Finding out a CD-Key?

[I)eadnerzhul]

Ok, here's the deal: I installed a game recently that got slightly screwed up (due to overly-heavy modification). So I uninstalled it and tried to reinstall it when I realized that I lost my cd key (which happened to be labled on the back of the manual, which I had misplaced). So now I'm screwed, but I've found out somewhere that it's possible to look for it in my registry (having already installed it before). I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to do it?

 

[Parrothead]

It is possible to get your cd key if you have the game installed currently, but I don't think I can talk about the tool on THW.

 

[Dr Super Good]

It is impossiable. Your CD key is encrypted in one of the mpqs so you need to not only extract it but decrypt it.

Your best bet are unrecomendable tools that might steal your key, as they get it while logging on to battlenet (only time it gets decrypted it is said).

 

[I)eadnerzhul]

It's not warcraft I'm talking about. Neither is it a game playable online.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Well the game would help.

 

[redmarine]

Google is your friend!
type "Game Name" + free serial code

 

[brad.dude03]

Or don't since it's 1) Illegal and 2) Mostly full of viruses

 

[Ghost765]

sometimes it doesnt work too. i tried once with my bfme 2 game, found a key, and used it. it worked in beginning of the installation, but near the end it said it was invalid

 

[Devine]

Hmm, i have the same shitty problem. Just bought UT3, installed it with the CD-key. Now i lost it and for some reason, it keeps asking for my CD-key evry time i start it, so i can't even play it :/

 

[Squiggy]

UT asks for the cdkey to check if it's valid (via internet, blah) - enable your firewall, deny access for ut and play it with ''any'' serial.. works for 99% of the games besides the fact that uisng ''any'' serial could be illegal and therefore it's a no-no

 

[redmarine]

Damn licens... -.-

 

[Steel_Stallion]

Well its not online so you could...

Oh no right the hive has rules *Cough* serial *Cough* against this stuff. So i cant really *Cough* generator *Cough* tell you anything else.

Sorry.

 

[redmarine]

Well its not online so you could...

Oh no right the hive has rules *Cough* serial *Cough* against this stuff. So i cant really *Cough* generator *Cough* tell you anything else.

Sorry.

Direct him to it using msn or something.

 

[I)eadnerzhul]

Yeah yeah, cracks and stuff like that that break the encryption. I actually looked for some, but it was a no go. So how about that emailing me? I'll PM you my email, which you may (or may not) find weird.

Edit: @Brad: Those sites (the 'good' ones) have a commenting system, so people usually make mistakes before I do. And that hardly happens, unless it's a full game. What IDIOT downloads a full game off of such a website?

Edit2: Fullgames have the bigger chance of being a virus, not the cracks.

 

[brad.dude03]

Actually no. Cracks are almost always full of viruses, as they're smaller and more sought after. People, having acquired a game, will look desperately for a crack, whereas they wont look desperately for a game. A good 80% of keygens have viruses or trojans. Not put there by their creators, mind you, but by the idiots who host them.

 

[I)eadnerzhul]

Gotcha. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Devine]

UT asks for the cdkey to check if it's valid (via internet, blah) - enable your firewall, deny access for ut and play it with ''any'' serial.. works for 99% of the games besides the fact that uisng ''any'' serial could be illegal and therefore it's a no-no

the problem is that UT has this netplay and i cant play online now

 

[Devine]

Actually no. Cracks are almost always full of viruses, as they're smaller and more sought after. People, having acquired a game, will look desperately for a crack, whereas they wont look desperately for a game. A good 80% of keygens have viruses or trojans. Not put there by their creators, mind you, but by the idiots who host them.

you need to know where to look ... i admit, i have tons of hacked games/apps

 

[Steel_Stallion]

You have to know the good sites brad. I got the best sites from my friend, the site scans it, i've never gotten a trojan or a virus.

Oh blah blah, everyone does it. "That doesnt make it right steel..."


Eh... we all do bad things.

 

[brad.dude03]

I KNOW the good sites, christ who the hell do you think I am? I am saying for the average user that will Google 'FREE SERIAL KEY X GAME DOWNLOAD CRACK KEYGEN' they're going to get a fucking virus.

 

[I)eadnerzhul]

Well duh, I know them too. I thank my cousin for showing me, heh.

Edit: If I'm in the mood, I just might start playing around with skins.