Change of product key under W2k

Sometimes I get the problem of having to install W2k without the proper CD nearby. Usually, if it is urgent, I use one of the existing product keys, but afterwards, when the right CD cover/label is around I would like to correct this.

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Sometimes I get the problem of having to install W2k without the proper CD nearby. Usually, if it is urgent, I use one of the existing product keys, but afterwards, when the right CD cover/label is around I would like to correct this. Any (legal) possibility for that problem?

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Using "regedit", navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion and look for "Product ID" & "Product Key" lines. But 1st I would back up my registry , because if you mistakenly key in a wrong number in either of these two registry entries , your version of windows will not be registered and will fail to boot.....So be careful.....

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This is incorrect. Don't listen to "Redman2000". There is no such thing as the ProductKey reg hive in Win2K. He's thinking of the older versions of windows. There is a hive called a "DigitalID, and it's not readable by humans.