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how do i retrieve my serial [message #414227] Wed, 16 December 2009 15:35 Go to next message
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i gotta reinstall everything so how do i retrieve my correct current serial

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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414233 is a reply to message #414227] Wed, 16 December 2009 17:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hitman wrote on Wed, 16 December 2009 17:35

i gotta reinstall everything so how do i retrieve my correct current serial

thx!


Use the serial changer utility that's sticked in General Discussion.
Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414339 is a reply to message #414227] Thu, 17 December 2009 14:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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or goto Run and type in regedit, then goto,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Westwood\Renegade, click on Renegade, in the box to the right look for serial, and that is your game serial, just dbl click it to be able to copy paste.

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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414349 is a reply to message #414227] Thu, 17 December 2009 15:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That's not actually your serial in plain text there.

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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414351 is a reply to message #414227] Thu, 17 December 2009 15:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It most definitely is if you have The First Decade. I'm not sure for plain Renegade but i dont see why it would have been changed for The First Decade :S

The WOLData.key file in you renegade folder is your serial but not plain afaik (hash? anyway deleting that file wont disable/kill a thing Razz). That registry key, on the other hand, is your key in its plain form.


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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414353 is a reply to message #414227] Thu, 17 December 2009 15:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That's definately not my serial there, but I don't have TFD.

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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414354 is a reply to message #414227] Thu, 17 December 2009 15:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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lol then EA changed the way of putting the key in the register between Renegade and TFD. omg Sarcasm

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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414366 is a reply to message #414354] Thu, 17 December 2009 17:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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For Windows users, go to Start, and then Run. Type in regedit and click OK. The registry will open. Search for the game's title (ctrl - f). Hit F3 to continue the search if the title doesn't show up on the first page. If you look in the data column, you may see a long string of numbers and letters that looks like a serial number. Write it down and save it.

Google pwns, worked for me. You may have to use f3 several times, the name of the folder should be Serial.


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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414398 is a reply to message #414233] Fri, 18 December 2009 00:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Saberhawk wrote on Thu, 17 December 2009 01:11

Hitman wrote on Wed, 16 December 2009 17:35

i gotta reinstall everything so how do i retrieve my correct current serial

thx!


Use the serial changer utility that's sticked in General Discussion.

This is the easy way.


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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414413 is a reply to message #414398] Fri, 18 December 2009 05:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Goztow wrote on Fri, 18 December 2009 02:33

Saberhawk wrote on Thu, 17 December 2009 01:11

Hitman wrote on Wed, 16 December 2009 17:35

i gotta reinstall everything so how do i retrieve my correct current serial

thx!


Use the serial changer utility that's sticked in General Discussion.

This is the easy way.


It's also the only way to accurately retrieve it as not all installations of Renegade have the serial number stored as plaintext in the registry. The original game installer stores it encrypted with woldata.key as the decryption key for example Big Ups
Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414424 is a reply to message #414413] Fri, 18 December 2009 07:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Saberhawk wrote on Fri, 18 December 2009 13:44

Goztow wrote on Fri, 18 December 2009 02:33

Saberhawk wrote on Thu, 17 December 2009 01:11

Hitman wrote on Wed, 16 December 2009 17:35

i gotta reinstall everything so how do i retrieve my correct current serial

thx!


Use the serial changer utility that's sticked in General Discussion.

This is the easy way.


It's also the only way to accurately retrieve it as not all installations of Renegade have the serial number stored as plaintext in the registry. The original game installer stores it encrypted with woldata.key as the decryption key for example Big Ups

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I dont get why EA would have changed it to plain text with TFD and still having the WOLData.key file xD (fail once again Sarcasm )


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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414444 is a reply to message #414366] Fri, 18 December 2009 13:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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HaTe wrote on Thu, 17 December 2009 18:21

For Windows users, go to Start, and then Run. Type in regedit and click OK. The registry will open. Search for the game's title (ctrl - f). Hit F3 to continue the search if the title doesn't show up on the first page. If you look in the data column, you may see a long string of numbers and letters that looks like a serial number. Write it down and save it.

Google pwns, worked for me. You may have to use f3 several times, the name of the folder should be Serial.

This way is the easiest tbh, you don't have to download anything.


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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414459 is a reply to message #414444] Fri, 18 December 2009 16:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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HaTe wrote on Fri, 18 December 2009 15:43

HaTe wrote on Thu, 17 December 2009 18:21

For Windows users, go to Start, and then Run. Type in regedit and click OK. The registry will open. Search for the game's title (ctrl - f). Hit F3 to continue the search if the title doesn't show up on the first page. If you look in the data column, you may see a long string of numbers and letters that looks like a serial number. Write it down and save it.

Google pwns, worked for me. You may have to use f3 several times, the name of the folder should be Serial.

This way is the easiest tbh, you don't have to download anything.

Apparantly that way won't work unless you have TFD btw..


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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414460 is a reply to message #414459] Fri, 18 December 2009 16:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I don't have TFD, yet it worked for me.

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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414462 is a reply to message #414227] Fri, 18 December 2009 17:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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And like I said, it doesn't work for me. I have my CD key sitting right beside me, and the value in the registry definately is not the same. Like Saberhawk said, the original renegade installer stores your serial encrypted.
Anyways you said that it was a long string of numbers and letters... pretty sure serials don't have letters but I'm guessing you just put that in by mistake.


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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414471 is a reply to message #414462] Fri, 18 December 2009 18:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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How did it not work for you? Was there just no serial folder, or was it wrong inside? Afaik this should work for everyone.

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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414494 is a reply to message #414227] Sat, 19 December 2009 01:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It's encrypted.

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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414669 is a reply to message #414494] Sun, 20 December 2009 08:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Not for me it wasn't, it was in plain numbers. Are you sure you pressed f3 enough..?

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Re: how do i retrieve my serial [message #414670 is a reply to message #414227] Sun, 20 December 2009 09:07 Go to previous message
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HaTe, please READ the topic, it has already been stated that SOME Renegade installers encrypted the serial key in the registry while some did not. Why some do and some do not is unknown and not really relevant to the topic, the end result is that for an accurate result you should use the serial changer tool.

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