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I reinstalled the Microsoft Windows 98 CD.
I seem to have lost my Certification number.
Please help.
Leo
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Much like tossing your car keys in the river, that number may be gone forever. You can call Microsoft or the computer maker for new keys or buy a new licensed copy on ebay or elsewhere.
Bob
It is old so they are unlikely to help out. Most likely offer him a copy of XP Home at a rebate. I find it curious how people can lose a valuable registration certificate, while still having the CD? 
A little prep work before the install would have saved the product key for use in the install. I've got a hard and soft copy of the Belarc report for each PC in the house.
Only thing it hasn't told me, is what else my motherboard eats with those chips! 
When I got my Compaq Computer (5 years ago) the Product ID was on the outside cover of the CD.
I did think to record it on the front of my User's Guide. Since you don't need this number until you are well into a re-install it is easy to see how the ID could get lost.
I wonder how many people have the following:
CD ROM KEY #
PRODUCT I.D. #
PRODUCT KEY #
COMPUTER SERIAL #
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