[CTS] Windows 98 CD Key
- From: "Otho & Shirley" <okinsley@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Eric Talk Shop" <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 15:46:24 -0500
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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.
>
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> 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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