Clint:
I did not think that you needed the locations
of the product ID and the Key Code.
I included them for others who might be following
the thread so they could keep up.
Your explanation to Ben (included below) cleared
up why you wanted to change the product ID.
It had to be changed into a valid product ID
to be of any use, which is what you were doing.
With 100 million billion choices there is a lot
of room for invalid numbers.
Wally
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 02:39:35 -0600 "Support-OrpheusComputing.com"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yeah, I knew where the number was since I saw it in the
> registry when I searched for it.
>
> It's not a strange request when you install '98 using an
> existing CD with an old Product ID that's been used and scanned
> by the Update site, and you then need to use the CD on another
> PC. :-)
>
> Thanks for the info Wally.
> -Clint
> > ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Clint:
> That sure is a strange request. Following
> is some information for you to ponder.
> The product ID appears only once in the registry for
> both win98SE and win95 -B . I think it can be changed
> without any harm in that one place. As always, save a
> copy of the registry as a backup before changing
> anything.
>
> The number can be read by going to
> My Computer\Control Panel\System
> in both win 98SE and win95. It can be
> changed in the registry by going to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
> Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion- ProductID
>
> Win95 has no ProductKey but the ProductKey for Win98SE
> can be found next to the ProductID.
>
> The ProductID is required to complete the installation
> of win95. If you are trying to install win95 from a different
> installation disc over a previous installation of win95, the
> Product ID for the new disc will not work. You have to
> enter the ProductID for the old installation already on
> the computer.
>
> The ProductKey is required to complete the win98SE
> installation. I do not know if it serves any other
> purpose.
>
> Wally
------------------------------------------
>Thanks Ben.
Exactly, it has to do with licensing but it's a bit more
involved than that. I usually install a Windows OS on a
customer's PC from a CD I already have on the *test run* to be
sure everything works together as it should flawlessly, and I
can do this to save time before waiting on a new CD. Since (I
hate to say) I'm a perfectionist, I call these "test runs" or a
dry run because if the first sign of the tiniest "anomalies"
occur, I reformat to see if it happens again. I save time this
way by ironing out any possible issues early, and by then the
customer has either sent me their own OS CD to install if they
already have it or of they recently bought it, or I've received
the new OS CD from my supplier if it's an OS upgrade for the
customer then I can reformat and install using the new CD or
Product key. In this particular case, the first OS install was
perfect, and there was no sense in reformatting just to use the
new Product ID code. The customer for whatever reason wasn't
going to send their CD to use on the install, and instead
wanted a new Product ID # license since they already had the OS
CD. To save time I wasn't going to wait around for the new ID
before I could install Windows, so I needed to change it after
the fact.
-Clint
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> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 04:08:51 -0600
> "Support-OrpheusComputing.com"
> writes:
> > Does anyone remember how to change the Win98/SE Product ID
> > installation number AFTER an install? A customer asked me
> > this
> > the other day, and I told them, but I can't find the info
> > now!
> > I searched online for it and now can't find the info.
> >
> > I found the current # in the registry but it can't be as
> > simple
> > as only changing that...or is it? The info I found on this
> > the
> > other day I think involved a program that did it.
> > Thanks,
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