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Old October 19th 07, 02:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
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Default Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

98 Guy wrote:
| ... Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a
| ... *generic* key that they said would work with *all* CDs,
| ... and said, "feel free to pass this on". I guess since
| ... they don't support it anymore, there's no reason to
| ... keep it a secret anymore. Anyway, the generic key is:
| ...
| ... VP9VV-VJW7Q-MHY6W-JK47R-M2KGJ
|
| The same explanation (March 28, 2007) for that product key can be
| found he
|
|
http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95...-vredir-5.html
|
| It can also be found in this web-forum thread:
|
| http://www.computertrouble.co.uk/for...pic.php?t=2695
|
| It was listed (inadvertently) as part of a Belarc Advisor system
| information dump on Feb 7, 2006.
|
| I doubt there is/was anything called a "generic" win-98 key (unless
| possibly an MSDN key -?).

This is the first I heard of a "generic" I think. But, I do understand
more than one key will work for the same Setup.exe. It isn't really a
unique one per Setup!

| It looks to have been inadvertently been made public early last year.
| The MVP's can put forward their own explanation - if they want.

They appear all to be busy hunting down thanatoid & billpfeifer who has
escaped now!

| A google search for more postings of dumps made by Belarc Advisor
| turns up the following:
|
| http://info.weba.com.pl/komputery/(Marcin).htm
| Key: F73HC-XYXR3-R34GV-B4F9M-XWTR8
|
| http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=39458
| Key: P8M8D-X9F2M-37GPT-MKTMV-VVX8T
|
| http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-9...-problem-4.htm
| Key: VTXBY-99K94-9C6CW-Q2FR4-8Q4VQ
|
| http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1171609464
| Key: BCM7H-BH7XW-JQC9R-Y3GDB-26B93
|
| http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/...php?t2026.html
| Key: KXX9H-QVH8V-RP4VR-2XQ9X-VW2JH
|
| There are lots more examples:
|
|
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...re+Licenses%22

Yep-- I see what you are saying! Everyone who posted his full Belarc
Advisor output to the NET-- has posted his ProductKey! Yikes! We must
build more prisons immediately!


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR