when he was a puppy used to
sit on the top of the pc and one day chewed off the activation code.

I had to reinstall vista from the disk supplied by evesham last month
and it is now asking for the activation code. I was wondering if there
is anyway i can get hold of this.

Kind regards

jc





DL, I think you may be wrong on this one. MS will support some OEM
systems if the OEM is no longer in business as the link that Rick gave
states about 1/2 way down the page. The OP said that the company is not
in business any longer.

Precisely why I posted it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"LVTravel" wrote in message
...

"DL" wrote in message
...
The link posted will not help as its an oem version, MS does not support
oem versions.
You are basically screwed, you should have used a key finder before you
reinstalled

"Jonathan Crawford" wrote in message
.. .
Hi

I have a Vista machine I bought from Evesham a couple ago years ago.
They have since gone bust. My Jack Russell, when he was a puppy used to
sit on the top of the pc and one day chewed off the activation code.

I had to reinstall vista from the disk supplied by evesham last month
and it is now asking for the activation code. I was wondering if there
is anyway i can get hold of this.

Kind regards

jc





DL, I think you may be wrong on this one. MS will support some OEM
systems if the OEM is no longer in business as the link that Rick gave
states about 1/2 way down the page. The OP said that the company is not
in business any longer.

Rick Rogers;1223924 Wrote:
Precisely why I posted it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
'Microsoft Most Valuable Professional'
(http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/)
Windows help - 'www.rickrogers.org' (http://www.rickrogers.org)

"LVTravel" none@newsgroup wrote in message
news:%23AEFoiFpKHA.1544@newsgroup

"DL" notvalid@newsgroup wrote in message
news:#AbYLfCpKHA.5520@newsgroup
The link posted will not help as its an oem version, MS does not
support
oem versions.
You are basically screwed, you should have used a key finder before
you
reinstalled

"Jonathan Crawford" jc@newsgroup wrote in message
news:%23kkw%230%23oKHA.5224@newsgroup




DL, I think you may be wrong on this one. MS will support some
OEM
systems if the OEM is no longer in business as the link that Rick
gave
states about 1/2 way down the page. The OP said that the company
is not
in business any longer.

This may work

'Magical Jelly Bean Software - Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v2.0.1'
(http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/)


--
richc46

RICHARD
*If I have helped you in any way, please show your appreciation, by
clicking the middle icon, on the upper right portion of your screen.*
*Before you take my advice make a System Restore point.*

Rick Rogers;1223924 Wrote:
Precisely why I posted it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
'Microsoft Most Valuable Professional'
(http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/)
Windows help - 'www.rickrogers.org' (http://www.rickrogers.org)

"LVTravel" none@newsgroup wrote in message
news:%23AEFoiFpKHA.1544@newsgroup

"DL" notvalid@newsgroup wrote in message
news:#AbYLfCpKHA.5520@newsgroup
The link posted will not help as its an oem version, MS does not
support
oem versions.
You are basically screwed, you should have used a key finder before
you
reinstalled

"Jonathan Crawford" jc@newsgroup wrote in message
news:%23kkw%230%23oKHA.5224@newsgroup




DL, I think you may be wrong on this one. MS will support some
OEM
systems if the OEM is no longer in business as the link that Rick
gave
states about 1/2 way down the page. The OP said that the company
is not
in business any longer.

This may work

'Magical Jelly Bean Software - Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v2.0.1'
(http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/)


--
richc46

RICHARD
*If I have helped you in any way, please show your appreciation, by
clicking the middle icon, on the upper right portion of your screen.*
*Before you take my advice make a System Restore point.*

Woops, my Bad

"Rick Rogers" wrote in message
...
Precisely why I posted it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"LVTravel" wrote in message
...

"DL" wrote in message
...
The link posted will not help as its an oem version, MS does not support
oem versions.
You are basically screwed, you should have used a key finder before you
reinstalled

"Jonathan Crawford" wrote in message
.. .
Hi

I have a Vista machine I bought from Evesham a couple ago years ago.
They have since gone bust. My Jack Russell, when he was a puppy used to
sit on the top of the pc and one day chewed off the activation code.

I had to reinstall vista from the disk supplied by evesham last month
and it is now asking for the activation code. I was wondering if there
is anyway i can get hold of this.

Kind regards

jc





DL, I think you may be wrong on this one. MS will support some OEM
systems if the OEM is no longer in business as the link that Rick gave
states about 1/2 way down the page. The OP said that the company is not
in business any longer.

Woops, my Bad

"Rick Rogers" wrote in message
...
Precisely why I posted it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"LVTravel" wrote in message
...

