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Locating CD-key [message #295177]

Tue, 06 November 2007 13:47

Bulldawg
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I downloaded some scripts from the mod section. And like a tard when i installed them i didnt back up old scripts. So i was about to uninstall the game and reinstall. right when i removed the westwood internet components i realized i dont know where my cd key is. my question is, is there anyway for me to located my cd key in my registry or something so i can write it down before i uninstall the game?

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #295192 is a reply to message #295177]

Tue, 06 November 2007 15:56

cmatt42
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Yeah, you can find your serial in the registry. Unfortunately, it's stored as an MD5 hash and can't be converted back into what you'd see in the original case.

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[Updated on: Tue, 06 November 2007 15:56]

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #295193 is a reply to message #295177]

Tue, 06 November 2007 16:22

CarrierII
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You could just download the APB FDS and just check to install the westwood online component, as that would fix the problem without requiring a re-install.

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #295273 is a reply to message #295192]

Wed, 07 November 2007 03:56

Yrr
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cmatt42 wrote on Tue, 06 November 2007 23:56

Yeah, you can find your serial in the registry. Unfortunately, it's stored as an MD5 hash and can't be converted back into what you'd see in the original case.

No, the serial is saved unencrypted in the registry.

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #295274 is a reply to message #295177]

Wed, 07 November 2007 04:29

Ghostshaw
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Both are wrong. TFD stores the serial completely unencrypted but the normal renegade stores it with a reversible encryption based on the woldata.key (which is what the CCR-serial app does).

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #295932 is a reply to message #295177]

Fri, 09 November 2007 23:10

Veyrdite
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you can reinstall wol components via the install cd.
I think you can reverse-encrypt the key by putting the registry one into the serial changer (and clicking ok), then the one in the registry is now your original, which you can write down on paper.

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[Updated on: Fri, 09 November 2007 23:11]

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #295973 is a reply to message #295274]

Sat, 10 November 2007 06:17

Yrr
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Ghostshaw wrote on Wed, 07 November 2007 12:29

Both are wrong. TFD stores the serial completely unencrypted but the normal renegade stores it with a reversible encryption based on the woldata.key (which is what the CCR-serial app does).

-Ghost-

I have two normal Renegade installations here, and both have the serial stored completely unencrypted, except that the dashes (-) were removed.

woldata.key encryption is applied when replying to a server's serial hash request.

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[Updated on: Sat, 10 November 2007 06:18]

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #295975 is a reply to message #295177]

Sat, 10 November 2007 06:23

Ghostshaw
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Right but StealthEye, v000d00, SK and shiploads of other people have it installed encrypted?

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #295979 is a reply to message #295177]

Sat, 10 November 2007 08:07

CarrierII
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Mine appears to be encrpyted. (Standard Ren installer)

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #296007 is a reply to message #295975]

Sat, 10 November 2007 09:29

Yrr
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Ghostshaw wrote on Sat, 10 November 2007 14:23

Right but StealthEye, v000d00, SK and shiploads of other people have it installed encrypted?

-Ghost-

Don't know why mine isn't then. I bought Renegade the day it came out here in Germany. Maybe it has something to do with another problem I had/have:
- I cannot connect to XWIS unless I remove woldata.key.
- In past, I wasn't able to use RenGuard if I remove woldata.key.

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Re: Locating CD-key [message #296008 is a reply to message #295177]

Sat, 10 November 2007 09:46

Ghostshaw
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Sounds like the installer you have is bugged and somehow doesn't write the encrypted version to the registry but does generate a woldata.key (which then results in an invalid serial).

-Ghost-

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