Search for drivers by hardware ID. Incorrect product key

Android ID serves as a unique identifier for a mobile device. This code is often used when setting up proprietary software, and may also be required when contacting technical support to resolve a particular issue. Let's look at how to find out the device ID of a phone running Android OS.

Despite the fact that the “About Phone” section provides a lot of useful information about both the hardware itself and the software, the ID identifier is not listed there. Therefore, to find it, it is necessary to resort to other methods.

The easiest way to get information about the ID code is to use a special number-symbol combination. To do this, you need to enter the dialing menu, and then use the keyboard that appears to enter *#*#8255#*#* and press the call button. After this, the required identifier should appear on the smartphone screen.

This combination does not work on all gadgets. Therefore, if entering it does not lead to anything, try another option for determining Android ID.

To quickly obtain an ID code, remove the back cover of the smartphone, remove the battery and look at the sticker located behind it. The required information can be printed there. More and more modern phones are being produced with non-removable batteries, so if your device cannot be disassembled, you will not be able to find out the Android ID this way.

Applications for determining Android ID

There is special software that allows you to quickly obtain a mobile device ID. You can download it for free from Google Play or search on third-party sites. The only drawback of such programs is that for them to function properly, you will need to open Superuser rights on your phone.

The Kingo Root utility will help you unlock superuser access. You must first download and install it on your computer. The further procedure will be as follows:

After rebooting the mobile device and opening Superuser rights, you can proceed directly to determining the Android Device ID. One of the programs that allows you to do this is Mobileuncle Tools. It works like this:

In order not to search for this identifier again when you need it again, it is better to save it in a safe place. After completing these steps, it is better to delete the superuser profile through the same Kingo Root utility.

An analogue of Mobileuncle Tools is the Android Device ID application. It downloads and works exactly the same, so there’s no need to dwell on it further. The only thing that should be noted is that with the help of this software, the received identifier can be immediately sent to your mailbox.

If you need to not only find out, but change the ID identifier, you can do this through the Android ID Changer program. To do this you need:

The ID code will be shown in the corresponding line. To replace it, you need to click on the Change ID virtual button, enter new data in the field that appears, and then confirm your actions by clicking Save ID.

To activate the Windows operating system, a special product license key is used. The Windows product key used to activate the system differs depending on the operating system version (Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, etc.), OS edition (Home, Pro, etc.), distribution method (OEM, Retail etc).

To activate the Windows operating system, a product key is used, consisting of 25 characters in the form of numbers and capital (upper case) English letters, divided into 5 groups of 5 characters: “XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX”.

Laptops used to often have a Windows activation key stuck to it. Currently, laptop manufacturers with pre-installed operating systems embed the product key into the BIOS to automatically activate Windows.

If the system is reinstalled, or for some other reason (for example, activation failed after a hardware failure), the user may need a Windows product key. How to find out your Windows activation key?

You can find out the license key of installed Windows by running a special VBS script, as well as using five programs: ProduKey, ShowKeyPlus, Free PC Audit, Speccy, AIDA64, SIW. All listed programs are free, except AIDA64 and SIW.

The script with the extension “.vbs” and portable free programs (ProduKey, ShowKeyPlus, Free PC Audit) can be downloaded from here. Download the rest of the programs to your computer from the official websites of the manufacturers.

Using these methods, you can find out the key for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10. After you have found out the Windows product key, the data obtained is for subsequent use, in case of reinstalling the operating system, to activate the operating system.

How to find out the Windows key in ProduKey

The free ProduKey program from the well-known manufacturer NirSoft does not require installation on your computer. The application shows keys for Windows OS, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office.

Unpack the archive with the program, and then run the “Application” file from the folder. After launch, the ProduKey utility window will display the key for the installed operating system.

Select the entry with the key for Windows 10, or another operating system, and then select “Copy Product Key” from the context menu to copy the activation key to the clipboard.

