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by snottypockets

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I've had a win 98 machine bought to me that wont run, neumerous reg files corrupted. My idea is to use pcrestor but it needs the origonal CD key to complete the owner doesn't have it anymore and my copy of Win 98se won't get passed the CD key. any ideas, I'm planning editing the registry to change the CD key to my copy so that I can run pc restor. any ideas?

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by clindell

remove the drive and put it in a machine that works and you can then access all the files without having to rebuild anything and save lots of time!

by rknrlkid

Are you looking to FIND the product key or to CHANGE the product key in DOS?

To find the key in DOS, this command line has worked for me:

For 95:

C:\Windows\Command\Find /I "ProductId" c:\windows\system.dat |more

For 98/Me:

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

This will start a listing of the different product keys in the registry.

Other than the More piping, this isn't original to me. See original information at:

http://www.dougknox.com/utility/scripts_desc/cdkey_dos.htm

by onurkaplan

Hi,

Let me tell you the my story first:

I installed spybot spyware remover and runned it in my brother's windows98 SE PC. When I restarted, in the user login interface when I simply pressed enter( he doesn't have a password) windows could not started regularly, and a window popped up that asked productkey. Since I did not have product key and didn't remembered to get the key through dos, at first I just entered other 98 product key that I found on the web and an error message that says invalid key and etc.. I then entered another 98 SE key and it seemed as if it were going to start , there was a german sentence, however en error message window popped up that said this program did illegal operation and will be turned of. and I said ok . There is nothing on the screen but wallpaper. Ijust presses cont+Alt+Del and restarted. I tried couple of times to restart but each attempt ended up the same, even in the safe mode!
I thought I can somehow readjust that in DOS. I got the product code in DOS. How can I re adjust the computer and make it start again in windows?

by snottypockets

ok,boot from win 98 boot disk and in dos open the tools folder then reskit and pcrestor this will bring any win98 computer back to life without changing anything back to default. this is brief but if you have any stress drop me a line..

sp.

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