I gave you a link to MS article. Registry is a one of possible location of
a product key.
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Mykola Ivanets
пт, 18 січ. 2019, 22:38 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com пише:
>
> I retried like this (because Syste32 is empty :( ):
>
> # hivexregedit --export --prefix 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE' \
> /sdb3/backups/win7/Windows/SysWOW64/config/SOFTWARE \
> '\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId'
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> \Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId: path not found in
> this hive at /bin/hivexregedit line 319.
>
> If it is not this hive, then I guess all is lost ???
>
>
>
>
> On 01/18/2019 12:59 PM, Nikolay Ivanets wrote:
>
> And command line should look like this:
>
> hivexregedit --export --prefix 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE'
> /sdb3/backups/win7/Windows/System32/cofig/SOFTWARE '\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId'
>
> --
> Mykola Ivanets
>
>
> пт, 18 січ. 2019, 21:53 Nikolay Ivanets користувач stena...@gmail.com
> пише:
>
>> You need /sdb3/backups/win7/Windows/System32/config/SOFTWARE
>>
>> I believe it is Software registry hive.
>>
>> --
>> Mykola Ivanets
>>
>> пт, 18 січ. 2019, 21:11 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com пише:
>>
>>>
>>> In the directory
>>> /sdb3/backups/win7/Windows/SysWOW64/config
>>> I see:
>>>
>>> RegBack/
>>> SOFTWARE
>>> SOFTWARE{95a67f3f-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TM.blf
>>>
>>> SOFTWARE{95a67f3f-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
>>>
>>> SOFTWARE{95a67f3f-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
>>> SOFTWARE{fa9dd771-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TM.blf
>>>
>>> SOFTWARE{fa9dd771-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
>>>
>>> SOFTWARE{fa9dd771-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
>>> SOFTWARE.LOG1
>>> SOFTWARE.LOG2
>>> SYSTEM
>>> SYSTEM{95a67f43-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TM.blf
>>>
>>> SYSTEM{95a67f43-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
>>>
>>> SYSTEM{95a67f43-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
>>> SYSTEM{fa9dd775-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TM.blf
>>>
>>> SYSTEM{fa9dd775-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
>>>
>>> SYSTEM{fa9dd775-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
>>> SYSTEM.LOG1
>>> SYSTEM.LOG2
>>> systemprofile/
>>>
>>> The incantation:
>>> /usr/bin/hivexregedit --export
>>> /sdb3/backups/win7/Windows/SysWOW64/config/SOFTWARE
>>> 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId'
>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>>
>>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId: path
>>> not found in this hive at /usr/bin/hivexregedit line 319.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 01/18/2019 11:55 AM, Nikolay Ivanets wrote:
>>>
>>> Windows registry file(s) are located here:
>>> %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\.
>>>
>>> %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\Softwate - is what you need. And encoded
>>> key might be here: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>>> NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId.
>>>
>>> And here is deciding algorithm:
>>> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/how-to-recover-your-windows-product-key/f032f08f-f114-46f6-ab81-b28004dd43a0
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mykola Ivanets
>>>
>>> пт, 18 січ. 2019, 20:22 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com пише:
>>>
>>>> Turns out that testdisk was not able to extract the files in
>>>> .../Windows/registration directory :( :( :(
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 01/18/2019 10:45 AM, Nikolay Ivanets wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You don't need boot or mount partition to read registry. hivexregedit
>>>> can manipulate windows registry files directly.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mykola Ivanets
>>>>
>>>> пт, 18 січ. 2019, 01:32 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com пише:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 01/17/2019 03:41 PM, Nikolay Ivanets wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me ask the question again: is COA product key? Is it in the
>>>>> registry?
>>>>>
>>>>> I would assume so, since the laptop was used without any problems
>>>>> and received updates normally without any banners coming up.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/how-to-recover-your-windows-product-key/f032f08f-f114-46f6-ab81-b28004dd43a0
>>>>>
>>>>> You can easily extract product key if it is in the registry as the
>>>>> link above promises. I have pointed to a Linux tool which can read/modify
>>>>> Windows Registry in precious email.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Mykola Ivanets
>>>>>
>>>>> But the disk is not bootable :( :(
>>>>> I was just fortunate that "testdisk" (linux) was able to extract the
>>>>> user's directory
>>>>> and the windows directory.
>>>>> The script you show assumes that the HD is mountable.
>>>>> It is not, and a 2nd computer with win7 refuses to "see" it when
>>>>> attached
>>>>> via USB. So I would not be able to use 3rd party SW to talk
>>>>> to the unmountable disk.
>>>>> Only "testdisk" on Linux has been able to read the undamaged parts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you very much for your response.
>>>>> I do indeed appreciate it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> чт, 17 січ. 2019, 20:17 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com пише:
>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, so I called MS as you had suggested,
>>>>>> and they will no longer support win7 in 2020, which is under 2 year
>>>>>> away.
>>>>>> I get a voice menu from hell, non of the options of which address my
>>>>>> issue
>>>>>> at hand, namely extracting the windows installation key from the
>>>>>> windows
>>>>>> directory, which I was able to save to my linux HD.
>>>>>> They automated responder finally hung up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, of all the linux freeware that deals with windows,
>>>>>> is there one that CAN extract the key from the backup windows dir on
>>>>>> Linux?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> address my problem of extracting the
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > On 01/09/2019 10:28 AM, Ulf Zibis wrote:
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> You could try testdisk and/or photorec.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Good luck,
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> -Ulf
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
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