ProduKey doesn't requite any installation process or additional DLLs.
In order to start using it, simply extract the files to any folder you like, and then run the executable file - produkey.exe
If you want, you can also download ProduKey with full install/uninstall support (produkey_setup.exe), and then install it like any other software.
The main window of ProduKey displays the list of Windows, Office, and SQL Server products installed on your system. For each product, the "Product ID" and "Product Key" are displayed. If you want the view the product key information in another computer, or in another operating system within the same computer, use the command-line options below.
utility can be useful if you lost the product key of your Windows/Office, and you want to reinstall it on your computer.
You can also combine the above command-line options with the following save options in order to save
product key information to file:
Examples:
produkey.exe /remote \\Server01
produkey.exe /remotefile "c:\temp\computers.txt"
produkey.exe /regfile "F:\WINNT\system32\config\software"
produkey.exe /windir "c:\winnt" /shtml "c:\temp\pk.html"
produkey.exe /remoteall
produkey.exe /remotealldomain MyDomain
produkey.exe /iprange 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.50
produkey.exe /stab "" >> c:\temp\prd.txt
produkey.exe /OfficeKeys 0 /WindowsKeys 1 /shtml f:\temp\keys.html
If you want, you can also download ProduKey with full install/uninstall support (produkey_setup.exe), and then install it like any other software.
The main window of ProduKey displays the list of Windows, Office, and SQL Server products installed on your system. For each product, the "Product ID" and "Product Key" are displayed. If you want the view the product key information in another computer, or in another operating system within the same computer, use the command-line options below.
utility can be useful if you lost the product key of your Windows/Office, and you want to reinstall it on your computer.
System Requirements
ProduKey works on all versions of Windows. Both 32-bit and 64-bit systems are supported. However, some features, like viewing the product keys of another operating system instance, are only supported on Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/7/8.Known Problems
- When running produkey.exe, Some Antivirus programs displays an alert and/or block you from running it.
Click here to read more about false alerts in Antivirus programs
If your Antivirus software shows a false alert, you can use the following article that explains how to send a report about a false positive issue to your Antivirus company:
How to Report Malware or False Positives to Multiple Antivirus Vendors - For some types of license keys under Windows 7/2008, the product key is not stored in the Registry, and thus 'Product key was not found' message will be displayed.
- If you bought your computer with installed operating system, you may find the Windows product key appeared in ProduKey utility is different from the product key on your Windows CD. This problem is mostly reported with Dell computers.
- From unknown reason, the product key of Visual Stuido .NET is written in the Registry as Office XP product...
- In old versions of Office (Office 2000 and below), the 'Product Key' value is not available.
Command-Line Options
/remoteall | Enumerate all computers on your local network, and load the product key information from them. Be aware that this option is quite slow, and you may need to wait a few minutes until the product key information is displayed. In order to use this option, you must have Administrator privileges in all computers on your local network. |
/remotealldomain [Domain Name] | Enumerate all computers in the specified domain, and load the product key information from them. |
/remote [Computer Name] |
Load product key information from the specified computer name.
In order to use this option, you must log in to the remote computer with Administrator privileges.
If you fail to connect the remote computer with ProduKey, read the instructions in the following Blog post:
How to connect a remote Windows 7/Vista/XP computer with NirSoft utilities. |
/iprange [From IP] [To IP] | Load product key information from all computers in the specified IP addresses range. In order to use this option, you must have Administrator privileges in all these computers. |
/remotefile [Computer Names Filename] | Load product key information from all computer names specified in the file. The file can be tab-delimited, comma-delimited, or CRLF-delimited. In order to use this option, you must have Administrator privileges in all computers specified in the computer names file. |
/windir [Windows Directory] | Load product key information from another operating system on the same computer. The [Windows Directory] specifies the base folder of Windows installation, for example: c:\windows, c:\winnt This feature is only supported on Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/7. |
/external | Load product key information from all external Windows installations of the disks that are currently plugged to your computer. |
/regfile [Software Registry File] | Load product key information from another operating system on the same computer. The [Software Registry File] specifies the software registry file usually located under c:\windows\system32\config This feature is only supported on Windows 2000 or greater. |
/nosavereg | Load ProduKey without saving your last settings (window location, columns size, and so on) to the Registry. |
/WindowsKeys [0 | 1] | Specifies whether you want to view the product keys of Windows. 0 = No, 1 = Yes. |
/OfficeKeys [0 | 1] | Specifies whether you want to view the product keys of MS-Office. 0 = No, 1 = Yes. |
/IEKeys [0 | 1] | Specifies whether you want to view the product keys of Internet Explorer. 0 = No, 1 = Yes. |
/SQLKeys [0 | 1] | Specifies whether you want to view the product keys of SQL Server. 0 = No, 1 = Yes. |
/ExchangeKeys [0 | 1] | Specifies whether you want to view the product keys of Exchange. 0 = No, 1 = Yes. |
/ExtractEdition [0 | 1] | Specifies whether to extact the Windows edition information. |
/stext <Filename> | Save the list of product keys into a regular text file. |
/stab <Filename> | Save the list of product keys into a tab-delimited text file. |
/scomma <Filename> | Save the list of product keys into a comma-delimited text file. |
/stabular <Filename> | Save the list of product keys into a tabular text file. |
/shtml <Filename> | Save the list of product keys into HTML file. |
/sverhtml <Filename> | Save the list of product keys into vertical HTML file. |
/sxml <Filename> | Save the list of product keys into XML file. |
/sort <column> |
This command-line option can be used with other save options for sorting by the desired column.
If you don't specify this option, the list is sorted according to the last sort that you made from the user interface.
The <column> parameter can specify the column index (0 for the first column, 1 for the second column, and so on) or
the name of the column, like "Product Name" and "Product Key".
You can specify the '~' prefix character (e.g: "~Installation Folder") if you want to sort in descending order.
You can put multiple /sort in the command-line if you want to sort by multiple columns.
Examples:
produkey.exe /shtml "f:\temp\keys.html" /sort 2 /sort ~1 produkey.exe /shtml "f:\temp\keys.html" /sort "Product Name" /sort "Product Key" |
/nosort | When you specify this command-line option, the list will be saved without any sorting. |
produkey.exe /remote \\Server01
produkey.exe /remotefile "c:\temp\computers.txt"
produkey.exe /regfile "F:\WINNT\system32\config\software"
produkey.exe /windir "c:\winnt" /shtml "c:\temp\pk.html"
produkey.exe /remoteall
produkey.exe /remotealldomain MyDomain
produkey.exe /iprange 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.50
produkey.exe /stab "" >> c:\temp\prd.txt
produkey.exe /OfficeKeys 0 /WindowsKeys 1 /shtml f:\temp\keys.html
Translating ProduKey to other languages
In order to translate ProduKey to other language, follow the instructions below:- Run ProduKey with /savelangfile parameter:
ProduKey.exe /savelangfile
A file named ProduKey_lng.ini will be created in the folder of ProduKey utility. - Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.
- Translate all string entries to the desired language. Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
- After you finish the translation, Run ProduKey, and all translated
strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run ProduKey without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move it to another folder.
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