Satellite C655D-S5508 Serial Number worn off, Access hard drive to Install Serial Number Program

Satellite C655D-S5508 Windows 7My computer shorted out.A week ago I turned it on. It booted. I do not remember my password. I do not have the usb drive anymore.I can not read the serial number. I can read the Microsoft Product Key. Can I reset my username with with Windows Product Key but no Serial Number or USB Recovery? Can I install the program to find the serial number on the hard drive.Removed hard drive but I can not look at the harddrive for my username.Can I Install the software from the usb enclosure to find the serial number. The serial number has worn off. Is it anywhere else on the computer or inside? Can I find a way to view my username. I have the serial number in a notepad document. Find a way to access the username part of hardrive to find the serial number in a document I have the hard drive in an enclosure. Can I install software or open my username? I typed the serial number in a notepad. If you could I really need to fix this. What can I do. I am trying to have this fixed by the end of the week if possible?

Satellite C655D-S5508
It booted. I do not remember my password.
You can reset a Windows 7 password.
Forgot your Windows admin password?
The serial number has worn off. Is it anywhere else on the computer or inside?
Toshiba offers a program (attached) for learning the serial number. It's supposed to present you with this screen.
I don't have a Toshiba machine here to try it out. Please let us know if it works.

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