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by f-bradley

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Can the key code for Windows 98 be located on a computer using Dos when the computer will not reboot and will not reload the 98 disk.

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by lizzy

I am not sure, but have you tried booting into Safe Mode to do this?
When booting, press the F5 key to bypass your start up files and boot to Safe Mode. Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel and double click the System icon. The windows 98 code will be listed on the first tab there. Hope this helps.

by lizzy

Press the F5 key after the memory test, but before the OS tries to load. It's safe to just keep pressing it until you hear a beep which lets you know that it is going to boot to Safe Mode.

by thechas

Windows 98 uses the product key to generate a serial number. The number displayed in system properties is not the product key.

Here is a method that is suppossed to work from DOS.

Boot with a Startup Disk, and type the following command:

C:\Windows\Command\Find /I "ProductKey" C:\Windows\System.dat"

You should then see your product key displayed on the screen.

ProductKeyXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
The X's should be your CD Key

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