Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

[Guest gchelp]

I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many

years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then

reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it

exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough

keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who

I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?

[Guest 98 Guy]

Re: Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

 

gchelp wrote:

> When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it

> exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I

> do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the number?

 

Don't waste your time trying to get help from Microsoft (which you

won't get without paying $$$ for it).

 

Just pick a win-98 product key from one of these web pages:

 

http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/hyakuhei/micro_oft_serialz.pdf

 

http://www.psico.univ.trieste.it/pub//win98_serials.html

 

http://lolekserwer.friko.pl/LOLEK/NS/SN.txt

[Guest gchelp]

RE: Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

 

 

 

"gchelp" wrote:

> I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many

> years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then

> reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered it

> exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough

> keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who

> I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?

[Guest dadiOH]

Re: Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

 

gchelp wrote:

> I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer

> many many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it

> again and then reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows

> Product Key I entered it exactly as it is on my Certificate of

> Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes for it to take the

> number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who I can contact at

> Microsoft to find out what to do?

 

If you were entering the dashes, don't.

 

 

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[Guest Don Phillipson]

Re: Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

 

"gchelp" <gchelp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1FFF8F7F-C8BE-4928-961A-89BA2A9A2C4D@microsoft.com...

> I have a legit product key that I got when I bought my computer many many

> years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then

> reload Windows 98. When it asked me for the Windows Product Key I entered

it

> exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have

enough

> keystrokes for it to take the number?

 

There are two numbers . . .

The MS Product ID is all-numeric, 20 digits, grouped 5-3-7-5.

The KS Product Key is alphanumeric, 25 characters, grouped 5-5-5-5-5.

You were supplied with both numbers on purchasing from MS: but as

posted elsewhere you can use "generic" numbers instead.

 

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[Guest billpfeifer@hotmail.com]

Re: Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

 

On Oct 2, 5:56 am, gchelp <gch...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a legitproductkeythat I got when I bought my computer many many

> years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then

> reloadWindows98. When it asked me for theWindowsProductKeyI entered it

> exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough

> keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who

> I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?

 

Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a *generic* key

that they

said 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.

[Guest hailey's comet]

Re: Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

 

Just wanted to say a THANK YOU,you saved me from having to buy another

windows for a computer I am giving away. I had contacted dell, microsoft and

you rescued me!!!!!

 

 

 

 

"billpfeifer@hotmail.com" wrote:

> On Oct 2, 5:56 am, gchelp <gch...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > I have a legitproductkeythat I got when I bought my computer many many

> > years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it again and then

> > reloadWindows98. When it asked me for theWindowsProductKeyI entered it

> > exactly as it is on my Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough

> > keystrokes for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who

> > I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?

>

> Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a *generic* key

> that they

> said 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.

>

>

[Guest PCR]

Re: Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

 

hailey's comet wrote:

| Just wanted to say a THANK YOU,you saved me from having to buy another

| windows for a computer I am giving away. I had contacted dell,

| microsoft and you rescued me!!!!!

 

He's not here anymore! But I will forward your response to Sing Sing

prison!

 

| "billpfeifer@hotmail.com" wrote:

|

|> On Oct 2, 5:56 am, gchelp <gch...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

|> > I have a legitproductkeythat I got when I bought my computer many

|> > many years ago. I decided to wipe my hard drive and format it

|> > again and then reloadWindows98. When it asked me for

|> > theWindowsProductKeyI entered it exactly as it is on my

|> > Certificate of Authenticity and I do not have enough keystrokes

|> > for it to take the number? Does anyone have any knowledge on who

|> > I can contact at Microsoft to find out what to do?

|>

|> Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a *generic* key

|> that they

|> said 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.

 

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[Guest 98 Guy]

Re: Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

 

 

... Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a

... *generic* key that they said 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

 

The same explanation (March 28, 2007) for that product key can be

found here:

 

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95-98-me/551893-solved-missing-vnetsup-vxd-vredir-5.html

 

It can also be found in this web-forum thread:

 

http://www.computertrouble.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2695

 

It was listed (inadvertently) as part of a Belarc Advisor system

information dump on Feb 7, 2006.

 

I doubt there is/was anything called a "generic" win-98 key (unless

possibly an MSDN key -?).

 

It looks to have been inadvertently been made public early last year.

The MVP's can put forward their own explanation - if they want.

 

A google search for more postings of dumps made by Belarc Advisor

turns up the following:

 

http://info.weba.com.pl/komputery/(Marcin).htm

Key: F73HC-XYXR3-R34GV-B4F9M-XWTR8

 

http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=39458

Key: P8M8D-X9F2M-37GPT-MKTMV-VVX8T

 

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-95-98-1061/Audio-problem-4.htm

Key: VTXBY-99K94-9C6CW-Q2FR4-8Q4VQ

 

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1171609464

Key: BCM7H-BH7XW-JQC9R-Y3GDB-26B93

 

http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/lofiversion/index.php?t2026.html

Key: KXX9H-QVH8V-RP4VR-2XQ9X-VW2JH

 

There are lots more examples:

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Belarc+-+Advisor+Microsoft+-+%22Windows+98%22+%22Software+Licenses%22

[Guest PCR]

Re: Unable to key product key off my Certificate of Authenticity.

 

98 Guy wrote:

| ... Had the same problem. Called Microsoft, they gave me a

| ... *generic* key that they said 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

|

| The same explanation (March 28, 2007) for that product key can be

| found here:

|

|

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95-98-me/551893-solved-missing-vnetsup-vxd-vredir-5.html

|

| It can also be found in this web-forum thread:

|

| http://www.computertrouble.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2695

|

| It was listed (inadvertently) as part of a Belarc Advisor system

| information dump on Feb 7, 2006.

|

| I doubt there is/was anything called a "generic" win-98 key (unless

| possibly an MSDN key -?).

 

This is the first I heard of a "generic" I think. But, I do understand

more than one key will work for the same Setup.exe. It isn't really a

unique one per Setup!

 

| It looks to have been inadvertently been made public early last year.

| The MVP's can put forward their own explanation - if they want.

 

They appear all to be busy hunting down thanatoid & billpfeifer who has

escaped now!

 

| A google search for more postings of dumps made by Belarc Advisor

| turns up the following:

|

| http://info.weba.com.pl/komputery/(Marcin).htm

| Key: F73HC-XYXR3-R34GV-B4F9M-XWTR8

|

| http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=39458

| Key: P8M8D-X9F2M-37GPT-MKTMV-VVX8T

|

| http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-95-98-1061/Audio-problem-4.htm

| Key: VTXBY-99K94-9C6CW-Q2FR4-8Q4VQ

|

| http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1171609464

| Key: BCM7H-BH7XW-JQC9R-Y3GDB-26B93

|

| http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/lofiversion/index.php?t2026.html

| Key: KXX9H-QVH8V-RP4VR-2XQ9X-VW2JH

|

| There are lots more examples:

|

|

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Belarc+-+Advisor+Microsoft+-+%22Windows+98%22+%22Software+Licenses%22

 

Yep-- I see what you are saying! Everyone who posted his full Belarc

Advisor output to the NET-- has posted his ProductKey! Yikes! We must

build more prisons immediately!

 

 

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Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

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