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problems reloading Windows 98SE
I am using 98SE and have been since 2000. I have
developed a Trojan that I am trying to rid myself of by reloading my 98SE operating system. I have used this fix in the past for other issues. This time when I used by 98SE disk, I was asked to provide a product number. My product number is an original equipment number and when I try to enter it into the Windows Product Key window, I run out of numbers before I use all the blank spaces. As a result the window will not recognize my product id # as valid and the installation process stops at that point. Anyone have a suggestion as to how I need to proceed?? |
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problems reloading Windows 98SE
What you need is the ProductKey, NOT the ProductID. The PK is a sequence of 25
#'s/letters broken into 5 groups of 5. 5 #'s/L's-5 #'s/L's-5 #'s/L's-5 #'s/L's-5 #'s/L's If you have not formatted the drive, then you can get the PK from the registry in a few ways. MVP George Gedye has an app that will pull it from the registry for you. http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/ Click on Software, click on Applications, scroll down to RegInfo ver3. Your ProductID and Product Key can be found in the registry. Go to Start Run, type in: regedit and hit enter. Navigate to: Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion Click once on CurrentVersion, the name not the +, and scroll to ProductID or ProductKey in the right pane. If you can't boot Win98 and haven't formatted the system drive, then boot with a startup floppy or to a command prompt and run either of these: C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\system.1st If these steps aren't possible (you already formatted it), 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. -- Brian A. Jack of all trades, Master of none. One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn. "Don" wrote in message ... I am using 98SE and have been since 2000. I have developed a Trojan that I am trying to rid myself of by reloading my 98SE operating system. I have used this fix in the past for other issues. This time when I used by 98SE disk, I was asked to provide a product number. My product number is an original equipment number and when I try to enter it into the Windows Product Key window, I run out of numbers before I use all the blank spaces. As a result the window will not recognize my product id # as valid and the installation process stops at that point. Anyone have a suggestion as to how I need to proceed?? |
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