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Old May 26th 04, 08:37 AM
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Default Win98 suddenly asks for product key when booting

Eureka! It lives!!!
Thank you so very much!!!
Now - how do I actually make a new backup copy of the
registry?
Michael.

-----Original Message-----
Hi Michael,

I would suggest restoring the registry to the day before

Nuker
made the changes to the system. And we will go from there.

To restore a backup copy of the registry using ScanReg
1. Start your computer, press and hold CTRL, (or by

tapping F8) select
Command Prompt Only
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type scanreg /restore.
3. Select the previous registry you want to restore, and

then press ENTER.
4. When you receive notification that you restored a

properly working
registry,
press ENTER to restart your computer.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

"Michael" wrote
My girlfriend did some creative deleting of registry

keys
and files last night, based on a sweep performed
by "Spyware Nuker" (www.nuker.com), which is an adware

and
spyware scanning tool.
The Spyware Nuker comes up with a list of files,

cookies,
running programs and registry keys that contain adware

and
spyware.
She proceeded to delete the appropriate files, cookies

and
registry keys as I had done previously on 3 computers

here
in our office. My 3 computers have functioned much

better
after the cleaning.
Unfortunately her IBM thinkpad 385ED laptop is not

fairing
as well. After the re-boot, the computer is initially
appearing to load Windows 98 normally, but in the middle
of the process of loading, a window pops up called
the "Windows 98 Installation Wizard", which, among other
things, suddenly asks her for the product registration

key.
She has tried to enter the key that is thought to be the
correct key for the system - but it was not accepted.
How do I - from 2,000 miles away - get her computer
operational again?
If it comes to it - can Windows 98 be re-installed right
over the existing installation?
There is information on the hard-drive which needs to be
saved, so a system restore is not an option...
Thank you for your help.
Michael.



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Old May 27th 04, 02:13 AM
Bert Kinney
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Default Win98 suddenly asks for product key when booting

Hi Michael,

No need to. Once per day at startup a new CAB file containing a
backup of the registry is created by Registry Checker. The file
name is Rbxxx.cab (where xxx is a unique number assigned when
the file is created). The new file replaces the oldest file. These files
are located in the \Windows\Sysbckup (hidden) folder. Registry
Checker always maintains at least the last configuration from which
the system was successfully booted.

Description of the Windows Registry Checker Tool (Scanreg.exe):
http://support.microsoft.com/default...87&Product=w98

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

Michael wrote
Eureka! It lives!!!
Thank you so very much!!!
Now - how do I actually make a new backup copy of the
registry?
Michael.

-----Original Message-----
Hi Michael,

I would suggest restoring the registry to the day before

Nuker
made the changes to the system. And we will go from there.

To restore a backup copy of the registry using ScanReg
1. Start your computer, press and hold CTRL, (or by

tapping F8) select
Command Prompt Only
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type scanreg /restore.
3. Select the previous registry you want to restore, and

then press ENTER.
4. When you receive notification that you restored a

properly working
registry,
press ENTER to restart your computer.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

"Michael" wrote
My girlfriend did some creative deleting of registry

keys
and files last night, based on a sweep performed
by "Spyware Nuker" (www.nuker.com), which is an adware

and
spyware scanning tool.
The Spyware Nuker comes up with a list of files,

cookies,
running programs and registry keys that contain adware

and
spyware.
She proceeded to delete the appropriate files, cookies

and
registry keys as I had done previously on 3 computers

here
in our office. My 3 computers have functioned much

better
after the cleaning.
Unfortunately her IBM thinkpad 385ED laptop is not

fairing
as well. After the re-boot, the computer is initially
appearing to load Windows 98 normally, but in the middle
of the process of loading, a window pops up called
the "Windows 98 Installation Wizard", which, among other
things, suddenly asks her for the product registration

key.
She has tried to enter the key that is thought to be the
correct key for the system - but it was not accepted.
How do I - from 2,000 miles away - get her computer
operational again?
If it comes to it - can Windows 98 be re-installed right
over the existing installation?
There is information on the hard-drive which needs to be
saved, so a system restore is not an option...
Thank you for your help.
Michael.



.



 




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