"DL" wrote in message
...
The link posted will not help as its an oem version, MS does not support
oem versions.
You are basically screwed, you should have used a key finder before you
reinstalled

"Jonathan Crawford" wrote in message
.. .
Hi

I have a Vista machine I bought from Evesham a couple ago years ago.
They have since gone bust. My Jack Russell, when he was a puppy used to
sit on the top of the pc and one day chewed off the activation code.

I had to reinstall vista from the disk supplied by evesham last month
and it is now asking for the activation code. I was wondering if there
is anyway i can get hold of this.

Kind regards

jc





DL, I think you may be wrong on this one. MS will support some OEM
systems if the OEM is no longer in business as the link that Rick gave
states about 1/2 way down the page. The OP said that the company is not
in business any longer.

No it won't, there's nothing to retrieve on a fresh install.

--


--
"richc46" wrote in message
...

Rick Rogers;1223924 Wrote:
Precisely why I posted it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
'Microsoft Most Valuable Professional'
(http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/)
Windows help - 'www.rickrogers.org' (http://www.rickrogers.org)

"LVTravel" none@newsgroup wrote in message
news:%23AEFoiFpKHA.1544@newsgroup

"DL" notvalid@newsgroup wrote in message
news:#AbYLfCpKHA.5520@newsgroup
The link posted will not help as its an oem version, MS does not
support
oem versions.
You are basically screwed, you should have used a key finder
before
you
reinstalled

"Jonathan Crawford" jc@newsgroup wrote in message
news:%23kkw%230%23oKHA.5224@newsgroup




DL, I think you may be wrong on this one. MS will support some
OEM
systems if the OEM is no longer in business as the link that Rick
gave
states about 1/2 way down the page. The OP said that the company
is not
in business any longer.

This may work

'Magical Jelly Bean Software - Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v2.0.1'
(http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/)


--
richc46

RICHARD
*If I have helped you in any way, please show your appreciation, by
clicking the middle icon, on the upper right portion of your screen.*
*Before you take my advice make a System Restore point.*

No it won't, there's nothing to retrieve on a fresh install.

--


--
"richc46" wrote in message
...

Rick Rogers;1223924 Wrote:
Precisely why I posted it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
'Microsoft Most Valuable Professional'
(http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/)
Windows help - 'www.rickrogers.org' (http://www.rickrogers.org)

"LVTravel" none@newsgroup wrote in message
news:%23AEFoiFpKHA.1544@newsgroup

"DL" notvalid@newsgroup wrote in message
news:#AbYLfCpKHA.5520@newsgroup
The link posted will not help as its an oem version, MS does not
support
oem versions.
You are basically screwed, you should have used a key finder
before
you
reinstalled

"Jonathan Crawford" jc@newsgroup wrote in message
news:%23kkw%230%23oKHA.5224@newsgroup




DL, I think you may be wrong on this one. MS will support some
OEM
systems if the OEM is no longer in business as the link that Rick
gave
states about 1/2 way down the page. The OP said that the company
is not
in business any longer.

This may work

'Magical Jelly Bean Software - Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v2.0.1'
(http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/)


--
richc46

RICHARD
*If I have helped you in any way, please show your appreciation, by
clicking the middle icon, on the upper right portion of your screen.*
*Before you take my advice make a System Restore point.*

Hi

I did manage to get a key of MS. The phone experience was horrendous and
took
about 20 minutes or so as I went from automated menu to menu. Eventually I
had to
let a dalek demand that I enter the hash key and the activation number half
a dozen
tinmes before transferring me to someone in India. There a couple of people
sorted it out
very quickly before suggesting I have a "brillaint day" which to be honest
I am not expecting to come true.
All they needed was the OEM code on the recovery disk

Thanks for help

jc



"Andrew Murray" wrote in message
...
I missed the part about the company going under.

I suppose you can purchase another OEM copy from any supplier - along with
a hardware purchase as mentioned below, unless MS can help, I don't know.

In Australia, OEM Windows is usually only supplied with New PC's - in the
US or elsewhere this might be different.

"Andrew Murray" wrote in message
...
That's a good one: "My Dog ate my Product Key".

I suggest you contact the computer supplier you purchased from - since
they supply the OEM Windows disk/product key; you will need your
receipt/proof of purchase handy.

Perhaps you can get another OEM copy (with new key) - for a nominal
charge fee I would assume and not perhaps without a hardware purchase
because OEM Windows should only be supplier with a new computer (usually)
or other significant hardware purchase (motherboard / processor, hard
drive etc).





"Jonathan Crawford" wrote in message
...
Hi

I have a Vista machine I bought from Evesham a couple ago years ago.
They have since gone bust. My Jack Russell, when he was a puppy used to
sit on the top of the pc and one day chewed off the activation code.

I had to reinstall vista from the disk supplied by evesham last month
and it is now asking for the activation code. I was wondering if there
is anyway i can get hold of this.

Kind regards

jc