I baught a Windows 98 second edition at a garage sale. I thought it was a wonderful buy at $1.00. When I installed it, when it was about to load windows it ask for the product key. I looked on the disc and on the case and it did not have it. It is a authentic disc but when I baught it, it did not come with the box and letter of authenticity. How can I get a product key? Any help with this will be appreciated, ConnieYou will have to kindly ask the people who SOLD it to you to provide you with the missing serial number.

or leave loads of cash to a numbered swiss bank account in the name of gods at cchope.....there are ways around it but.....it piracy.....I was reading online somewhere that you can check it out throught the regestry. I tried that and actually found a produck key FILE but the numbers did not match according to my computer. I did have to use my other computer to do this and it had me export so I am not sure if it was even off of the 98 disk.
It said to:Recovering Windows Product Key

To recover the Windows Product Key:

Start -> Run -> type regedit

This will open the Registry Editor. From there navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Click on the CurrentVersion folder, and on the RIGHT pane there will be a key that says ProductKey. There will be a 25 digit key (both numbers and letters), copy it down. If you still CANT find it, then:

Edit -> Find

Type ProductKey in the find box and click Find Next.

Windows will have to be installed before you can do so.

The CD-key is nort part of the CD. Therefore, it would not be stored on the CD it self.
since MS is
1. greedy
2. forcing people to upgrade or replace systems with every new O/S release
3. charging a premium for O/S
4. no longer supporting windows 98
5. Ms will no longer give you a key for discontinued products when you call

this is teh code i got when MS would still give you the key:

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Way to bump a 3 year old thread . . . You might try putting Win 2k Pro in.Another fine example of a thread necromancer.Maybe threads should have a time-out after a certain period: say 3 to 6 months. Surely anyone reviving a 3.5 year old thread must be at the very least guily of careless INATTENTIVENESS, or they'd have noticed the date on the last post. People who call themselves names like "Lordraptor" are suspect IMHO.

Quote from: lordraptor1 on October 31, 2008, 11:18:59 AM

since MS is
1. greedy
2. forcing people to upgrade or replace systems with every new O/S release
3. charging a premium for O/S

Quote from: lordraptor1 on October 31, 2008, 11:18:59 AM

since MS is
1. greedy
2. forcing people to upgrade or replace systems with every new O/S release
3. charging a premium for O/S

1. How?
2. Proof?
3. Huh?

Mr LordRaptor, I await a response....