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To: R Jennings who wrote (11183)	8/16/2000 11:31:13 PM
From: TraderAlan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Rob, Rather than be accused by some Redmond brute of passing along info, check out the solution to this guy's problem at: discussions.virtualdr.com IOW although the example is for Office, you can get the win product key off any other machine with the same version of win. I gave my manual away accidently but sure enough, the code was hiding on my PC. Alan

To: R Jennings who wrote (11183)	8/17/2000 12:09:18 AM
From: dg_flier	Respond to of 14778

Re: Code entry screen problem: Your problem sounds like the problem I have when reinstalling WIN98 upgrade from WIN95 on my Gatway cpu. The computer wants verification and proof that you are licensed with a previous version of Windows. I spent several hours on the phone with Gatway tec. support to figure out my reinstall the first time, the second time I did a reinstall it only took half the time and no tec support. This is how we solved my problem; Keep in mind I had a win 95 cd and also a win 3.1 cd I could use for verification of previous Windows ownership. 1) I did a format of the hard disk using C:\ /c /u enter from the DOS prompt. This cleaned all files and data off the disk. 2) Rebooted computer with the boot floppy disk and at DOS prompt make a new directory, type C:\md win98 enter, this makes a directory for win98 on the hard drive. 3) Then type at the prompt C:\ CD WIN98 enter 4) Copy the win98 cd to the hard drive, at the prompt C:\WIN98> type COPY E:\WIN98 enter. After the cd copies to hard drive replace the win 98 cd with a win 95 or 3.1 cd. If your cd is drive D replace the E with D. 5) Reboot computer and at DOS prompt go to C:\ and type setup enter. 6) At the compliance check type in D:\WIN95, or the win cd product you have, you could even try the win98 cd but may not work. 7) Install additional drivers and get Microsoft updates off web site. Sorry if this dose not sound to clear but I copied it from notes I took in the heat of the battle ;) dg_flier Terry

To: R Jennings who wrote (11183)	8/17/2000 10:24:32 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

On my system, the Product Identification can be located in the registry under the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion ProductId Good idea for everyone to record this string in a safe place. Cheers, PW. P.S. Perhaps it would be more useful to be able to determine the ProductId expected (demanded) by your Win98 CD. The ProductId in your registry would match that found on the original CD. I don't know if an appropriate ProductId is required or a specific ProductId is needed.