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by wbf

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hello,i have an original windows98se cd install disk, is there a way to get the product key from the cd,i lost the cover with original on.
thanks in advance.

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by shaun_davies

no there isn't does your pc have a sticker on it somewhere, if not you may be able to find one on the net

by pierrejamme

Search your registry for "ProductID". You can search the listing for this entry, there may be a few, you are looking for Windows. If memory doesn't fail I think it is in :
hkey_local_Machine/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion

good luck,

by thechas

The product key is NOT stored on the Windows CD.

The installer has an algorithm that verifies that the product key you type in is a valid product key.

For each pressing of CDs, Microsoft changes part of the product key and the data that the algorithm uses to verify the key.

If you have a running PC that had Windows installed from that CD, all you need to do, is run the free utility Belarc Advisor www.belarc.com
Among other information, it will capture the product key from the registry.

Chas

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