How to Find Product Key for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

This article is about How to find a product key for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 easily.

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  Question 1: “Since something is wrong with my SQL Server 2008 R2, I want to install it. But I lost the product key. Is it possible to find it? Help me !”
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  Question 2: “Hi, I want to upgrade my SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2008 R2 but it is asking for a product key. I did not install it after installing SQL Server 2008 for the first time. Is there an easy way to find the product key or another solution? Congratulations.”

If you have ever come across such a situation, where you need a product key for a currently installed sql server but you don’t have it, there are few things that will help you retrieve the product key faster than a product finder.

How to Find Product Key for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

Product key search returns SQL Server 2008 R2 product key

Step 1: On your computer with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 installed, download and install the Product Key Finder, and launch it.

Step 2: Click the Start Recovery button.

Then the program automatically starts to detect the product key and serial number of the software currently installed on your computer.

Step 3: Soon it will display all product names, keys and ids.

You can find the SQL Server 2008 R2 product key in the list.

Step 4: Click the Save or Save to File button. In the Save as dialog box, select a folder, type a file name and click the Save button.

Then all detected product keys will be saved in txt file.

Step 5: Open the txt file and find your SQL Server 2008 R2 product key. Then, use that key to reinstall or upgrade your SQL Server.