Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

[gchelp]

I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many
years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then
reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it
exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough
keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who
I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?

 

[98 Guy]

gchelp wrote:

> When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it
> exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I
> do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the number?

Don't waste your time trying to get help from Microsoft (which you
won't get without paying $$$ for it).

Just pick a win-98 product key from one of these web pages:

http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/hyakuhei/micro_oft_serialz.pdf

http://www.psico.univ.trieste.it/pub//win98_serials.html

http://lolekserwer.friko.pl/LOLEK/NS/SN.txt

 

[gchelp]

"gchelp" wrote:

> I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many
> years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then
> reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it
> exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough
> keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who
> I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?

 

[dadiOH]

gchelp wrote:
> I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer
> many many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it
> again and then reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows
> Product Key I entered it exactly as it is on my Certificate of
> Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the
> number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who I can contact at
> Microsoft to find out what to do?

If you were entering the dashes, don't.


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[Don Phillipson]

"gchelp" <gchelp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1FFF8F7F-C8BE-4928-961A-89BA2A9A2C4D@microsoft.com...

> I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many
> years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then
> reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered
it
> exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have
enough
> keystrokes for it to take the number?

There are two numbers . . .
The MS Product ID is all-numeric, 20 digits, grouped 5-3-7-5.
The KS Product Key is alphanumeric, 25 characters, grouped 5-5-5-5-5.
You were supplied with both numbers on purchasing from MS: but as
posted elsewhere you can use "generic" numbers instead.

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[billpfeifer@hotmail.com]

On Oct 2, 5:56 am, gchelp <gch...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have a legitproductkeythat I got when I bought my computer many many
> years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then
> reloadWindows98. When it asked me for theWindowsProductKeyI entered it
> exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough
> keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who
> I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?

Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a *generic* key
that they
said would work with *all* CDs, and said, "feel free to pass this on".
I guess since they don't support it anymore, there's no reason to keep
it a
secret anymore. Anyway, the generic key is:
VP9VV-VJW7Q-MHY6W-JK47R-M2KGJ
Be sure you look closely at the letters. On my LCD monitor, it is
difficult
to see the difference between the single letter W and VV, which is two
letters "V".
In the first block, VP9 is followed by two V's. The rest are W's.

 

[hailey's comet]

Just wanted to say a THANK YOU,you saved me from having to buy another
windows for a computer I am giving away. I had contacted dell, microsoft and
you rescued me!!!!!




"billpfeifer@hotmail.com" wrote:

> On Oct 2, 5:56 am, gchelp <gch...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I have a legitproductkeythat I got when I bought my computer many many
> > years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then
> > reloadWindows98. When it asked me for theWindowsProductKeyI entered it
> > exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough
> > keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who
> > I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?
>
> Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a *generic* key
> that they
> said would work with *all* CDs, and said, "feel free to pass this on".
> I guess since they don't support it anymore, there's no reason to keep
> it a
> secret anymore. Anyway, the generic key is:
> VP9VV-VJW7Q-MHY6W-JK47R-M2KGJ
> Be sure you look closely at the letters. On my LCD monitor, it is
> difficult
> to see the difference between the single letter W and VV, which is two
> letters "V".
> In the first block, VP9 is followed by two V's. The rest are W's.
>
>

 

[PCR]

hailey's comet wrote:
| Just wanted to say a THANK YOU,you saved me from having to buy another
| windows for a computer I am giving away. I had contacted dell,
| microsoft and you rescued me!!!!!

He's not here anymore! But I will forward your response to Sing Sing
prison!

| "billpfeifer@hotmail.com" wrote:
|
|> On Oct 2, 5:56 am, gchelp <gch...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
|> > I have a legitproductkeythat I got when I bought my computer many
|> > many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it
|> > again and then reloadWindows98. When it asked me for
|> > theWindowsProductKeyI entered it exactly as it is on my
|> > Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes
|> > for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who
|> > I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?
|>
|> Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a *generic* key
|> that they
|> said would work with *all* CDs, and said, "feel free to pass this
|> on". I guess since they don't support it anymore, there's no reason
|> to keep it a
|> secret anymore. Anyway, the generic key is:
|> VP9VV-VJW7Q-MHY6W-JK47R-M2KGJ
|> Be sure you look closely at the letters. On my LCD monitor, it is
|> difficult
|> to see the difference between the single letter W and VV, which is
|> two letters "V".
|> In the first block, VP9 is followed by two V's. The rest are W's.

