Cd-key

[sn00x]

i have reinstall BF2 and FH and so on, i want a fresh game toplay 2.25 on because my bf2 is bugged so i cant play only so i have to do it anyway, nw i have lost my cdkey and i heard some rumors about that you can find them in some game files or something, can someone help me on this?

[Josh094]

Hmm. Thats a bummer, i'd just say buy a new one. But then again i don't know how easy that is for you..

[Nerdsturm]

With a lot of games your cd key is stored in the registry and you can easily view it. I don't know if that is the case with BF2 though.

[sn00x]

where is this registry?

[sniper77shot]

After patch you patched it to any patch it was removed as far as I know. Stop looking for it, as soon as you do you will find it(maybe).

[sn00x]

damn, i tried the registry thing, it found my 2142 key but nothing in bf2..

ill just grab a key on the net, and replace it later when i find my own or buy a new one

[Strat_84]

Check the registry, it is there. The key is encrypted but it should work if you copy paste the registry value after you reinstall.

[cannonfodder]

sn00x, to get into the registry, go to Run... and type regedit

In the registry (XP) your CD key info is under: My Computer\HKLM\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\EA Games\Battlefield 2\ergc

But I wouldn't trust cutting and pasting it.

Right-click on the ergc folder and choose Export, then save it (it'll create a small 'Registration Entries' file). After you've reinstalled BF2, just double click that file and it'll write itself into the reg.

Remember to get that info out of the reg BEFORE you uninstall it or it's gone forever.

[Die Happy]

i (and others) had this problem too about 6 motnhs ago
search the forums there is a fix for this somewhere in here

i remember that you had to ADD something in the registry where your key i stored.

[sn00x]

thanks for the replies, though i found my Cdkey now the ergc is removed as fast as you patch the game (that is what everyone on fourms acros the interentt says) since Dice wants to protect it further or something

[hslan.Corvax]

Thats why i keep all my CD Keys in a text file on the drive and my backup drives. Its faster to look it up on the disk than to search the manual

[Die Happy]

i (and others) had this problem too about 6 motnhs ago
search the forums there is a fix for this somewhere in here

i remember that you had to ADD something in the registry where your key i stored.

open your registry
go to your BF2 key loacation (loca mashine/software/ electroni arts/bf2/erc or something like that)
now open the CD entry and infront of your CD key enter THIS: x9232
then save

so in the end it should read
x92325ADF6AFGHJ6  (where 5ADF6AFGHJ6  equals your CDKEY)

[cannonfodder]

...infront of your CD key enter THIS: x9232
then save

so in the end it should read
x92325ADF6AFGHJ6  (where 5ADF6AFGHJ6  equals your CDKEY)

That's weird...I have no problem playing online, yet my serial number starts with x9392 and my CD key isn't in there anywhere...

[Strat_84]

That's weird...I have no problem playing online, yet my serial number starts with x9392 and my CD key isn't in there anywhere...

Because it IS your CD key, but it's encrypted. However the game can still work if you write it "clear" in the registry

[tbarcello]

I have "Your CD Key is not Valid" problem too. I've just installed the BF2 after 3 years not playing. In my registry i've found this in the key:
*removed your  key for you, nobody but you needs to know it* - Die Happy
I've added X9232 like suggested in forum - nothing
I've tried to add X9293 like in other forum suggestion - still nothing.
I've tried Capital "X" and small "x" - nothing
What may be the problem? Should I try and keygen another key?
Thank you in advance.