Good to know, neat trick. Thanks for sharing. ________________________________
From: David Minich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Lost SBS Product Key I got it figured out. I had to install a parallel system to a different directory. I then used the Magic Jelly Bean beta program. It allows you to point it at a different installation on the same drive and extract the product id!!!! ________________________________ From: Eric E Eskam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Cc: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Lost SBS Product Key "David Minich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/10/2008 11:19:38 AM: > Problem is when we do a restore, it will not boot. We then have > to do a repair install. When doing that we are forced to enter > a alternate product id. After you get the system running with the alternate product ID, can't you do just a system state restore with your backup software? It's often a separate option. That should overwrite the temp key with your "real" key. Then, of course, backup your key with magic jellybean for the "next time" :-) Eric Eskam =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it." - P. B. Medawar ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~