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Should things get worse after this,
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[98 Guy]

... Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a
... *generic* key that they said would work with *all* CDs,
... and said, "feel free to pass this on". I guess since
... they don't support it anymore, there's no reason to
... keep it a secret anymore. Anyway, the generic key is:
...
... VP9VV-VJW7Q-MHY6W-JK47R-M2KGJ

The same explanation (March 28, 2007) for that product key can be
found here:

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95-98-me/551893-solved-missing-vnetsup-vxd-vredir-5.html

It can also be found in this web-forum thread:

http://www.computertrouble.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2695

It was listed (inadvertently) as part of a Belarc Advisor system
information dump on Feb 7, 2006.

I doubt there is/was anything called a "generic" win-98 key (unless
possibly an MSDN key -?).

It looks to have been inadvertently been made public early last year.
The MVP's can put forward their own explanation - if they want.

A google search for more postings of dumps made by Belarc Advisor
turns up the following:

http://info.weba.com.pl/komputery/(Marcin).htm
Key: F73HC-XYXR3-R34GV-B4F9M-XWTR8

http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=39458
Key: P8M8D-X9F2M-37GPT-MKTMV-VVX8T

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-95-98-1061/Audio-problem-4.htm
Key: VTXBY-99K94-9C6CW-Q2FR4-8Q4VQ

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1171609464
Key: BCM7H-BH7XW-JQC9R-Y3GDB-26B93

http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/lofiversion/index.php?t2026.html
Key: KXX9H-QVH8V-RP4VR-2XQ9X-VW2JH

There are lots more examples:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Belarc+-+Advisor+Microsoft+-+"Windows+98"+"Software+Licenses"

 

[PCR]

98 Guy wrote:
| ... Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a
| ... *generic* key that they said would work with *all* CDs,
| ... and said, "feel free to pass this on". I guess since
| ... they don't support it anymore, there's no reason to
| ... keep it a secret anymore. Anyway, the generic key is:
| ...
| ... VP9VV-VJW7Q-MHY6W-JK47R-M2KGJ
|
| The same explanation (March 28, 2007) for that product key can be
| found here:
|
|
http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95-98-me/551893-solved-missing-vnetsup-vxd-vredir-5.html
|
| It can also be found in this web-forum thread:
|
| http://www.computertrouble.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2695
|
| It was listed (inadvertently) as part of a Belarc Advisor system
| information dump on Feb 7, 2006.
|
| I doubt there is/was anything called a "generic" win-98 key (unless
| possibly an MSDN key -?).

This is the first I heard of a "generic" I think. But, I do understand
more than one key will work for the same Setup.exe. It isn't really a
unique one per Setup!

| It looks to have been inadvertently been made public early last year.
| The MVP's can put forward their own explanation - if they want.

They appear all to be busy hunting down thanatoid & billpfeifer who has
escaped now!

| A google search for more postings of dumps made by Belarc Advisor
| turns up the following:
|
| http://info.weba.com.pl/komputery/(Marcin).htm
| Key: F73HC-XYXR3-R34GV-B4F9M-XWTR8
|
| http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=39458
| Key: P8M8D-X9F2M-37GPT-MKTMV-VVX8T
|
| http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-95-98-1061/Audio-problem-4.htm
| Key: VTXBY-99K94-9C6CW-Q2FR4-8Q4VQ
|
| http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1171609464
| Key: BCM7H-BH7XW-JQC9R-Y3GDB-26B93
|
| http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/lofiversion/index.php?t2026.html
| Key: KXX9H-QVH8V-RP4VR-2XQ9X-VW2JH
|
| There are lots more examples:
|
|
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Belarc+-+Advisor+Microsoft+-+"Windows+98"+"Software+Licenses"

Yep-- I see what you are saying! Everyone who posted his full Belarc
Advisor output to the NET-- has posted his ProductKey! Yikes! We must
build more prisons immediately!


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
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