product keys (W98)

[mamasa]

i have a gateway 2000, win98, ie 5.5 that was given to me by a friend. i need to reinstall my win98, but don't know the "product key". i'm kinda dense, so is there any way to find the product in my computer, or by calling or contacting microsoft? any help is greatly appreciated.

thanks,
mark campbell

[Nana]

mamasa,

You will find the information you want in this <a target="_blank" href=http://www.winguides.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=brdQuestions&Number=56926&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=>thread</a>.

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[report_2]

Or you can go to Start, Run, type in "regedit" without the quotation marks and hit the OK button.

Expand the tree to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion

In the left hand pane click on the folder named CurrentVersion and it will display it's contents in the right hand pane. Scroll down to ProductKey and you will see the key to the right of it.

[jackha]

Or if you have a printer you can go to START&gt;RUN&gt;type in REGEDIT and then click the regestry tab and then click print. the first 1 or 2 pages will have most of your computer info on including the product key no. P S don't let it keep printing or you'll be there all day " about 400 pages worth" all you need are 2 pages.. jackha

[report_2]

Another way if Windows Scripting Host is installed as it is by default.
Copy between the lines. Paste it to Notepad. Name it as ProductKey and then rename it to ProductKey.js and it will look it up for you when you double click on it..

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var WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
var ProductKey =
WSHShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion \\Productkey");
WSHShell.Popup(ProductKey, 0, "Windows 98 Product CD Key", 64);
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[jackha]

Well if I knew how to do all of that I'd try it..That's just another thing I haven't learned how to do "yet"..But I do know how to push the print tab thats how I found out about printing the reg. by playing around, Oh yea I have become very good at formating too. " I screw up a lot" the last time I did it in 2 hrs. printer,scanner,burner,modem,mgi,acrobat I guess thats all. Usually quicker than messing around trying to fix it especially after I mess it up..jackha