Windows 98 se

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how could you have bought a legal copy of Microsoft windows 98se about a year ago???

Windows 98SE was only sold legally during the period of June 30th, 1999, to March 31st, 2004 (see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx). meaning you can't have purchesed a 'legal' copy, (as most retailers will not have kept software from 3 years ago...

so pretty much, you got scammed, ripped off, or what ever you want to call it. and you most likely won't be able to get a product key, but you can try by contacting Microsoft (if they don't laugh at you).

It might work,but then it might not....

I got this key from Microsoft. They said it would work with *all* CDs, and said, "feel free to pass this on".
I guess since they don't support it anymore, there's no reason to keep it a secret anymore. Anyway, the generic key is:

VP9VV-VJW7Q-MHY6W-JK47R-M2KGJ

Be sure you look closely at the letters. On my LCD monitor, it is difficult to see the difference between the single letter W and VV, which is two letters "V".
In the first block, VP9 is followed by two V's. The rest are W's.

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
If this information is useful, please mark as helpful. Thanks.

The Product Key is on a Sticker on the outside of the Plastic Shrink Wrap. This is different from the older 98 which had a Sticker on the Book with the Product Key on it. I have seen cases where some computer resellers are flogging off old copies of 98SE that have been previously installed but the packages never opened.

You are supposed to peel off part of this sticker and stick it onto the Computer Case. Many times Domestic Users have purchased OEM product torn off the Shrink Wrap and thrown it away only then to realize that they now have no Product Key to use to Load Windows.

If there was no COA Certificate of Authenticity on the outside of the Package then you didn't get a legit Legal Copy of 98 what you got was a used copy of 98 that has been used already.

Anyway as M$ no longer offer any support for 98 I doubt that they will be overly worried give them a ring at the M$ Offices in your country and ask for a replacement Product Key. You'll be required to read the Code on the CD which needs to be a M$ CD not a System Makers CD and they may e-mail you a Replacement Product Key. If they do be certain not to loose this one.

Col

You need to learn the difference between a top-level domain name and a second-level domain name. Obviously, you are uneducated in this matter! So, here's a bit of light reading! It explains the difference between top-level and second-level domain names.

Please note the next to last paragraph which says:

[i][b][u]Although companies anywhere in the world can register .com domains, many countries have a second-level domain with a similar purpose under their own ccTLD.[/u][/b] Such second-level domains are usually of the form .com.xx or .co.xx, where xx is the ccTLD. Australia ([b].com.au[/b]), Greece ([b].com.gr[/b]), Mexico ([b].com.mx[/b]), Republic of Korea (.co.kr), Jamaica (.com.jm), New Zealand (.co.nz), India (.co.in), Morocco (.co.ma), the People's Republic of China (.com.cn), Pakistan (.com.pk), the United Kingdom (.co.uk), and Canada (.co.ca) are all examples.[/i]

And, of course, the last paragraph says:

[i][b]Many noncommercial sites, such as those of nonprofit organizations or governments [u](including the Moroccan Consulate in Bordeaux)[/u], use .com addresses.[/b] Some consider this to be contrary to the domain's original purpose and might say that a .org, .gov, or other more specific TLD might be more appropriate for such sites[citation needed]. However, [b]many organizations prefer the recognizability of a .com domain to a less familiar one[/b]. As well, the original purposes of many of the top level domains are often considered irrelevant without restrictions on registrations.[/i]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.com

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Country code top-level domain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain

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And finaly, here's ICAAN. Note: the ':fi' used in your title is NOT listed anywhere.

http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html

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However, Finland DOES have a top level registrar (NeoNIC OY) capable of issuing .COM domain names.

http://www.neonic.com/

(Funny, THERE is a company located IN Finland using the .com domain name!!! ;) )

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