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Missing Product key
I purchased Win 98 SE Update several years ago and
subsequently lost the origianl case with the product key. About a year or so ago I needed to reinstall Win 98 and called Microsoft. I was given a key and wrote it down to retain it. I just tried to reinstall the CD again using the key I wrote down, but got a message this time saying it was Invalid. What is the solution? |
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Missing Product key
Make sure you are entering the information correctly (zero versus capital O
for example). If you are installing over the top of the existing system, the product key in the system must match what you are inputting. 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 "H H" wrote in message ... I purchased Win 98 SE Update several years ago and subsequently lost the origianl case with the product key. About a year or so ago I needed to reinstall Win 98 and called Microsoft. I was given a key and wrote it down to retain it. I just tried to reinstall the CD again using the key I wrote down, but got a message this time saying it was Invalid. What is the solution? |
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