Comments on: Product Key Finder now supports network cd key recovery

By: Tua

Tua — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:28:01 +0000

Fair enough. We run sles servers at most of our client sites and only use windows server for RDP (to access shares on linux server lol – some clients are too insert-euphamism-here to use open vpn). Windows is a good client OS but server side is seriously lacking. The fewer windoze servers running, the easier server maintenace is! So stick to MAK keys, backup the token embed the key in encrypted form with the token and on reimage reapply token and reapply key. meh server/client management talk eh

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:17:20 +0000

It kind of makes sense when you think about what Microsoft target MAK keys for though – Offline activations with up to about 25 computers. More than 25 and you should be using a KMS.

I completely understand Microsoft’s interest in removing the MAK from the Windows registry, given its value to someone with nefarious intent.

By: tua

tua — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:49:49 +0000

So you reckon no one will ever be able to retrieve the MAK keys? Its a pity really! I guess microsoft are justified — and at least they provide the last 5 digits… Anyway it would make life a whole lot easier if MAKs could be retrieved, I’d be able to back up the tokens and keys and never have to activate the machine online again all through one program (autoit). I can still back up tokens but I have to embed the MAK keys into the program and compile a different version for each site, so management and security really suck because of that! ;/

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:43:40 +0000

Tried that. The problem is the WMI options are used that strips the key from the registry. For an example of that, see slrmgr /cpk It’s just not possible and a snapshot doesn’t help in this instance.

By: Tua

Tua — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:41:54 +0000

Why don’t you take a snapshot of the system before activation and immediately after using MAK activation and see what it changes. I know about the productid in registry and am familiar with base24 decoding of it but it’s possible the key is written elsewhere

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:02:04 +0000

Unfortunately not, the whole key is not stored.

By: San

San — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:54:40 +0000

Hello!
I have a question.
I’m not a reverse engineer but I wonder
where the last 5 character of MAK Key stored on Win7 Enterprise.
(I can access the partial of key thru slmgr.vbs)
Can I change that somehow?

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:48:57 +0000

From the sounds of it, you likely have a MAK or KMS version installed? If so, Microsoft remove the license information thus preventing you recovering the keys

Thanks

Dave

By: madhu

madhu — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:05:17 +0000

how cna i know ms office 2010 home&business keys in my system, am trying with keyfinder but i can not get, can u please tell me the soluton, i heard last 5 digits we can see from comand prompt,

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:40:42 +0000

Hi Jeff,

Can you send me the file named ‘cache.db’ from Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe PCD\cache ?

If that exists in your windows.old directory, I’ll need that one.

Thanks

Dave