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Formatted C: and tried to reinstall - don't have product key :( HELP!



 
 
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Old October 18th 06, 03:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
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Default Formatted C: and tried to reinstall - don't have product key :( HELP!

Hi,

I was helping a friend (or so they thought) and formatted the hard
drive on an old laptop of theirs before they were sending it to Sierra
Leone. I managed to format the drive, and created a boot disk and have
got it to the final stage of re-installing Windows98, however I need
the product key apparently and my friend doesn't have it.

Does anyone have any ideas? We wanted to send this machine out to help
people but without a working version of windows it's near useless. If
you have any suggestions we'd really appreciate it.

thanks,

s

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Old October 18th 06, 06:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Gary S. Terhune
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Default Formatted C: and tried to reinstall - don't have product key :( HELP!

I'm fairly certain that you can call Microsoft and get a replacement Key,
especially under these circumstances. But I don't know for sure what number
to call. If someone doesn't come along soon to provide the number, I'll see
what I can do to locate it.

What make/model laptop is it? And what does the Windows CD look like. What
is written on the CD?

One last option, if all else fails, is to purchase an OEM CD, provided your
machine will install such and doesn't need special changes to the OS (some
laptops are *very* finicky, especially the older ones). OEM Win98 CDs are
~$50

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

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ups.com...
Hi,

I was helping a friend (or so they thought) and formatted the hard
drive on an old laptop of theirs before they were sending it to Sierra
Leone. I managed to format the drive, and created a boot disk and have
got it to the final stage of re-installing Windows98, however I need
the product key apparently and my friend doesn't have it.

Does anyone have any ideas? We wanted to send this machine out to help
people but without a working version of windows it's near useless. If
you have any suggestions we'd really appreciate it.

thanks,

s



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Old October 19th 06, 12:02 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Ron Badour
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Default Formatted C: and tried to reinstall - don't have product key :( HELP!

1 800 642-7676 but I don't know if MS will issue one since W98 support has
ended.

--
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



"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
I'm fairly certain that you can call Microsoft and get a replacement Key,
especially under these circumstances. But I don't know for sure what
number
to call. If someone doesn't come along soon to provide the number, I'll
see
what I can do to locate it.

What make/model laptop is it? And what does the Windows CD look like. What
is written on the CD?

One last option, if all else fails, is to purchase an OEM CD, provided
your
machine will install such and doesn't need special changes to the OS (some
laptops are *very* finicky, especially the older ones). OEM Win98 CDs are
~$50

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi,

I was helping a friend (or so they thought) and formatted the hard
drive on an old laptop of theirs before they were sending it to Sierra
Leone. I managed to format the drive, and created a boot disk and have
got it to the final stage of re-installing Windows98, however I need
the product key apparently and my friend doesn't have it.

Does anyone have any ideas? We wanted to send this machine out to help
people but without a working version of windows it's near useless. If
you have any suggestions we'd really appreciate it.

thanks,

s





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Old October 19th 06, 12:59 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Gary S. Terhune
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Default Formatted C: and tried to reinstall - don't have product key :( HELP!

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but for this purpose, and with some
real negotiating skills, I think I could make a case, g.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
1 800 642-7676 but I don't know if MS will issue one since W98 support

has
ended.

--
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



"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
I'm fairly certain that you can call Microsoft and get a replacement

Key,
especially under these circumstances. But I don't know for sure what
number
to call. If someone doesn't come along soon to provide the number, I'll
see
what I can do to locate it.

What make/model laptop is it? And what does the Windows CD look like.

What
is written on the CD?

One last option, if all else fails, is to purchase an OEM CD, provided
your
machine will install such and doesn't need special changes to the OS

(some
laptops are *very* finicky, especially the older ones). OEM Win98 CDs

are
~$50

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi,

I was helping a friend (or so they thought) and formatted the hard
drive on an old laptop of theirs before they were sending it to Sierra
Leone. I managed to format the drive, and created a boot disk and have
got it to the final stage of re-installing Windows98, however I need
the product key apparently and my friend doesn't have it.

Does anyone have any ideas? We wanted to send this machine out to help
people but without a working version of windows it's near useless. If
you have any suggestions we'd really appreciate it.

thanks,

s







 




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