Since you formatted the system the registry is no longer available so there is no chance of retrieving a product key from there (and since 98 SE was never installed on the computer it would not have been there anyway). If the Product ID on the packaging of the Windows 98SE reinstallation CD will not work, it seems that your only option is to reinstall Windows 95. That should be sufficient for a 12 year old's homework (although certainly not for music and/or the latest games).
chuket
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January 4th, 2004 03:00
rempson
I'm not sure of what you're looking for but this might be it. If you're looking for the product ID on the machine in question, you can start here:
Go to 'Start/Run/Regedit'. Drill down to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion.
Look for 'ProductKey' in the right pane. That's your number.
Denny Denham
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January 4th, 2004 15:00
Since you formatted the system the registry is no longer available so there is no chance of retrieving a product key from there (and since 98 SE was never installed on the computer it would not have been there anyway). If the Product ID on the packaging of the Windows 98SE reinstallation CD will not work, it seems that your only option is to reinstall Windows 95. That should be sufficient for a 12 year old's homework (although certainly not for music and/or the latest games).