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Windows 98
Hope someone can help!
My hard drive recently crashed and I have been trying to load windows 98 back on it. My PC is from 2001 and I no longer can locate the codes for the software but have the original legal copy of the disk. Anyway of getting a code to reload? Thanks |
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Windows 98
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, try finding the appropriate product key using google.com -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2008 "James P" wrote in message ... Hope someone can help! My hard drive recently crashed and I have been trying to load windows 98 back on it. My PC is from 2001 and I no longer can locate the codes for the software but have the original legal copy of the disk. Anyway of getting a code to reload? Thanks |
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Windows 98
Thanks...I'll give it a try.
"James P" wrote: Hope someone can help! My hard drive recently crashed and I have been trying to load windows 98 back on it. My PC is from 2001 and I no longer can locate the codes for the software but have the original legal copy of the disk. Anyway of getting a code to reload? Thanks |
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