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Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.
I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many
years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do? |
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Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.
gchelp wrote:
When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the number? Don't waste your time trying to get help from Microsoft (which you won't get without paying $$$ for it). Just pick a win-98 product key from one of these web pages: http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/hyak...ft_serialz.pdf http://www.psico.univ.trieste.it/pub...8_serials.html http://lolekserwer.friko.pl/LOLEK/NS/SN.txt |
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Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.
"gchelp" wrote: I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do? |
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Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.
gchelp wrote:
I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do? If you were entering the dashes, don't. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.
"gchelp" wrote in message
... I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the number? There are two numbers . . . The MS Product ID is all-numeric, 20 digits, grouped 5-3-7-5. The KS Product Key is alphanumeric, 25 characters, grouped 5-5-5-5-5. You were supplied with both numbers on purchasing from MS: but as posted elsewhere you can use "generic" numbers instead. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.
On Oct 2, 5:56 am, gchelp wrote:
I have a legitproductkeythat I got when I bought my computer many many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then reloadWindows98. When it asked me for theWindowsProductKeyI entered it exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do? 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 Be sure you look closely at the letters. On my LCD monitor, it is difficult to see the difference between the single letter W and VV, which is two letters "V". In the first block, VP9 is followed by two V's. The rest are W's. |
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Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.
Just wanted to say a THANK YOU,you saved me from having to buy another
windows for a computer I am giving away. I had contacted dell, microsoft and you rescued me!!!!! " wrote: On Oct 2, 5:56 am, gchelp wrote: I have a legitproductkeythat I got when I bought my computer many many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then reloadWindows98. When it asked me for theWindowsProductKeyI entered it exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do? 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 Be sure you look closely at the letters. On my LCD monitor, it is difficult to see the difference between the single letter W and VV, which is two letters "V". In the first block, VP9 is followed by two V's. The rest are W's. |
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Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.
hailey's comet wrote:
| Just wanted to say a THANK YOU,you saved me from having to buy another | windows for a computer I am giving away. I had contacted dell, | microsoft and you rescued me!!!!! He's not here anymore! But I will forward your response to Sing Sing prison! | " wrote: | | On Oct 2, 5:56 am, gchelp wrote: | I have a legitproductkeythat I got when I bought my computer many | many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it | again and then reloadWindows98. When it asked me for | theWindowsProductKeyI entered it exactly as it is on my | Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes | for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who | I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do? | | 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 | Be sure you look closely at the letters. On my LCD monitor, it is | difficult | to see the difference between the single letter W and VV, which is | two letters "V". | In the first block, VP9 is followed by two V's. The rest are W's. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.
... 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 -?). It looks to have been inadvertently been made public early last year. The MVP's can put forward their own explanation - if they want. 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 |
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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! -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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