Msfeisty
Fri Nov 12 15:53:01 CST 2004
Thanks for the help Mike...going to try that when I get back to my computer.
"Mike M" wrote:
> 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.aumha.org/downloads/aida32.zip) 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 Win Me 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
>
>
> Msfeisty <Msfeisty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I have to reboot my windows ME, and absolutely cannot find my book
> > with the registration code...someone mentioned that if I had
> > registered online with Microsoft (which I did a few years ago), that
> > I should be able to get my code from them...does anyone have any tips
> > on if this is true...and how I can get this information?? Thanks.
>
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