We look at the license key in ShowKeyPlus

The free ShowKeyPlus program does not require installation on your computer. After launch, in the application window you will see the following information:

• Product Name - the operating system currently installed on the computer
• Product ID - product code
• Installed Key - the key of the operating system currently installed on the computer
• OEM Key - a key embedded in the BIOS of the laptop with the originally installed operating system

To save the data, click on the “Save” button, and then the received information in a text format file.

How to view the Windows key in Free PC Audit

The free program Free PC Audit will help you find out the key of your installed Windows. This program does not require installation on your computer. Run the utility file, after which the Free PC Audit program window will open, in which the system scan will begin.

After the scan is completed, in the “System” tab, opposite the “Windows product key” item, you will see the product key of the installed Windows operating system.

To copy the key, select the line with the license key, and then using the “Copy” context menu item, or using the “Ctrl” + “C” keys, copy the Windows product key from the utility window.

How to find out Windows 8 key using VBScrit

Activation keys for the Windows operating system are stored on the hard drive in encrypted form. Executing the VBScrit script will allow you to obtain the product key of the installed operating system in decrypted form. This script was developed for the Windows 8 operating system, but this code also works fine in the Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 operating systems.

To perform the operation, double-click on the “WindowsKey.vbs” file. In the window that opens, you will see the Windows activation code. Next, click on the “OK” button.

The next window will display information about the operating system version, product ID and product key number. Ignore the title of the entry "Windows 8 Key". The name of this OS will be displayed on any version of the Windows operating system.

Getting a Windows key in Speccy

Free Speccy program from the well-known company Piriform, manufacturer of CCleaner and other software. You can download the portable version of Speccy from the official website. There is a paid version of the program with advanced features.

The program provides the user with detailed information about the computer hardware, and using the application you can also find out the license key of the installed Windows.

Launch the Speccy program, in the “Operating System” section the version of the installed operating system and its serial number (activation key) will be displayed.

Finding out the product key in AIDA64

AIDA64 is a powerful program for obtaining all kinds of information about computer software and hardware.

After launching the AIDA64 program, license information, including the Windows product key, will be displayed in the “Menu” tab, in the “Operating System” section.

Select the product key, select “Copy” in the context menu, then paste the key into Notepad or another similar program to save.

Read the program overview.

Key information in SIW

SIW (System Information of Windows) is a program for obtaining information about the hardware and software status of a computer.

After launching SIW, go to the “Programs”, “Licenses” section. This will display information about the product key that is used in the Windows operating system installed on your computer.

Incorrect product key

When checking keys using the methods listed above, the Windows product key may appear as follows: “BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB”.

This means that your computer is activated with a corporate MAK or VLK key. The Windows operating system does not save such keys, so programs do not see them.

Windows 10 uses a new system authentication method (not available for all cases on Windows 10). The activation record is stored on servers and is not displayed on the computer. After reinstallation, Windows activates itself for some time.

Maintaining the license depends on changing the computer hardware configuration. If the motherboard is replaced, Microsoft activation servers will revoke the license for that computer. Windows will prompt you to purchase a new product key.

Conclusions of the article

If necessary, the user can find out the license code of the Windows operating system by running a VBS script, or using specialized programs: ProduKey, ShowKeyPlus, Free PC Audit, Speccy, AIDA64, SIW.

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Identifier or ID is a unique code that any equipment connected to a computer has. If you find yourself in a situation where you need to install a driver for an unidentified device, then once you know the ID of that device, you can easily find a driver for it on the Internet. Let's take a closer look at exactly how to do this.

First of all, we need to find out the ID of the device for which we will look for drivers. To do this you need to do the following.

Looking for a driver by device ID

Once we have found out the ID of the equipment we need, the next step is to search for drivers for it. Specialized online services will help us with this. Let us highlight several of the largest of them.

Method 1: DevID Online Service

This driver search service is the largest to date. It has a very extensive database of known devices (according to the site, almost 47 million) and constantly updated drivers for them. After we have found out the device ID, we do the following.

We will not describe the driver installation process itself, since all of them may differ depending on the device and the version of the driver itself. But if you have any problems with this, write in the comments. We will definitely help.

