Re: Windows 98
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\CurrentVersion
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, try finding the
appropriate product key using google.com
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Regards
Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008
"James P" <JamesP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hope someone can help!
>
> My hard drive recently crashed and I have been trying to load windows 98
> back on it. My PC is from 2001 and I no longer can locate the codes for
> the
> software but have the original legal copy of the disk. Anyway of getting
> a
> code to reload?
>
>
> Thanks
>
