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lost product key
i need to reformat my drive because my 32gb partition is
missing but i have lost my product key the person who made my computer gave me 3 windows 98 disks so i have one key and dont know what disk it is for key starts with x06 disks start with x03 |
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Download this it will give you a lot more
info than just your Product Key. Get Everest http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php? pid=1&lang=en&pageid=3 Or you can also do it this way. Go to: Start, run and type in regedit, navigate to this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion Look in the right pane for ProductKey Hope this helps. -----Original Message----- i need to reformat my drive because my 32gb partition is missing but i have lost my product key the person who made my computer gave me 3 windows 98 disks so i have one key and dont know what disk it is for key starts with x06 disks start with x03 . |
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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. I suggest writing the ProductKey on the CD with a Sharpie marker. -- 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 ... i need to reformat my drive because my 32gb partition is missing but i have lost my product key the person who made my computer gave me 3 windows 98 disks so i have one key and dont know what disk it is for key starts with x06 disks start with x03 |
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