my windows for windows 98se product key those don't work, its tells me its invalid, what can do

Hi, I had to do a recovery on our pc window 98se, it was very good except when he asked me to put in the product key for windows... every time when I did, he said the key is not valid... is the right key, because its on the back of the pc to microsoft, I don't want to upgrate it to another version because my husband wants to use it only for the games we already have... our grandson had soiled the pc what I had to do a recovery... I tried to cancel it, but he told me that if I do that I won't be able to re - turn on the pc... I don't know what to do about this now...

Please, help us... Thank you.

Ms. gaby

Hello Mrs.Gaby,

The product key that you put in can be different from the one originally used.

Click on the following link for more information about the product key:

ID not accepted during reinstallation OEM product

It may be necessary to contact the manufacturer for a valid OEM product key.

Best regards

Matthew_Ha

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