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    New Install Vista Ultimate x64

    Hi all,
    Need a little help. Just had a catastrophic HD failure (3 years on a Seagate SATA 500GB day in and day out finally gave up the ghost). Glad I had sense enough to install a second drive with Vista Ultimate x64 with SP1 & SP2 when I built this thing and left it disconnected. All is working fine.
    Questions:
    Where in regedit can I find my serial # for this copy of Vista (I own 2 retail copies and I don't know which one was on which drive)?
    Those annoying arrows are back on my desktop icons...I think there was a program on this site that would get rid of them. Been a long time and I forgot how.

    thanks,
    Jakeman97


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    Re: New Install Vista Ultimate x64

    Welcome
    I assume you want the product key number.
    Magic Jelly Bean is your answer
    13 Free Product Key Finder Programs

    I like the arrows they show that the icon is a shortcut or the actual program. That being said, enjoy
    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-restore.html

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    Re: New Install Vista Ultimate x64

    Hi Rich,
    Your always there when I need you. The longer I go without doing something hands on I really forget how...
    Thanks,
    Jakeman97

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    Re: New Install Vista Ultimate x64

    You are very welcome, Jakeman. Come back anytime.

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    Re: New Install Vista Ultimate x64

    Jakeman, I find it useful that when I have a problem and then a solution is found, to make a note of it in my own "techtips" notepad file. That way, if I ever run into this problem again in the future, my techtips document will inform me of what to do.

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