How to find the product key on a preinstalled version of Windows 8?

This is a similar qustion:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Windows-8-and-8-1-Knowledge-Base/How-to-find-the-product-key-on-a-prein...
But its not actually explaining which part of the BIOS menu contains the windows key.
I see a UUID number -- but that doesmt match the windows 8 5x5 code format. SO!
where can I locate the windows 8 key in the BIOS?

On recent ThinkPad, the Product ID Key sticker has been moved from the bottom of the unit to behind the battery.
You need to contact Lenovo technical support directly to ask about recovery media.

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Where can I find the product key on a preinstalled version of Windows 8?

I recently purchased a Lenova Ideapad n580 with Windows 8 installed. I was thinking about adding features; however, this requires the product key and I have been unable to locate it. I checked in the Control Panel under Systems but could only find the last 5 digits of the product key.
Thanks in advance for assistance in locating my product key.
Rich
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For factory shipped Win 8, the serial number of the OS is actually within the BIOS menu, and not on the win 8 stickers under the laptop.
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After having had to upgrade to windows 7 i cant find the product key for my photoshop elements 8

i kept the download for my photoshop elements 8 but after the windows 7 upgrade i cant find the product key for the PSE8

This isn't the PSE forum Edward, but you might be aware of that.
PSE8 is going to be fairly old I'm thinking? Like I said... this is not the PSE forum so people don't tend to know much about it. The reason I make that point, is that if you have previously registered your copy of PSE8, you will be able to log on to your Adobe ID, go to My orders, and find both a link to download the installation file, and your serial number.
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On recent ThinkPad, the Product ID Key sticker has been moved from the bottom of the unit to behind the battery.
You need to contact Lenovo technical support directly to ask about recovery media.

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Hi - I recently purchased a laptop from Dixons. Where can I find the product key to start using microsoft 7? I can not find it anywhere.
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I believe 90% of Toshiba notebooks you can find on the market are delivered with preinstalled operating system. When you start it for the first time you must NOT activate preinstalled OS. At the bottom of the notebook you can find Windows sticker with valid key license.
Maybe you bought notebook without preinstalled OS. In this case you must install own OS and use own license key.
The question is: which notebook model do you have exactly and was your notebook delivered with preinstalled operating system?
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Hi, thanks for letting me know that. Here is my problem, First I bought the adobe from Dell computers. Student and Teacher Version, that's what the guy sold me at Dell. Called the Adobe co. They informed me that I did not need this version, but Adobe x Standard. I called Dell again and returned that version. Than the sales person, sold me Adobe X Standard Version, well you can guess what came next. I needed the Product key which I don't have. I called Dell again, this time I am really upset. I explained to them that all I want is to scan the document and than edit the document, that's all I want to do. I have been given a run aound from one extension to another by Dell Representative. I would really appreciate all the help I can get. God Bless.
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Where do I find the product key for win XP?

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I am new here.
I just purschased a Lenovo SL500 from Hemini.
I have a question that they wouldn't answer for me. Hopefully someone of you can.
My laptop came with windows XP installed and with CDs for installing Vista.
I chose to stay with XP.
The Windows sticker underneath the laptop is for Vista => the 25 digit Product Key it has on it is for Vista and won't work for "validating" my Windows XP and Windows Office software.
Nowhere in the package did I find any mention of a product key for the XP.
Please help me as to what I should do now.
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Hi Oingk,
Most [maybe all] computer manufacturers use volume license key to install and activate Windows:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_license_key
Preinstalled Windows OSes from lenovo come already activated, it's surprising that yours is not activated. I suggest contacting lenovo CS.
In case you did a clean install then you should have created recovery discs for XP first, these discs contain an image of preinstalled Windows [pre-activated] and other lenovo software:- http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-68317
As for Microsoft Office, the version bundled with thinkpads is trial unless specifically ordered a license during purchase.
Hope it helps.
Maliha (I don't work for lenovo)
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How to find the approval status for a document version

Hi all,
We have enabled versioning on a folder and the system is maintaining the versions. I need to be able to identify which version in at what status.
For example, I create a file and it creates a version, I check it in and out several times, I then release/publish the file, and another version is created, I then check it out and in several times and the cycle begins again.
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How JFileChooser finds the Desktop and can browse CIFS(SMB) in windows.

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I'm currently using serveral methods from FileSystemView used by JFileChooser to detect if a File is a system root, a floppy, or to find the "My Documents" folder under windows.
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I hope I'm going about this the wrong way. Because this would be an ugly Java API.

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