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Product Key for Windows 98 SE

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by snyderdm 1 view

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OK so I do not want a product key from anyone else. I have given my computer away that used to had the windows 98 se on it. It was given to a relative and has since been upgraded to windows xp. Are there only two ways to get the product key? either call microsoft or to go to the original computer? If it has been upgraded will I be able to get the produce key from it? I do not need it for me. I type medical transcription at home and have since purchased a desktop with windows xp on it and a laptop with windows vista on it so I will never need the disc again but I have a cousin who does not have a os on her computer. It originally had 95 on it but she bought is from someone who did not supply to disks for back up and the software she is trying to run needs 98 or higher. She does not want to have to by a new os so since I don't need it anymore I wanted to give it to her. Can I get the product key without having to go to the original computer. If I have to I can go to that computer but please let me know if there is a quicker easier way that is not piracy?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me.

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by seanferd

You can't get the key from the computer's registry if it has had a new OS installed.

If the Win 98 disk is retail (bought off the shelf), you may be able to get a key from Microsoft.

If it is an OEM version that came with the computer, pre-installed, it may not even work on a different machine. You would have to call the vendor of that computer to get the key in that case, anyway, if it is not visible on a sticker on the computer or CD case or book or certificate.

Sorry, but there are no other ways to get a product key without calling the vendor, if it is not somewhere in your possession.

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