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Old May 26th 04, 06:09 PM
Robert O'Brien
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I had to do a full restore of my Compaq Presario computer
and when I finished I could get Windows 98 to start. It
called for a Product ID # which I had on my Certficate of
Authorization. But when I enter that ID number It does
not accept it as not valid. I put the ID3 number in
correctly, but it won't go by that screen. I am stuck
can you help me
Thanx
Bob
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Old May 26th 04, 08:52 PM
Ron Badour
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It calls for a Product Key--not Product ID. 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.

--
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

"Robert O'Brien" wrote in message
...
I had to do a full restore of my Compaq Presario computer
and when I finished I could get Windows 98 to start. It
called for a Product ID # which I had on my Certficate of
Authorization. But when I enter that ID number It does
not accept it as not valid. I put the ID3 number in
correctly, but it won't go by that screen. I am stuck
can you help me
Thanx
Bob



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Old May 27th 04, 12:31 AM
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Ron:
thanx so much for your reply

Bob O'Brien
-----Original Message-----
It calls for a Product Key--not Product ID. 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\Cur rentVers

ion

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.

--
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

"Robert O'Brien"

wrote in message
...
I had to do a full restore of my Compaq Presario

computer
and when I finished I could get Windows 98 to start.

It
called for a Product ID # which I had on my Certficate

of
Authorization. But when I enter that ID number It does
not accept it as not valid. I put the ID3 number in
correctly, but it won't go by that screen. I am stuck
can you help me
Thanx
Bob



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