Finding COA info on a WIN98se OEM CD?

Killrose

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Was wondering if the COA info can be located somewhere on an OEM Gateway CD? And if so where?.
 

Buz2b

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No. That license info is separate. Why do you need it? If you lost your CD key there is a way to check for that on your system if it is up and running, but not the CD.
 

Killrose

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Was just wondering because I saw a surplus copy of an OEM Gateway CD with ver 98 on it. Did'nt know if it was worth getting or not. Guess I won't bother.
 

Workin'

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Another point to consider - OEM software can only be legally used on the machine it came with. So if you got a Gateway OEM Windows CD, you can't legally use that license on a different machine, like one you built yourself or a Dell, etc.