That's only the Product ID. To install Windows she needs the Product Key which is different but also in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion as was already stated.
vic Lock and hide folders with maximum ease and security. http://personal-computer-tutor.com/lh/lockhide.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 7:14 PM Subject: Re: PCWorks: big problems > Sandy: > > You can find your produce ID code by > going to the desk top and clicking > MyComputer\ ControlPanel\ System > > Look under <registered to> for the product ID number > > If you go to the registry as noted below, click on Current Version > and then look in the right panel under ProductID > > Wally > > On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:30:49 -0400 Keith Thompson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > You can find your product key in the registry by going to > > > > > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion] > > > > There will be quite a list, but one of hte entries will be > > ProductKey. > > > > Keith Thompson > > > > knightwriter wrote: > > > > > I cannot understand what happened tonight with this PC. Everything > > was working > > > yesterday and when I went to use it tonight everything was messed > > up. I run > > > win98 > <snip> > > > Then the next thing happened. I decided to reinstall win98 and > > then found out > > > I have lost the installation number for it. I did have a win98 > > update also so > > > finally was able to use it and boot back up. How I can be so > > stupid to lose > > > this number when I know not to do this and have always been so > > careful. This > > > was the number for the win98 full version of which I had to buy > > several months > > > back to format this computer with as it was a new hard drive. > > > > > > computers such a pain sometimes. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Sandy > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
