Windows 98 Install

[Ken B]

I had to format my hard drive and am now reinstalling
Win98. It asks for the product key. I haven't had the
product key in YEARS. What do I do to reinstall, short of
buying a new Win98. I had upgraded to Windows XP, so I
can't load that on unitl I have Win98 on board.

[Jeff Richards]

If you are only installing W98 so that you can install XP then don't
bother - just install XP. When it asks you to prove that you are eligible to
use the upgrade version, put the W98 CD in the drive.
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Ken B" > wrote in message
...
>I had to format my hard drive and am now reinstalling
> Win98. It asks for the product key. I haven't had the
> product key in YEARS. What do I do to reinstall, short of
> buying a new Win98. I had upgraded to Windows XP, so I
> can't load that on unitl I have Win98 on board.

>-----Original Message-----
>I had to format my hard drive and am now reinstalling
>Win98. It asks for the product key. I haven't had the
>product key in YEARS. What do I do to reinstall, short
of
>buying a new Win98. I had upgraded to Windows XP, so I
>can't load that on unitl I have Win98 on board.
>.
>I am facing the exact same problem. Did you ever figure
out what to do? My son's computer (my very old one)
crashed and I had to reinstall Windows 98 SE. I have
tried to set up his wireless internet connection and it
is asking me for a product key. I can find every other
product key of Window that I have, ME, XP, XP
Professional but I have not idea where I put the booklet
for the Windows 98 SE that has the product key. What can
I do??? Please help as my son is only 4 and is very
computer literate and wants to play his games on his
computer. I can't get the thing working and need
help....Thank you...Be Blessed in your day!

[Ron Badour]

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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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

> wrote in message
...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I had to format my hard drive and am now reinstalling
> >Win98. It asks for the product key. I haven't had the
> >product key in YEARS. What do I do to reinstall, short
> of
> >buying a new Win98. I had upgraded to Windows XP, so I
> >can't load that on unitl I have Win98 on board.
> >.
> >I am facing the exact same problem. Did you ever figure
> out what to do? My son's computer (my very old one)
> crashed and I had to reinstall Windows 98 SE. I have
> tried to set up his wireless internet connection and it
> is asking me for a product key. I can find every other
> product key of Window that I have, ME, XP, XP
> Professional but I have not idea where I put the booklet
> for the Windows 98 SE that has the product key. What can
> I do??? Please help as my son is only 4 and is very
> computer literate and wants to play his games on his
> computer. I can't get the thing working and need
> help....Thank you...Be Blessed in your day!