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Hacking Windows Home Server is a blog dedicated to Microsoft's WHS technology. Brought to you by Donavon West, Microsoft MVP and author of LiveGadgets.net and donavon.com I'll also discuss the Hewlett-Packard HP MediaSmart Server EX470, EX475, EX485, EX487, the T7-HSA Tranquil Harmony Home Server and any other new Home Server hardware platforms that arise. You can also call this hacking or hackz. In any case I will show you some cool things to make your Microsoft Windows Home Server even sweeter.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Misplace your WHS installation key?

Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder

I'm fortunate enough to have several Windows Home Server machine in use around the office. But because of this, I've been careless ad have not properly written down which WHS System Builder DVD key goes with which server. In an attempt to do a properly inventory, I needed to retrieve the installation keys from the servers themselves.

Enter a free open source program called Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder. With it I can retrieve your Windows Home Server system installation key and the keys of many other installed software. Please remember to use this application for good and not evil (that is to say that you shouldn't steal your friend's key).

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3 comments:

jerm said...

This is a great tool to have. A must download

Anonymous said...

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Jakob Bindslet said...

This could be accomplished by using a small PowerShell script insted of an actual application:
http://mspowershell.blogspot.com/2009/02/retrieveing-windows-product-key.html

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