product key

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

Alias
Tue Nov 27 12:09:42 PST 2007

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

mj23fan
Tue Nov 27 12:34:01 PST 2007

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
>

Dapper
Tue Nov 27 12:35:00 PST 2007

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

George
Tue Nov 27 12:41:19 PST 2007

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

Mike
Tue Nov 27 13:53:08 PST 2007

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

Alias
Tue Nov 27 16:28:25 PST 2007

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
>>

webster72n
Tue Nov 27 20:37:20 PST 2007


"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.