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Win 98 CD key

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clause

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I copied (thank goodness) the contents of my win 98SE cd onto my HDD. Howevert, my cd-rom got destroyed thanks to my nephew. My questioj is this: Can I get the CD key from the installed OS in case i need to re-install (a very likely possibility with windows) ?
 
It's in the registry somewhere - search the forums, someone posted the answer within the last 2 weeks. Turned into a good flame war, BTW. Sorry, I don't remeber the exact answer.
 
Eaier than that. Go to Control Panel, System icon, double-click, your CD Key should be right there on screen.


Also, keep in mind that the CD-Key isn't built into your actual CD at all. There is a built-in "detection" code to keep you from randomly entering numbers, but ANYBODYS CD-Key from the same build will work.
 
Look at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ProductKey
Your key is there
 
clause, the CD-Key is not on the CD itself but usually on the CD jacket or product certificate. but since you have an installed copy, use Ark's method above.
 
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