When I upgraded mi router RB133C3 from 3.30 to 4.17 just logged intro it to check something else and it is telling me I have no software key?
ROUTER HAS NO SOFTWARE KEY
You have 0h36m to configure the router to be remotely accessible,
and to enter the key by pasting it in a Telnet window or in Winbox.
See www.mikrotik.com/key for more details.
Current installation "software ID": XR02-NG6Z
Please press "Enter" to continue!
I would recommend a netinstall at this point. Try to go to the original version and then upgrade the RoS and firmware (if needed). I would also not jump to 4.17, I’d try 4.0 and if that works, go midway and then to 4.17. Maybe reviewing the changelog can help in chosing to which version to upgrade to.