CD Key

[Robert O'Brien]

I had to do a full restore of my Compaq Presario computer
and when I finished I could get Windows 98 to start. It
called for a Product ID # which I had on my Certficate of
Authorization. But when I enter that ID number It does
not accept it as not valid. I put the ID3 number in
correctly, but it won't go by that screen. I am stuck
can you help me
Thanx
Bob

[Ron Badour]

It calls for a Product Key--not Product ID. Here is my standard blurb:

The W98 ProductKey is generally found on the Windows user manual, the
certificate of authenticity, a sticker on the PC or a sticker on the sleeve
or jewel case the Windows CD came in. The 25-digit key is 5 groups of 5
alpha/numeric characters. The Key might be available from the system:

If the system is working in either safe or normal mode:

Open regedit.exe to this key and look in the right pane for the entry
ProductKey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion

If the system is not working, start the computer with a floppy startup disk.

At the A: prompt, type: C:\Windows\Command\Find /N "ProductKey"
C:\Windows\System.dat
(Note: ProductKey must be typed in upper and lower case letters as shown
and there is a space after: "Find" after: "/N" and after:
"ProductKey"

If the hard drive has been formatted or replaced, US customers can contact
Microsoft at: 1 800 642-7676. They will issue retail and OEM product keys
after verifying data located on the W98 CD.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Robert O'Brien" > wrote in message
...
> I had to do a full restore of my Compaq Presario computer
> and when I finished I could get Windows 98 to start. It
> called for a Product ID # which I had on my Certficate of
> Authorization. But when I enter that ID number It does
> not accept it as not valid. I put the ID3 number in
> correctly, but it won't go by that screen. I am stuck
> can you help me
> Thanx
> Bob

Ron:
thanx so much for your reply

Bob O'Brien
>-----Original Message-----
>It calls for a Product Key--not Product ID. Here is my
standard blurb:
>
>The W98 ProductKey is generally found on the Windows
user manual, the
>certificate of authenticity, a sticker on the PC or a
sticker on the sleeve
>or jewel case the Windows CD came in. The 25-digit key
is 5 groups of 5
>alpha/numeric characters. The Key might be available
from the system:
>
>If the system is working in either safe or normal mode:
>
>Open regedit.exe to this key and look in the right pane
for the entry
>ProductKey:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVers
ion
>
>If the system is not working, start the computer with a
floppy startup disk.
>
>At the A: prompt, type:
C:\Windows\Command\Find /N "ProductKey"
>C:\Windows\System.dat
>(Note: ProductKey must be typed in upper and lower case
letters as shown
>and there is a space after: "Find" after: "/N"
and after:
>"ProductKey"
>
>If the hard drive has been formatted or replaced, US
customers can contact
>Microsoft at: 1 800 642-7676. They will issue retail
and OEM product keys
>after verifying data located on the W98 CD.
>
>--
>Regards
>
>Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
>Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
>Knowledge Base Info:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
>
>"Robert O'Brien" >
wrote in message
...
>> I had to do a full restore of my Compaq Presario
computer
>> and when I finished I could get Windows 98 to start.
It
>> called for a Product ID # which I had on my Certficate
of
>> Authorization. But when I enter that ID number It does
>> not accept it as not valid. I put the ID3 number in
>> correctly, but it won't go by that screen. I am stuck
>> can you help me
>> Thanx
>> Bob
>
>
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