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Lost Product Key
I have an older laptop that I have recently revived. I have
the Windows98 installation CD, but I have lost the certificate with the Product Key on it. I would like to reinstall Windows, but I cannot get past the screen that asks for me to enter the product key. I have not yet formatted the hard drive so I still have the original installation in place. Is there a way to access the product key in the current installation? Is there a way to bypass the product key requirement? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Carrot Williams |
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Lost Product Key
If Win98 is still running, get it from the Registry with Regedit.exe
The key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion The value is ProductKey ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "Carrot Williams" wrote: I have an older laptop that I have recently revived. I have the Windows98 installation CD, but I have lost the certificate with the Product Key on it. I would like to reinstall Windows, but I cannot get past the screen that asks for me to enter the product key. I have not yet formatted the hard drive so I still have the original installation in place. Is there a way to access the product key in the current installation? Is there a way to bypass the product key requirement? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Carrot Williams |
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Alan,
Thanks for the info. Carrot Williams -----Original Message----- If Win98 is still running, get it from the Registry with Regedit.exe The key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVers ion The value is ProductKey ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html |
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