How to Find Office 2000 (Pre-SR-1) Product Key

If the key is truly lost (no other person or yourself has any record) then probably the easiest way out is to purchase a new Office 2000 suite with key on eBay or like source. Office 2000 is for sale on eBay right now.
... Thinkpads_User

Use this tool (free)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

Or install SR-1a  :)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=af6c8d03-7633-45b4-ab96-795ee656f2a2&displaylang=en

I'm sure Belarc Advisor picked up the 2000 Key prior to SR-1

Hi,
@ peakpeak  good solution.. It works perfectly. Try it.

~JNSV

peakpeak:

That looks like a good product, but their site specifically says it has a known issue in that it won't display the product key for Office 2000. I tried it, and that's true. It shows the product ID -- the same thing you can see in the About box -- but not the product key, which is what's needed for reinstallation.

Here is the key I use :

http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/

I've used the Magical Jellybean Key Finder too many times. But, again, it doesn't seem to work with Office 2000.

Try Winkeyfinder.  It does Office 97, so it may do something as old as non-updated Office 2000 as well.

http://www.winkeyfinder.com/remository/winkeyfinder/win-keyfinder-1.73-rc2/download.php

Here,pick your choice :
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/tp/topkeyfinder.htm

solution here :
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20887205/How-do-you-retrieve-lost-office-2000-product-keys-from-my-PC.html

user got it with this (belarc):
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
he said it works 100  %

SIW works fine, I have tried it on an old machine I have here
http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html
don't need to install just use the stand alone

Thanks to everyone for all of your replies!

Unfortunately, every program that each of you recommended failed to return the product key for Office 2000. I did some additional research and discovered that, according to what I found, versions of Office 2000 prior to its Service Pack 2 release, did not store their product key in the registry in a retrievable form. Therefore, no key finder programs can retrieve it.

It would, theoretically, be possible to upgrade the copy of office to the SP2 level and then retrieve it. However, you first have to upgrade through the SR-1 level which, while still available for download from Microsoft, requires that you have your original installation media available for verification. We do not have the original CD; only a set of install files that it doesn't recognize as sufficient.

So, unfortunately, it looks like we are stuck. But, again, I appreciate everyone's help!

- Tom

Thanks!

Thank you and good luck. ... Thinkpads_User