win 98 SE product key

I cannot read product key on my win 98 se disk . Where can I find it off my
computer?

If you ever need the product key, have not formatted your drive and can still
access Windows, Long Lost MVP George Gedye has an app ( RegInfo ver3 ) that will
pull it from the registry for you.
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/

Click on Software, click on Applications, scroll down to RegInfo ver3.
Or
Your Product Key can be found in the registry. Go to Start Run, type in: regedit
and hit enter. Navigate to:
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
Click once on CurrentVersion, the name not the +, and scroll to ProductID or
ProductKey in the right pane.

Or
If you can’t boot Win98, but haven’t formatted the system drive, then boot with a
startup floppy or to a command prompt and run either of these:
C:\Windows\command\Find /I “ProductKey” c:\windows\system.dat
C:\Windows\command\Find /I “ProductKey” c:\system.1st

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"shortcyn" wrote in message
...
I cannot read product key on my win 98 se disk . Where can I find it off my
computer?

Hi Brian,

"Long lost" indeed. Do *you* have any idea what has happened to him?

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
...
If you ever need the product key, have not formatted your drive and can
still access Windows, Long Lost MVP George Gedye has an app ( RegInfo
ver3 ) that will pull it from the registry for you.
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/

Click on Software, click on Applications, scroll down to RegInfo ver3.
Or
Your Product Key can be found in the registry. Go to Start Run, type
in: regedit and hit enter. Navigate to:
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
Click once on CurrentVersion, the name not the +, and scroll to ProductID
or ProductKey in the right pane.

Or
If you can’t boot Win98, but haven’t formatted the system drive, then
boot with a startup floppy or to a command prompt and run either of these:
C:\Windows\command\Find /I “ProductKey” c:\windows\system.dat
C:\Windows\command\Find /I “ProductKey” c:\system.1st

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"shortcyn" wrote in message
...
I cannot read product key on my win 98 se disk . Where can I find it off
my
computer?

Went fishing. Came back once, for a short while. Then went back fishing,
AFAIK.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Curt Christianson" wrote in message
...
Hi Brian,

"Long lost" indeed. Do *you* have any idea what has happened to him?

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
...
If you ever need the product key, have not formatted your drive and can
still access Windows, Long Lost MVP George Gedye has an app ( RegInfo
ver3 ) that will pull it from the registry for you.
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/

Click on Software, click on Applications, scroll down to RegInfo ver3.
Or
Your Product Key can be found in the registry. Go to Start Run, type
in: regedit and hit enter. Navigate to:
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
Click once on CurrentVersion, the name not the +, and scroll to
ProductID or ProductKey in the right pane.

Or
If you can't boot Win98, but haven't formatted the system drive, then
boot with a startup floppy or to a command prompt and run either of
these:
C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat
C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\system.1st

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"shortcyn" wrote in message
...
I cannot read product key on my win 98 se disk . Where can I find it off
my
computer?

Must be waaay better fishing than we have here. s

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Went fishing. Came back once, for a short while. Then went back fishing,
AFAIK.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Curt Christianson" wrote in message
...
Hi Brian,

"Long lost" indeed. Do *you* have any idea what has happened to him?

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
...
If you ever need the product key, have not formatted your drive and can
still access Windows, Long Lost MVP George Gedye has an app ( RegInfo
ver3 ) that will pull it from the registry for you.
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/

Click on Software, click on Applications, scroll down to RegInfo ver3.
Or
Your Product Key can be found in the registry. Go to Start Run, type
in: regedit and hit enter. Navigate to:
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
Click once on CurrentVersion, the name not the +, and scroll to
ProductID or ProductKey in the right pane.

Or
If you can't boot Win98, but haven't formatted the system drive, then
boot with a startup floppy or to a command prompt and run either of
these:
C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat
C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\system.1st

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"shortcyn" wrote in message
...
I cannot read product key on my win 98 se disk . Where can I find it
off my
computer?

North Pacific, somewhere near Alaska.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Curt Christianson" wrote in message
...
Must be waaay better fishing than we have here. s

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Went fishing. Came back once, for a short while. Then went back fishing,
AFAIK.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Curt Christianson" wrote in message
...
Hi Brian,

"Long lost" indeed. Do *you* have any idea what has happened to him?

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
...
If you ever need the product key, have not formatted your drive and
can still access Windows, Long Lost MVP George Gedye has an app (
RegInfo ver3 ) that will pull it from the registry for you.
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/

Click on Software, click on Applications, scroll down to RegInfo ver3.
Or
Your Product Key can be found in the registry. Go to Start Run, type
in: regedit and hit enter. Navigate to:
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
Click once on CurrentVersion, the name not the +, and scroll to
ProductID or ProductKey in the right pane.

Or
If you can't boot Win98, but haven't formatted the system drive, then
boot with a startup floppy or to a command prompt and run either of
these:
C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat
C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\system.1st

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"shortcyn" wrote in message
...
I cannot read product key on my win 98 se disk . Where can I find it
off my
computer?

Yup, went back to play with the Orcas'. He's not fishing, he was contracted IIRC
by a government ORCA Research Org. Before he took sail he did mention he would have
his laptop with him so he could keep in contact, haven't had neer a word since, maybe
Willie ate it.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Went fishing. Came back once, for a short while. Then went back fishing, AFAIK.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Curt Christianson" wrote in message
...
Hi Brian,

"Long lost" indeed. Do *you* have any idea what has happened to him?

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
...
If you ever need the product key, have not formatted your drive and can still
access Windows, Long Lost MVP George Gedye has an app ( RegInfo ver3 ) that will
pull it from the registry for you.
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/

Click on Software, click on Applications, scroll down to RegInfo ver3.
Or
Your Product Key can be found in the registry. Go to Start Run, type in:
regedit and hit enter. Navigate to:
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
Click once on CurrentVersion, the name not the +, and scroll to ProductID or
ProductKey in the right pane.

Or
If you can't boot Win98, but haven't formatted the system drive, then boot with
a startup floppy or to a command prompt and run either of these:
C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat
C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\system.1st

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375



"shortcyn" wrote in message
...
I cannot read product key on my win 98 se disk . Where can I find it off my
computer?

"shortcyn" wrote in message
...
I cannot read product key on my win 98 se disk . Where can I find it
off my
computer?

Go to Start Run type in regedit OK select HKEY_Local_ Machine
Software Microsoft Windows Double click Current Version Scroll
to Product Key in right hand pane.

or

Go Start Run type in regedit OK Edit Find type in ProductKey
c. Find Next.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.