Mike
Wed Feb 18 10:16:04 CST 2004
John,
If you can boot to Win Me then you can recover your personal Win Me Product
Key from the registry using a program such as Belarc Adviser or AIDA32
(
http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php) or by using Regedit and noting the data for
the value ProductKey found at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
If you can't boot into Win Me but your hard disk hasn't been formatted then
you can try recovering the Product Key as follows:
a) Boot to DOS using a WinMe Startup Floppy and select 4) Minimal Boot
b) At the A:\> prompt, type the following with a return after each line. The
spaces are important.
c:
cd windows
attrib -s -h system.dat
edit system.dat
Use Search | Find to find 'ProductKey'
The key used to install Win Me should be to the immediate right of the string
ProductKey and of the form XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com
miles400 <miles400@aol.com> wrote:
> I'm about to reformat. From the previous time I recall
> needing the ME ID number to reinstall the OEM ME into my
> Dell.
>
> Darn if I can remember it, but there is a file somewhere
> in the computer that gives the number I need.
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction?