New Install Vista Ultimate x64

[Jakeman97]

Hi all,
Need a little help. Just had a catastrophic HD failure (3 years on a Seagate SATA 500GB day in and day out finally gave up the ghost). Glad I had sense enough to install a second drive with Vista Ultimate x64 with SP1 & SP2 when I built this thing and left it disconnected. All is working fine.
Questions:
Where in regedit can I find my serial # for this copy of Vista (I own 2 retail copies and I don't know which one was on which drive)?
Those annoying arrows are back on my desktop icons...I think there was a program on this site that would get rid of them. Been a long time and I forgot how.

thanks,
Jakeman97

 

[richc46]

Welcome
I assume you want the product key number.
Magic Jelly Bean is your answer
13 Free Product Key Finder Programs

I like the arrows they show that the icon is a shortcut or the actual program. That being said, enjoy
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3606-shortcut-arrow-change-remove-restore.html

 

[Jakeman97]

Hi Rich,
Your always there when I need you. The longer I go without doing something hands on I really forget how...
Thanks,
Jakeman97

 

[richc46]

You are very welcome, Jakeman. Come back anytime.

 

[Cytherian]

Jakeman, I find it useful that when I have a problem and then a solution is found, to make a note of it in my own "techtips" notepad file. That way, if I ever run into this problem again in the future, my techtips document will inform me of what to do.