product key

RUBY · External Since: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 1

i would like to install windows millenium on a computer but i do not have the
product key from the box it came in. How can i install this without the
product key?

Thanks Ruby

alasdair · External Since: Nov 28, 2006 Posts: 9

it might be on the computer case it came with
Alasdair

"RUBY" <RUBY DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> i would like to install windows millenium on a computer but i do not have
the
> product key from the box it came in. How can i install this without the
> product key?
>
> Thanks Ruby

Jerry · External Since: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 27

I have 2 box and 2 keys and no CD's, does anyone know how i can get a
goodcopy on disk or download one

Jerry

"RUBY" wrote:

> i would like to install windows millenium on a computer but i do not have the
> product key from the box it came in. How can i install this without the
> product key?
>
> Thanks Ruby

Mike M1 · External Since: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 4241

Jerry,

Do you have a working copy of Win Me? Do you have access to a CD burner?
If yes to both then look for the folder C:\Windows\Options\Install or
C:\Windows\Options\Cabs. Which you have depends on the initial
installation media. The folder you want is the one containing the file
BASE2.CAB together with around 24 other files with a CAB extension
(possibly more if you've
installed some updates), including Base2.cab, catalog.cab, driverN.cab
(N=5-7), net3.cab, net4.cab,precopy.cab and win_N.cab (N=8-22) plus a
number of other files including setup.exe.

Burn the contents of the folder containing BASE2.CAB to a CD and if you
then ever need to reinstall Win Me you can do so by running setup.exe from
this CD.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows
mike.maltby.TakeThisOut@gmail.com

Jerry <Jerry.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have 2 box and 2 keys and no CD's, does anyone know how i can get a
> goodcopy on disk or download one

santini52 · External Since: Mar 03, 2007 Posts: 1

"RUBY" wrote:

> i would like to install windows millenium on a computer but i do not have the
> product key from the box it came in. How can i install this without the
> product key?
>
> Thanks Ruby

Jerry · External Since: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 27

thanks for the info but the key think i am missing and need is me cd, 1 i had
is gone the other is unreadable but i i come across one your info will be
useful thanks again

"Mike M" wrote:

> Jerry,
>
> Do you have a working copy of Win Me? Do you have access to a CD burner?
> If yes to both then look for the folder C:\Windows\Options\Install or
> C:\Windows\Options\Cabs. Which you have depends on the initial
> installation media. The folder you want is the one containing the file
> BASE2.CAB together with around 24 other files with a CAB extension
> (possibly more if you've
> installed some updates), including Base2.cab, catalog.cab, driverN.cab
> (N=5-7), net3.cab, net4.cab,precopy.cab and win_N.cab (N=8-22) plus a
> number of other files including setup.exe.
>
> Burn the contents of the folder containing BASE2.CAB to a CD and if you
> then ever need to reinstall Win Me you can do so by running setup.exe from
> this CD.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> MS-MVP Windows
> mike.maltby DeleteThis @gmail.com
>
>
> Jerry <Jerry DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I have 2 box and 2 keys and no CD's, does anyone know how i can get a
> > goodcopy on disk or download one
>
>

Mike M1 · External Since: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 4241

My post explained all that is necessary to create a new Win Me CD so if
you have a folder containing BASE2.CAB etc on your PC then the contents of
this folder is all you need to copy to a CD to create a Win Me CD.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby.DeleteThis@gmail.com

Jerry <Jerry.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> thanks for the info but the key think i am missing and need is me cd,
> 1 i had is gone the other is unreadable but i i come across one your
> info will be useful thanks again
>
> "Mike M" wrote:
>
>> Jerry,
>>
>> Do you have a working copy of Win Me? Do you have access to a CD
>> burner? If yes to both then look for the folder
>> C:\Windows\Options\Install or C:\Windows\Options\Cabs. Which you
>> have depends on the initial installation media. The folder you want
>> is the one containing the file BASE2.CAB together with around 24
>> other files with a CAB extension (possibly more if you've
>> installed some updates), including Base2.cab, catalog.cab,
>> driverN.cab (N=5-7), net3.cab, net4.cab,precopy.cab and win_N.cab
>> (N=8-22) plus a number of other files including setup.exe.
>>
>> Burn the contents of the folder containing BASE2.CAB to a CD and if
>> you then ever need to reinstall Win Me you can do so by running
>> setup.exe from this CD.