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Windows 98 Install
I had to format my hard drive and am now reinstalling
Win98. It asks for the product key. I haven't had the product key in YEARS. What do I do to reinstall, short of buying a new Win98. I had upgraded to Windows XP, so I can't load that on unitl I have Win98 on board. |
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Windows 98 Install
If you are only installing W98 so that you can install XP then don't
bother - just install XP. When it asks you to prove that you are eligible to use the upgrade version, put the W98 CD in the drive. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "Ken B" wrote in message ... I had to format my hard drive and am now reinstalling Win98. It asks for the product key. I haven't had the product key in YEARS. What do I do to reinstall, short of buying a new Win98. I had upgraded to Windows XP, so I can't load that on unitl I have Win98 on board. |
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Windows 98 Install
-----Original Message----- I had to format my hard drive and am now reinstalling Win98. It asks for the product key. I haven't had the product key in YEARS. What do I do to reinstall, short of buying a new Win98. I had upgraded to Windows XP, so I can't load that on unitl I have Win98 on board. . I am facing the exact same problem. Did you ever figure out what to do? My son's computer (my very old one) crashed and I had to reinstall Windows 98 SE. I have tried to set up his wireless internet connection and it is asking me for a product key. I can find every other product key of Window that I have, ME, XP, XP Professional but I have not idea where I put the booklet for the Windows 98 SE that has the product key. What can I do??? Please help as my son is only 4 and is very computer literate and wants to play his games on his computer. I can't get the thing working and need help....Thank you...Be Blessed in your day! |
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Windows 98 Install
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. -- 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 wrote in message ... -----Original Message----- I had to format my hard drive and am now reinstalling Win98. It asks for the product key. I haven't had the product key in YEARS. What do I do to reinstall, short of buying a new Win98. I had upgraded to Windows XP, so I can't load that on unitl I have Win98 on board. . I am facing the exact same problem. Did you ever figure out what to do? My son's computer (my very old one) crashed and I had to reinstall Windows 98 SE. I have tried to set up his wireless internet connection and it is asking me for a product key. I can find every other product key of Window that I have, ME, XP, XP Professional but I have not idea where I put the booklet for the Windows 98 SE that has the product key. What can I do??? Please help as my son is only 4 and is very computer literate and wants to play his games on his computer. I can't get the thing working and need help....Thank you...Be Blessed in your day! |
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