Word 2000 Product Key not working

[bostnboy06]

Hello Experts,

My hard drive crashed and I'm trying to reinstall my copy of Word 2000.
Unfortunately, the 25-digit product key on the back of my jewel case
isn't working.

What can I do to fix this?? I need to handle work files in Word this
week!

I thought this happened to me the last time I had to reinstall, and
there was a way to retrieve my product key from the registry.
Unfortunately, I can't find the right registry key or forgot what to
look for.

Thanks so much!!

 

[Another Brian]

Read the product key carefully. Make sure you are not mixing up
similar characters such as "B" and "8" or "0" (zero) and "O" (capital
o, which should not be in the key).

Brian