Authenticity code for Win 95

Dalmar via WindowsKB.com · External Since: Jun 07, 2005 Posts: 1

Greetings everyone; I am in need of the authenticity code for Win 95. A
friend of my mom brought an old Packard Bell PC 1100 and a Windows 95 disk.
The disk had never been opened but she didn't have the book. It would be
much appreciated if someone could provide me with the needed code.

Thank You.

Bill Starbuck · External Since: Dec 13, 2003 Posts: 144

If you have an OEM version of Windows that was released in 1996 or
later, you can try making up a product ID! The secret is that when
you add up all the digits in the second numeric field, the total must
be an even multiple of seven.

Examples:

17177-OEM-1616167-16167
10597-OEM-0021407-56804
30397-OEM-0026382-89293
12697-OEM-0022316-53361
36599-OEM-0009174-29179

1+6+1+6+1+6+7 = 28 which is 4*7
2+1+4+7 = 14, which is 2*7
2+6+3+8+2 = 21, which is 3*7
2+2+3+1+6 = 14, which is 2*7
9+1+7+4 = 21, which is 3*7

I don't have validated ideas about the ID on the original version
of Windows 95. However, you can try three digits and then seven digits
that add to a multiple of seven. For example,

171-1616167
126-0022316

Bill Starbuck (MVP)