re: Misplaced original Windows ME disc
Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 1:21 am
Posted by Jack Gulley
(5917 messages posted)
You can use a copy of your friends CD if you had the same Retail version. But
you need to get your ProductKey from your current system. Run
NotePad C:\Windows\SYSTEM.DAT
and use the find command to locate the keyword "ProductKey". It is the 25 character
key that follows. If it has the OEM header, then your system came with Windows ME
pre-installed and you will have to contact the system manufacture for a copy of the
rebuild CD.
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re: Misplaced original Windows ME disc
Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 4:34 am
Posted by BB
(2 messages posted)
Thank you for the help. I will be able to use my friend's. You saved me a lot
of time searching for the answer.
On Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 1:21 am, Jack Gulley wrote:
> You can use a copy of your friends CD if you had the same Retail version. But
>you need to get your ProductKey from your current system. Run
>
>NotePad C:\Windows\SYSTEM.DAT
>
>and use the find command to locate the keyword "ProductKey". It is the 25 character
>key that follows. If it has the OEM header, then your system came with Windows
ME
>pre-installed and you will have to contact the system manufacture for a copy of
the
>rebuild CD.
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