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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PMS Witch who wrote (11198)	8/17/2000 10:48:25 AM
From: CatLady	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion ProductId On Win2000, the product ID stored in the registry matches what's displayed when I bring up the settings/control panel/system screen. But that isn't the same as the Product KEY printed on the back of my CD. I thought the Product KEY was what's needed to re-install. ( not the ID ) ???

To: PMS Witch who wrote (11198)	8/17/2000 10:50:41 AM
From: R Jennings	Respond to of 14778

Thank you all for your help. I ended up using my win95 compaq restore disk on my aptiva. Despite a system that was at least two years newer than it Bill gates's software did just find working on machine with software optimized for compaq hardware. After I got done with the install win95 lost the cd-rom it installed from so that was a minor problem. After that was resolved (msdex) I upgraded to win98 and besides having to get a custom modem driver its doing pretty good. I do miss having the pre-installed software though. I did get a friends win98 code but I used the about windows option from control pannel and that effort wasn't sucessful. So thanks again everybody !