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Old September 12th 04, 08:53 AM
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i need to reformat my drive because my 32gb partition is
missing but i have lost my product key the person who made
my computer gave me 3 windows 98 disks so i have one key
and dont know what disk it is for key starts with x06
disks start with x03
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Old September 12th 04, 01:12 PM
Greg
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Download this it will give you a lot more
info than just your Product Key.
Get Everest
http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?
pid=1&lang=en&pageid=3
Or you can also do it this way.
Go to:
Start, run and type in regedit, navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion

Look in the right pane for ProductKey
Hope this helps.
-----Original Message-----
i need to reformat my drive because my 32gb partition is
missing but i have lost my product key the person who

made
my computer gave me 3 windows 98 disks so i have one key
and dont know what disk it is for key starts with x06
disks start with x03
.

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Old September 14th 04, 01:32 PM
Ron Badour
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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.

--
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 need to reformat my drive because my 32gb partition is
missing but i have lost my product key the person who made
my computer gave me 3 windows 98 disks so i have one key
and dont know what disk it is for key starts with x06
disks start with x03



 




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