Windows Secret Revealed!!!! Find Your Own Product Key!!!!

That was a good tip. Ignore some of these ungrateful morons, they just want attention no matter how negative it is.

thanks for tricks you best winner

Thanks for that tip.

good to know

That is not guaranteed to be the correct key. The others are correct in that the key in the video is only if an unattended installation was performed. The actual key used during installation is located at

%windir%system32 in the directory oobe

Open the OOBEINFO.INI file and the product key that was used during installation in at the bottom.

Hope this helps.

PS: Why 20 character limitations on posts?

unattend.txt is something created by the user before installing windows to automate the installation process. If you have one in an I386 folder on your hard drive, it means that someone installing windows put it there (or a script written by your computer manufacturer). It was NOT something done at Microsoft.

cheers mate, been trying to find it

I Don't have folder named "1386"in my windows

i doesnt have any 1386

As i can recall, not all installation has this file.
This file was created for the unattended setup. So if the installation was done using the normal way, there is a probability that this file wont be available.
correct me if im wrong

your IT department uses unattended installation scripts to roll out their 2000/XP images to workstations.

the product key in this file is defferent than the one on the sticker on my computer, now i got two keys :D

I read the comments, have 2 pcs, one custom built and one manufactured. I have the serial keys for both writen down and a little card for the manufactured one. The unattend text file can be found by doing a simple search from the start menu. On both pc's the serial code was different in the unattend file than it was from clicking properties on "my computer". Get this, they were all different than the ones I wrote down or had on the card from the manufactur.

Sometimes I think it is just best not to know.

you can download AIDA32 and in OS section there will be a serial key of WIN
and it works on all windows

just use a simple and genious app like winxp Manager

This will only work on some computers, primarily those computers built by major manufacturers. The i386 directory will not exist on a computer that is custom-built, for instance. Most of the time, Windows Welcome asks you for your product key when you first turn on your computer, but if you have a brand-name computer, they put this file in place (the 'unattend' file) and place the key in there so that consumers don't have to put in the key.

This is because the vast majority of the people using computers nowadays are idiots and shouldn't even TOUCH a piece of technology, let alone INSTALL SOFTWARE. I've worked at computer stores that built custom PCs and, let me tell you, it's annoying when people take home their PCs then call and complain because they have to put in their Product Key and they don't know what that is (even though Windows TELLS YOU WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, AND WHERE YOU CAN FIND IT).. only to call back 30 days later because they can't log in to Windows since they never activated it.

just look at my computer properties and you'll see it..

what is product key

not every1 have dat I386 folder...

I don't have an I386 folder on my laptop (legit windows).
Doesn't work.

if you saved the I386 folder from the installation disk onto your computer.

so nice it didnt work on my comp
and i have xp pro

Many of the Wndows "secrets" shown on Metacafe complicated and indicate the posted is not really familiar with Windows.

If you want to find your Product Key, simply hold the Windows Key (that's what it's for) and the F key (to find) click on "all files and folders" and type in unreveal.txt.

You don't need to see a video to do that.

Has nobody discovered the Windows Key functions? If you don't have a Windows key on your keyboard, remap another key to a Windows Key and learn how to use it.