cd key

[Chodda]

A friend of mine needs to reinstall BF2, but he lost his booklet where it had the cd key printed on the back. He still has the game installed though. Is there anyway of finding out your cd key through consol or by looking through the files on your computer?

thanks!

[brianthebold]

None that I know of, I guess he could try emailing EA...

[Chodda]

lmao thats like asking for customer support from STEAM

[brianthebold]

Yeap....but I cannot think of any other way :) They might be somewhere in the game file, but I highly doubt it...

[33TheGame33]

First off, I had the same exact problem.

Second, EA won't help you, I e-mailed them they e-mailed me back saying Hi, We can't help you sorry.

Third, It's illegal to use someone elses. (Didn't stop me.)

Fourth, You can give your friend yours, it works.

End.

[|CBW|Simon]

Lost or Missing Serial Replacement:
If you meet one of the following criteria, you can send a request along with a nominal fee to Electronic Arts for a replacement serial number.

The product is 90 days past the purchase date
The original serial number has been discarded or lost
When sending a request for a replacement serial number, please include the following:

A money order for $10.00 USD (per serial number requested) made payable to Electronic Arts.
The proof of purchase page from your manual (If you no longer have the manual, include one of the game disks as verification of ownership.
Note: If sending a disk as verification, please send it using a traceable method as Electronic Arts is not responsible for products not in its possession.
Explanation of the situation
First and Last Name
Return Address
E-mail Address
Phone Number
Mailing Address:
Electronic Arts Customer Warranty
209 Redwood Shores Pkwy
Redwood City, CA 94065

[Chodda]

source? ea's site?

[coco]

I think the cd key was encrypted in one of the patches last year.

Best & quickest way around it is buy it again.

http://www.game.co.uk/ViewProduct.aspx?cat=11142&mid=325222

[7man]

Well I have no idea unless your friend wants to illegaly get one but that wont solve the problem for good since might be a scam maby you could tell him to buy another copy bf2 is not supper expensive i dont think.

[AlphaCueUp]

they expect ppl to send in a CD to get a CD key...?? this has to be the genius of EA at work here

[blizzard84]

Another thing that sucks is if you do give your friend your CD key then you wont be able to play in the same server together.. just a thought

[33TheGame33]

It's EA, what do you expect give you one with no hassle?

[signa]

ok I was just thinking... I know it would be a huge hassle, but what about doing a system restore back to a date before the patch that encrypted the cdkey. then it may be possible to retrieve the key from the registry ?!

[AlphaCueUp]

i dont think so.....u cannot reverse patch the game.....u would hafta uninstall, then reinstall.....

[ConscriptVirus]

ok I was just thinking... I know it would be a huge hassle, but what about doing a system restore back to a date before the patch that encrypted the cdkey. then it may be possible to retrieve the key from the registry ?!

that would work, but the system restore only goes back so far...like 2 months

also if u "registered with EA" then u can find ur cd key in ur EA account somehwere..i forget where tho, but its there

[Chodda]

I went to EA's site and at the top I logged in with the account I remember making to register my BF2. It took me about 10 different tries to remember the username I used and the password but I kinda remembered it and it worked. Then once your logged in theres different tabs, Member Info, Billing Info, Subscription Info, My Games. Under the My Games it has all the games you've registered on the account. It said mine because I registered mine, but, OFCOURSE he didn't register his.

[Bronx19]

Ten more dollars, thank you.

[Hillsdale]

if you could just call and get a new one, then anyone could just call and say "oh i lost my key" and have a downloaded copy of the game..sorry to say but, your out of luck. let us know how it works out though.

[Chodda]

I just gave him my cd key, I'm done with this pos game anyway.

[Nefarious]

You have to buy a replacement? Man, talk about money grabbers. I lost my CD key for DF:BHD once, so I emailed Novalogic and they said that I wouldnt have to use it unless I reintalled the game (o rly?) and would email me back the original key if I needed it.

[LuckySeven]

1. CD key hash is stored in the registry. (hkey_local_machine\software\ea games\bf2\ergc or something)
2. You can't retrieve the key like SA45-LOL5..., only the hash.
3. You can install the game with any CD-key and run the reg file you have exported in 1. to be able to play with your OWN key.

Note that after you install with your buddy's key, your key will be overwritten and cannot be retrieved.

[|CBW|Simon]

source? ea's site?

But of course :)

The EA support section has this question outlined nicely.