product key

[Guest mj23fan]

I had to reformat and reinstall me, and when it said to enter the product key

I could not find it. It is MIA, what can I do besides trying to contact

microsoft and get it? If thats even possible.

Phil

[Guest Alias]

Re: product key

 

mj23fan wrote:

> I had to reformat and reinstall me, and when it said to enter the product key

> I could not find it. It is MIA, what can I do besides trying to contact

> microsoft and get it? If thats even possible.

> Phil

 

Any Win Me product key will work with Win Me as long as it's the same

language, OEM, Upgrade or Retail. No activation on that puppy. Microsoft

won't give you a key, btw. They sell those and they are out of print.

 

Alias

[Guest mj23fan]

Re: product key

 

where would I get it

 

"Alias" wrote:

> mj23fan wrote:

> > I had to reformat and reinstall me, and when it said to enter the product key

> > I could not find it. It is MIA, what can I do besides trying to contact

> > microsoft and get it? If thats even possible.

> > Phil

>

> Any Win Me product key will work with Win Me as long as it's the same

> language, OEM, Upgrade or Retail. No activation on that puppy. Microsoft

> won't give you a key, btw. They sell those and they are out of print.

>

> Alias

>

[Guest Dapper Dan]

Re: product key

 

Phil

If you can get into dos, then at the c prompt,type the following exactly;

C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat

Note the space after Find, after /I, and also after "ProductKey"

 

If that doesn't work, download the free utility, magical jelly bean

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

 

Hope this helps

 

Dan

"mj23fan" <mj23fan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:6BFC5CBD-FDDE-405B-989E-0AF5A137956C@microsoft.com...

>I had to reformat and reinstall me, and when it said to enter the product

>key

> I could not find it. It is MIA, what can I do besides trying to contact

> microsoft and get it? If thats even possible.

> Phil

[Guest George Gee]

Re: product key

 

It's very often on a sticker on the back of the computer case.

 

George Gee

 

 

"mj23fan" <mj23fan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:6BFC5CBD-FDDE-405B-989E-0AF5A137956C@microsoft.com...

>I had to reformat and reinstall me, and when it said to enter the product

>key

> I could not find it. It is MIA, what can I do besides trying to contact

> microsoft and get it? If thats even possible.

> Phil

[Guest Mike M]

Re: product key

 

Dan,

 

Going to DOS won't really help as Phil says he reformatted before

attempting the re-install. If he hadn't reformatted then your suggestion

would have been the way to go, here's hoping that Phil didn't reformat but

instead went for an in-place reinstall.

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

Dapper Dan <dapperdan@home.com> wrote:

> Phil

> If you can get into dos, then at the c prompt,type the following

> exactly; C:\Windows\command\Find /I "ProductKey" c:\windows\system.dat

> Note the space after Find, after /I, and also after "ProductKey"

>

> If that doesn't work, download the free utility, magical jelly bean

> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

>

> Hope this helps

[Guest Alias]

Re: product key

 

mj23fan wrote:

> where would I get it

 

From someone who has Me installed and has a version

(OEM/Retail/Upgrade) like you do.

 

Alias

>

> "Alias" wrote:

>

>> mj23fan wrote:

>>> I had to reformat and reinstall me, and when it said to enter the product key

>>> I could not find it. It is MIA, what can I do besides trying to contact

>>> microsoft and get it? If thats even possible.

>>> Phil

>> Any Win Me product key will work with Win Me as long as it's the same

>> language, OEM, Upgrade or Retail. No activation on that puppy. Microsoft

>> won't give you a key, btw. They sell those and they are out of print.

>>

>> Alias

>>

[Guest webster72n]

Re: product key

 

 

"mj23fan" <mj23fan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:6BFC5CBD-FDDE-405B-989E-0AF5A137956C@microsoft.com...

> I had to reformat and reinstall me, and when it said to enter the product

key

> I could not find it. It is MIA, what can I do besides trying to contact

> microsoft and get it? If thats even possible.

> Phil

 

To round up all the good advice already given, aren't there any remnants

from the originnal version left behind, before you "started from scratch',

i.e. some kind of 'backup' or any notes somewhere? The sticker-idea sounds

real good to me.

 

Harry.