Uh Oh! CoA Code Rubbed Off

[iGoD ReleNtLeS]

i recently upgraded my laptop from Vista 32-Bit to Windows 7 64-Bit.

now, just thinking about it, i've looked at the back of the laptop, and due to wear and tear, the Vista CoA (License Code) has rubbed off the back of the laptop... Not Good, along with some factory installed software that cost me an extra £100 :S.

would there be anyway of recovering the Code when i have to go back to Vista?

and if not, how much would it cost for a new License? or i may just have to wait and go Win 7

thanks in advanced...

[TankJon]

If you formatted your Vista installlation to install W7 then your out of luck. Youll need to get a new license or get W7 when its released.
If however, you Vista installation is on another drive or partition then you can try this http://michaelstevenstech.com/ViewKeyXP.htm its for Xp but may work with Vista. Youll probably need to download the updated KeyFinder version 2.01 which is a bit further down the page.

[koolpc]

label rubbed off! Usually they are quite robust. Hope you get it sorted!

[TankJon]

Yeah, Ive seen them ripped but not rubbed off :D

[Iainm]

You Could use Recovery Disk or Partition, What Make and Model ?. Did you remove all partitions beforer installing ?

[iGoD ReleNtLeS]

Yeah, Ive seen them ripped but not rubbed off :D

:D dont know how i managed it... but luckely i do have it on a different HDD. Im Just Running on and old 80Gb from my older laptop ATM, but if it ever goes wrong i wont have the code :S


you Vista installation is on another drive or partition then you can try this http://michaelstevenstech.com/ViewKeyXP.htm its for Xp but may work with Vista.

i guess this is the best option for me then :thumbs: thanks Jon

[mattk]

Magic Jelly Bean, FTW!