I copied and pasted this information into a folder where I keep such things, and saved it to a floppy, just in case. I DO have my book, discs, etc., but thought that would be good information to keep.
I went into regedit and did not find a listing for product key, following the path given. At the bottom of the regedit page, there is a similar path using _ instead of \. I also looked in there, but did not find a listing for product key. I opened quite a few other folders that I thought could contain that info, but no results. Any further thoughts on what path I should be following?
Now, I have a use for that information. My daughter has been given a computer by a friend who has bought a newer fancy one. She has the discs for some of the software, but does not have the book. She would like to reformat the hard drive and get rid of all the junk that has been put into that computer and then re-install only the software she wants. It, too, is Win 98. The computer isn't running all that great and starting from scratch would be a good idea. She knows how to reformat and re-instal as she has done it twice with her computer.
We both need to do all the updates on our computers in the next week or so, before the support runs out for 98.
In the meantime, the computer is usable. Any further instructions on finding that "key"?
I'm really sorry to see how little this forum is being used. Maybe it will pick up, or maybe all the hassles have been too much for the forum users. It's certainly fast.
Thanks, as always. 
Pat