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| 227879 | 2004-04-07 05:53:00 | Can someone please help me !!!!! Going to perform a format and re-install on a PC running windows 95... But users cd-key info has been misplaced, is it possible to find the existing cd key in the registry? if so where and is this legal way of doing it? :) Cheers 4 any info!!! |
?DiGaDiNg? (5374) | ||
| 227880 | 2004-04-07 07:02:00 | Use regedit and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion Highlight Current Version and in the right hand pane you will find the Product ID (it's not called a CD key), you will also see the registered owner. There is nothing illegal in looking in the Registry :) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 227881 | 2004-04-07 08:20:00 | Also, with win95 (only), right click on "my computer" and there is your number :D | Pheonix (280) | ||
| 227882 | 2004-04-07 10:24:00 | > Also, with win95 (only), right click on "my computer" click properties > and there is your number :D fixed |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 227883 | 2004-04-07 12:33:00 | Hey Pheonix, It's been a while since I've been on Win95 but can you verify that right clicking works? I guess it depends on which release, but did Win95 have context-menus at the time? It's been too long since I've gone back, but I remember when I did, the habits of the newer OS's made going back a really hard time, thanks MS. Noel Nosivad |
Noel Nosivad (389) | ||
| 227884 | 2004-04-07 21:50:00 | Yes 95 had context menus. On 98/me, you can search the registry using one of the strings of figures given under the my computer-properties and the installation key is not too far away. Just a couple below it if I recal. |
Pheonix (280) | ||
| 227885 | 2004-04-08 01:57:00 | cheers for your guys help i tryed and it worked so cool! :) | ?DiGaDiNg? (5374) | ||
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