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Ron Badour
May 27th 04, 04:52 PM
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.


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

"lorraine" > wrote in message
...
> I did a quick restore with my compaq computer and now it
> is asking for a product #. I never recieved a # when i
> got this computer as they gave me a quick restore disks
> and said that's all I needed. Can anyone help me get a
> to put in or tell me how to get one.
>
> Thanks

Ron Badour
May 27th 04, 04:54 PM
Ooops, wrong post.

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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

"Ron Badour" > wrote in message
...
> 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
>
> "lorraine" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I did a quick restore with my compaq computer and now it
> > is asking for a product #. I never recieved a # when i
> > got this computer as they gave me a quick restore disks
> > and said that's all I needed. Can anyone help me get a
> > to put in or tell me how to get one.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>