Method 2: DevID DriverPack Online Service

Be careful when downloading drivers by device ID. There are many resources on the Internet that offer to download viruses or third-party programs under the guise of the driver you need.

If for some reason you cannot find out the ID of the device you need or simply do not find the driver by ID, then you can use general utilities to update and install all drivers. For example,

Product ID or PID (product identifier) ​​is a sequence of characters to designate a computer program or a specific version of it. In different areas and from different manufacturers, software has different formats. In this article, I will talk about the Windows XP Product ID.

Microsoft uses various Product IDs to identify variants of the Windows platform. Product ID or PID (currently for XP/2003/Vista) has the following format:

xxxxx-yyy-zzzzzzz-zzzzz

• xxxxx is a Microsoft Product Code (MPC) that describes the platform, build, and version of Windows. Other Product IDs with the same format, such as those in Microsoft Office (and a variety of other Microsoft products), serve the same purpose.
• yyy - channel identifier (Channel ID - CID). This section describes the supply channel (OEM, Volume License, Retail, bundle/Not For Resale) from where the CD/XP system came from.

Finding your Product ID or MPC

The current MPC on the system can be found using various methods:

• If the computer OS is working properly, then by right-clicking on the “My Computer” icon and selecting the “General” tab, you can see the current MPC;
• You can also use the command on the command line

1.reg query “hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion” /v ProductID

• On the disk with the OS distribution in the file X:\i386\setupp.ini (where X: the letter of your CD\DVD drive). For example:

1.
2.ExtraData=
3.Pid=хххххyyy

Types of Windows XP licenses

• CCP: Compliance Checking Program (Upgrade Version)
• EVL: Evaluation Version
• FPP: Full Packaged Product (Retail Version)
• MPC: Microsoft Product Code
• OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
• RTM: Release To Manufacturing
• SEL: Select (License for 250 or more PCs)
• VLK: Volume License (Product) Key
• VOL: Volume (License)

Windows XP

Note: These Channel IDs (CIDs) were taken from i386\SETUPP.INI. The Windows installation may generate a completely different Product ID than what you see here, depending on your product key.

List of channel identifiers (Channel ID - CID)

• 000: Other (includes retail part, update and evaluation versions)
• 007: Retail
• 009: Not for resale - bundle
• 011: Update (XP Home?)
• OEM: OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
• 270: Enterprise license (usually used in setupp.ini)
• 296: MSDN
• 308/347: Microsoft Action Pack subscription
• 335: Retail
• 640 - 652: Enterprise license (usually generated via 270 CID in setupp.ini)
• 699: Corporate Windows XP Tablet Edition
• 071: Unknown.

Bad Product ID

Microsoft states that the following PIDs are invalid:

• XXXXX-640-0000356-23XXX
• XXXXX-640-2001765-23XXX

The above two product IDs are known as "Devil's Own", and usually have a product key starting with "FCKGW".

• XXXXX-640-643718X-23XXX
• XXXXX-641-309376X-23XXX
• XXXXX-642-064580X-23XXX
• XXXXX-642-464364X-23XXX
• XXXXX-643-334701X-23XXX
• XXXXX-644-081772X-23XXX
• XXXXX-644-451265X-23XXX
• XXXXX-644-874896X-23XXX
• XXXXX-644-933704X-23XXX
• XXXXX-644-962396X-23XXX
• XXXXX-645-833254X-23XXX
• XXXXX-645-994962X-23XXX
• XXXXX-646-031843X-23XXX
• XXXXX-646-104081X-23XXX
• XXXXX-646-105103X-23XXX
• XXXXX-647-318838X-23XXX
• XXXXX-647-592029X-23XXX
• XXXXX-647-677834X-23XXX
• XXXXX-648-301691X-23XXX
• XXXXX-648-819992X-23XXX
• XXXXX-649-106765X-23XXX
• XXXXX-649-941392X-23XXX
• XXXXX-650-292312X-23XXX

These PIDs are detected when SP1, 2 or 3 is installed.

Change Product ID

In addition, I offer a vbs script to calculate the Product ID and the key that we entered when installing Windows XP -