Hi, I'm hoping someone has a trick for this. When I re-install Windows 98, I get prompted for a 25 digit ID code, my 98 code is only 20 digits, is there a work around for this?

Welcome to PCHF bowlr!

That is wierd, so you werent supplied with a 25 digit code?

Are you sure you used the correct code?

I can't be precise on this but it looks like you have a 95 disk as the coding on those looked similar to this:
12345-OEM-1234567-12345

Whether 98 is in the above format unlike 98SE which is:
12345-ABCDE-A1234-A1B12-ABCD1 I couldn't say.

Edit:
According to this site 98 has a 25 digit ID code.
Find Your ID Numbers

98 was the first commercial OS to impliment the 25 digit cd key.

thanks guys, I must have the wrong code.

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