[CTS] Re: Windows 98 CD Key

  • From: "Eric C. Vogel" <ECVogel@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 16:49:56 -0400

You can post how to find you CD Key on the list, but you cannot post
CD-Keys.
Thank you,
Eric Vogel
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From: "Otho & Shirley" <okinsley@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Eric Talk Shop" <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 4:46 PM
Subject: [CTS] Windows 98 CD Key


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> Forwarded
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Russ Blakeman <rhb57@xxxxxxx>
> To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 4:31 PM
> Subject: [CTS] Re: Bought a used PC...+ Product Key
>
>
> >
> > Well heck I didn't think of the tag/label only being differetn - been so
> > used to "PoductID" that I never thought to look for saomething
different,
> ie
> > "ProductKey" - works even in registry editor when you search for the
> label.
> >
> > Now I can start keeping tabs on the # for the regulars (in advance of
> > disaster)and when they have to be reloaded I alrady have their Key, no
> more
> > searching. I could have saved my neighbor having to pay M$ more money
for
> a
> > new ME key number/license last year had I known.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> > Cuffy10@xxxxxxx
> > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 1:20 PM
> > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [CTS] Re: Bought a used PC...+ Product Key
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 6/16/02 7:34:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
rhb57@xxxxxxx
> > writes:
> >
> >
> > > In 95 you could go to system.dat (or was it
> > > user.dat, nope must be system.dat) and find the productID before
wiping
> a
> > > machine clean so that you had a number to load when setup asked for it
> >
> > PRODUCT KEY [+]
> >
> >
> >
> > These tips work with ALL Windows 95/98/ME releases:
> >
> > 1. Courtesy of Michael (mbarrett@xxxxxxxxxxx):
> > "I have managed to retrieve the Win98 product key data from the
SYSTEM.DAT
> > file (located in C:\Windows) using a standard text file editor, like the
> DOS
> > based EDIT.COM (located in C:\Windows\Command), provided with the OS.
> > I booted into native MS-DOS, and then started a textual search for
either
> > ProductId (Win95/OSR2) or ProductKey (Win98/ME) strings. You need to
step
> > through the instances until you find the required key.
> > I used this for reinstalling Windows when the GUI would not start."
> >
> > 2. If for any reason you're locked out of your Windows 9x/ME interface
> > (GUI),
> > or even worse, you cannot even boot into your Windows PC, then boot:
> > - with the "Command prompt only" option from the Windows 95 (98) Startup
> > Menu:
> > http://members.aol.com/axcel216/msdos.htm#MEN
> > by holding down Shift + F5 while your machine boots,
> > - or from your Startup (boot) floppy [you DO have one, don't you? :)],
> > and run this command from the DOS prompt:
> > - Win95/OSR1/OSR2 users:
> > FIND.EXE/I "ProductId" %winbootdir%\SYSTEM.DAT
> > - Win98/ME users:
> > FIND.EXE/I "ProductKey" %winbootdir%\SYSTEM.DAT
> > Notice the first line on the following screen, which looks something
like
> > this:
> > ProductKey ?????-?????-?????-?????-?????
> > Those question marks actually represent your Windows Setup CD key.
> >
> > FYI: See also these tips for similar procedures: "98 INSTALL BLUES" and
> > "WIN98: NO CODE INSTALL!" in TIPS98.TXT (included).
> >
> >
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