Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
 

I have an older Dell Latitude CP that I am trying to re-
install windows 98 Se on. the machine itslef DOES NOT
have a COE sticker on it. The Official Guide and the
original DELL Cd RE-INSTALLATION CD don't have it either.
The manuel wioth the Cd syas to look on the computer
itself- but no COA there. Howe do I obtyain the COA (or
retrieve it) for this machine???
Please sespond to

Email support can be a dangerous proposition. When a response is posted in
the newsgroup, a lot of people are going to review it and make sure that the
answer is correct or at least that it will not do any harm to your PC. When
you get an email, no one can review it to ensure it has good information.
Also, when you use a valid email address in a public newsgroup like this,
you may get tons of spam and emails with a virus attached.

I assume what you really want is the Product Key. If so, 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.

I suggest writing the ProductKey on the CD with a Sharpie marker.


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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

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I have an older Dell Latitude CP that I am trying to re-
install windows 98 Se on. the machine itslef DOES NOT
have a COE sticker on it. The Official Guide and the
original DELL Cd RE-INSTALLATION CD don't have it either.
The manuel wioth the Cd syas to look on the computer
itself- but no COA there. Howe do I obtyain the COA (or
retrieve it) for this machine???
Please sespond to

Ron I did that one time and do you know
how hard it is to read when you are installing
with that CD.
-----Original Message-----
I suggest writing the ProductKey on the CD with a Sharpie
marker.

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

I'd expect the person to copy the Key down on a piece of paper when it was
needed. Writing it on the disk precludes losing it (unless you lose the CD
as well).

--
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

"Greg" wrote in message
...
Ron I did that one time and do you know
how hard it is to read when you are installing
with that CD.
-----Original Message-----
I suggest writing the ProductKey on the CD with a Sharpie
marker.

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