# Windows98---Key

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows98-key/300802>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 23, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows98-key/300802 "2005-04-23T22:12:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![hlanelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows98-key/300802/1 "2005-04-23T22:12:41Z")

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I have a CD with Windows98 but I no longer have the registration key. I has the “GENUINE” hologram in the middle, I own it. How can I find out what the registration key is? Thanks!!!

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**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows98-key/300802/2 "2005-04-23T22:31:01Z")

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Check your e-mail 😉

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**Author:** ![fireman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fireman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fireman)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows98-key/300802/3 "2005-04-24T02:40:20Z")

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I just had a friend ask me the same question, and I didn’t know the answer. Can I have some help, please?

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows98-key/300802/4 "2005-04-24T02:57:46Z")

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You have to contact Microsoft, don’t you? This kind of thing happens a lot.

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**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows98-key/300802/5 "2005-04-25T09:19:47Z")

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> [@fireman](#):
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> I just had a friend ask me the same question, and I didn’t know the answer. Can I have some help, please?

If the copy of Windows is currently loaded onto your computer, you can download and run [Belarc Advisor](http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html) which among other things will return the installation keys for loaded software.