HELP - major mess up - sys restore - lost win 98 product code!

[TravelinGal]

Inserted the disk to do a sys restore and totally forgot I'd need the product
code from Win98. I have no clue where it is! Hubby and I have looked
EVERYWHERE and can't find it! (found an old Win95 book/code, but obviously
that is of no help!)

Are we totally hosed? Is there any (free/very low cost) way to save this cpu?

 

[MEB]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]
"ProductKey"="{your code}"

However, if you have started the install/restore, it may have been
overwritten.

This may work to locate one still available:
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If you can't boot Win98, but haven't formatted the system drive, then
boot with a startup floppy or to a command prompt and run either of these:

C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat

C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\system.1st

Posted previously by Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
and several others

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MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
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"TravelinGal" <TravelinGal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D9645F1-F0AF-4ECF-816E-79141EC674D7@microsoft.com...
| Inserted the disk to do a sys restore and totally forgot I'd need the
product
| code from Win98. I have no clue where it is! Hubby and I have looked
| EVERYWHERE and can't find it! (found an old Win95 book/code, but
obviously
| that is of no help!)
|
| Are we totally hosed? Is there any (free/very low cost) way to save this
cpu?

 

[MEB]

Oh, you might also find it in one of the backed up regs in the hidden
SYSBCKUP folder unless its been wiped [rb00*.cab].

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"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]
| "ProductKey"="{your code}"
|
| However, if you have started the install/restore, it may have been
| overwritten.
|
| This may work to locate one still available:
| ----
| If you can't boot Win98, but haven't formatted the system drive, then
| boot with a startup floppy or to a command prompt and run either of these:
|
| C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat
|
| C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\system.1st
|
| Posted previously by Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
| and several others
|
| --
| MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
| --
| _________
|
| "TravelinGal" <TravelinGal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:4D9645F1-F0AF-4ECF-816E-79141EC674D7@microsoft.com...
| | Inserted the disk to do a sys restore and totally forgot I'd need the
| product
| | code from Win98. I have no clue where it is! Hubby and I have looked
| | EVERYWHERE and can't find it! (found an old Win95 book/code, but
| obviously
| | that is of no help!)
| |
| | Are we totally hosed? Is there any (free/very low cost) way to save
this
| cpu?
|
|

 

[TravelinGal]

Thanks - I'll try that tomorrow!

 

[Don Phillipson]

"TravelinGal" <TravelinGal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D9645F1-F0AF-4ECF-816E-79141EC674D7@microsoft.com...

> Inserted the disk to do a sys restore and totally forgot I'd need the
product
> code from Win98. I have no clue where it is! Hubby and I have looked
> EVERYWHERE and can't find it! (found an old Win95 book/code, but
obviously
> that is of no help!)
>
> Are we totally hosed? Is there any (free/very low cost) way to save this
cpu?

Reading homework (and check lists of what you need beforehand) at
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

 

[TravelinGal]

Got it working - thanks!

Don - Don't worry... I won't forget this! I'll never sys restore without my
Win Product Code again!

 

[thanatoid]

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<TravelinGal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:4D9645F1-F0AF-4ECF-816E-79141EC674D7@microsoft.com:

> Inserted the disk to do a sys restore and totally forgot
> I'd need the product code from Win98. I have no clue where
> it is! Hubby and I have looked EVERYWHERE and can't find
> it! (found an old Win95 book/code, but obviously that is
> of no help!)
>
> Are we totally hosed? Is there any (free/very low cost)
> way to save this cpu?

Sigh...

Google...

"Win98 product code"

385,000 hits.

Here's one URL from the /first/ page which lists several codes
which should all work:

http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/lookup+1/7576E49C239CD4D
7CA257078001EEB68

If /none/ of the 4 or 5 on that page work (VERY unlikely), there
are 384,999 other links to try...



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